A Dakhma also known as Cheel Ghar in Hindi and Tower of Silence (not a translation) in English, is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead, particularly to scavenging birds.
A Tower of Silence or Dakhma also known as Cheel Ghar (Hindi) is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead.
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