excarnation

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The towers of silence near Yazd, Iran. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tower of Silence near Yazd city, Iran. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The central pit of the tower of silence at Yazd, Iran. Royalty Free Stock Photo

A Tower of Silence in Yazd, Iran Royalty Free Stock Photo

Towers of Silence near Yazd city, Iran. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The tower of silence near Yazd, Iran. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran, in the middle of the desert. Also known as Dakhma, Royalty Free Stock Photo

Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran, in the middle of the desert. Also known as Dakhma, These towers were used by Zoroastrians Royalty Free Stock Photo

The tower of silence at Yazd, Iran. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tower of Silence in the Iranian province of Yazd Royalty Free Stock Photo

It is the view from the Tower of Silence. Tower of Silence is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead, particularly to scavenging birds for the purposes of excarnation.