Tower of Silence
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A dakhma, also known as a Tower of Silence, is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation (that is, the exposure of human corpses to the elements for decomposition), in order to avoid contamination of the soil and other natural elements by the decomposing dead bodies.
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See also
- Burial tree
- Fire temple, Zoroastrian place of worship
- Seth Modi Hirji Vachha, builder of the first (Mumbai) Template:Lang (1672)
- Sky burial
- Natural Burial
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