The Tower of Silence, or dakhma, is where Parsis leave their dead to be returned to nature - neither buried nor cremated. "The replica shows exactly what happens to the body once it's placed there ...

Shernaz quipped. An old practice where Parsis did not cremate but left their bodies in a Tower of Silence (Dakhma), where the body can be naturally decomposed, fed to vultures, and the forces of ...

Unlike other Parsis who are traditionally taken to the “Tower of Silence" under the practice of Dakhma-Nashini, Tata was cremated. This departure from religious practice is a poignant example of how ...

In the Parsi religion, after death, the body is left in the open for vultures to eat in the traditional cemetery called the Tower of Silence or Dakhma. Vultures eating dead bodies is also a part ...

The family and close relatives gather to pay their respects and participate in these prayers. THE TOWER OF SILENCE (DAKHMA) Traditionally, the body would be taken to the Tower of Silence, or 'Dakhma', ...

After this, the body is kept to the Tower of Silence or ‘Dakhma’, a specifically designed structure for funerals. From here it is exposed to nature and scavengers. Also read: How Ratan Tata Turned The ...

Typically, Parsis follow a ritual known as “Dakhma-nashini,” where the deceased are placed in a Tower of Silence, where vultures consume the body in accordance with their beliefs about the ...

Traditionally, Parsi bodies are taken to the Tower of Silence, or Dakhma, where they are exposed to natural elements and scavenger birds, typically vultures. This practice, known as Dokhmenashini, is ...

Instead, the deceased is placed atop a structure known as the Tower of Silence (Dakhma), where the body is exposed to the elements and scavenger birds, such as vultures. This ancient tradition is ...