Sky Burial
Tower of Silence: Where Zoroastrians Leave their Dead to be Excarnated by Scavenging Birds
The cultures and traditions of the world vary from one region to another and so do the funerary practices of people of that area. Some communities believe in burning their dead, while others customarily bury ...
Tanveer Khan Mar 20
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Sky Burial: The Ritual of Feeding the Dead to the Vultures
How would you like to be disposed of when you die? For many people in Asia, they will be left atop a mountain, to become food for vultures. This is a form of excarnation – ...
Gavin Alexander Jul 10
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