April 26, 2006 - Zoroastrian tower of Silence ouside the Iranian city of Yazd.
April 26, 2006 - Zoroastrian tower of Silence ouside the Iranian city of Yazd. In order to determine whether the person was good or evil the deceased were disposed of inside the open top tower and a Zoroastrian priest (Magi) would sit with the body and wait for which eye the vultures went first.
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