A Dakhma (دخمه) also known as `Cheel Ghar` in Hindi and `Tower of Silence` in English, is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead, particularly to scavenging birds. The type of construction is not specified by the name. The common dakhma or dokhma (from Middle Persian dakhmag) originally denoted any place...
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(Av.) a tower-like structure on which dead bodies are exposed, also known as 'tower of silence'.
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(Avestan: `tower of silence`), Parsi funerary tower erected on a hill for the disposal of the dead according to the Zoroastrian rite. Such towers ... [4 related articles]
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