Parsi Towers of Silence
Photograph
1891 (made)
1891 (made)
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The Towers of Silence on Malabar Hill are used by Parsis' as a religious form of body disposal. This is performed both by natural exposure to the elements and the use of vultures 'dokhuras', as burial and cremation are not practised by Zoroastrians.
Object details
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| Title | Parsi Towers of Silence (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Black and white photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph from the Gordon Gift Album, Vol 5, Parsi Towers of Silence, Bombay, India, 1891. |
| Physical description | The Towers of Silence on Malabar Hill are used by Parsis' as a religious form of body disposal. This is performed both by natural exposure to the elements and the use of vultures 'dokhuras', as burial and cremation are not practised by Zoroastrians. |
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| Accession number | PH.1322-1908 |
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| Record created | June 16, 2003 |
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