Towers of Silence
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Towers of Silence' (dakhmas) are Zoroastrian ossuaries (final resting places of the dead) found in Iran and India.
 A late 19th century engraving of a Zoroastrian Tower of Silence in Mumbai (Bombay). |
 Dakhmeh in Yazd. |
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 Two ossuaries near Naqsh-e Rostam, Fars, Iran. They were previously (< 1971) thought to be fire altars. |
