Sujet

A Parsee or Parsi tower of silence aka Dakhma

Légende

A Parsee or Parsi tower of silence aka Dakhma, Bombay, India. A raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation – that is, for dead bodies to be exposed to carrion birds, usually vultures. From The Wonders of the World, published c.1920.

Date

20e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/Ken Welsh

Notre référence

UMG20B21_161

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

55.1Mo (5.8Mo) / 42.8cm x 32.2cm / 5059 x 3806 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Parsee Parsi Tower Of Silence Tower Silence Dakhma Bombay India Indian Raised Structure Built Zoroastrians excarnation Dead Bodies Exposed Carrion Birds Vultures Archival Archive Historical History Old Building Death Ritual Rites Custom Funerary Asia Asian Parsee Parsi Tower Of Silence Tower Silence Dakhma Bombay India