Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran. These towers were used in the Zoroastrian religion to dispose of the bodies of their deceased ones. A Tower of Silen

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Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran. These towers were used in the Zoroastrian religion to dispose of the bodies of their deceased ones. A Tower of Silence is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation – that is, for dead bodies to be exposed to carrion birds.

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Size: 3000px × 2000px
Location: Yazd
Photo credit: © Jerome Cid / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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