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Towers of Silence near Yazd city, Iran. Royalty Free Stock Photo
Tower of Silence near Yazd city, Iran. Royalty Free Stock Photo
Zoroastrian temples in Yazd, Iran. Royalty Free Stock Photo
   
   
   
   
Towers of Silence near Yazd city, Iran.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
A 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.


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