Zoroastrian Tower of Silence at Chilpyk (Karatou) near the Uzbek town of Nukus in Karalkapakstan.
Zoroastrian Tower of Silence at Chilpyk (Karatou) near the Uzbek town of Nukus in Karalkapakstan. Inside the tower a Zoroastrian priest (Magi) sat with the deceased and waited for which eye the vultures would pick first in order to determine whether the person was good or evil.
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Location: Chilpyk, Nukus, Uzbekistan
Photo credit: © Thomas Lehne/ lotuseaters / Alamy / Afripics
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