Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran, in the middle of the desert. Also known as Dakhma, These towers were used in the Zoroastrian religion to dispose of t

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Towers of Silence in Yazd, Iran, in the middle of the desert. Also known as Dakhma, These towers were used in the Zoroastrian religion to dispose of the bodies of their deceased ones. Picture of the Yazd Towers of Silence, in Iran, taken during a summer afternoon. Located in the middle of the desert, the towers of silence are circular, raised structures built by Zoroastrians for excarnation, meanin for dead bodies to be exposed to carrion birds, usually vultures

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