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RMKRR3M8–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.
RMC04X3G–Vultures Perch on the Tower or Towers of Silence, a Zoroastrian Crematorium or Cemetery, Bombay Mumbai, India c1880
RFFEPEKX–BOMBAY (MUMBAI) Towers of Silence Tower of Silence, Malabar Hill. India 1875. Illustrated London News
RM2B031H6–A Tower of Silence or Dakhma is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead. There is no standard technical name for such a construction. The common dakhma or dokhma (from Middle Persian dakhmag) originally denoted any place for the dead. Similarly, in the medieval texts of Zoroastrian tradition, the word astodan appears, but today denotes an ossuary. In the Iranian provinces of Yazd and Kerman, the technical term is deme or dema. In India, the term doongerwadi came into use after a tower was constructed on a hill of that name. The word dagdah appears in the tex
RM2DTP4JB–Vintage 19th century photograph - Parsee / Parsi Tower of Silence, Bombay (Mimbai) India by Samual Bourne, 1860's. A dakhma, also known as the Tower of Silence, is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation – that is, for dead bodies to be exposed to carrion birds, usually vultures.
RF2CEPE2T–Hut on banks of the river of India, old hut, Little old house on banks of the river at sunset in silence
RF2RDKJ86–05 26 2011 Vintage Kapton Road1945 Cement Concrete road to Zoroastrian Cemetery or Tower of Silence Navsari South Gujarat India Asia.
RM2M19MEM–'Tower of Silence,' Bombay, India , Funerary facilities, Funeral rites & ceremonies, Vultures, Gardens
RM2B031HB–A Tower of Silence or Dakhma is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead. There is no standard technical name for such a construction. The common dakhma or dokhma (from Middle Persian dakhmag) originally denoted any place for the dead. Similarly, in the medieval texts of Zoroastrian tradition, the word astodan appears, but today denotes an ossuary. In the Iranian provinces of Yazd and Kerman, the technical term is deme or dema. In India, the term doongerwadi came into use after a tower was constructed on a hill of that name. The word dagdah appears in the tex
RM2HYYKJ0–The Parsee Tower of Silence. Samuel Bourne (England, 1834-1912, active India, 1863-1870). England, late 1860s. Photographs. Albumen silver print
RMJT8H4D–JKCC Hold Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Jammu Kashmir Cordination Commitie Hold One Hour Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Central Kashmir Srinagar Against GST,S Extension To Jammu And Kashmir And surrender Of Fiscal autonomy by the state Govt Via GST Is never acceptable to the people declare J&K As Free economic zone and role back of gst... Location; Srinagar Kashmir India. Date; 08- August - 2017
RF2CEPE92–Hut on banks of the river of India, old hut, Little old house on banks of the river at sunset in silence
RM2WC1276–Tower of Silence at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 1863 - 1890 photograph Dakhma (or Dachma) in Malabar Hill in Bombay (Mumbai). On the structure are going to eat the laid corpses. Moon paper albumen print grave, tomb and other grave-forms and grave-markers. predatory birds: vulture Moon
RF2RDKJ75–05 26 2011 Vintage Kapton Road1945 Cement Concrete road to Zoroastrian Cemetery or Tower of Silence Navsari South Gujarat India Asia.
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RMHFNJY7–Image taken from page 55 of 'India, Past and Present, historical, social and political ... Illustrated, etc. [With a bibliography by Sir W. W. Hunter.]' Image taken from page 55 of 'India, Past and Present,
RM2B031H7–A Tower of Silence or Dakhma is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead. There is no standard technical name for such a construction. The common dakhma or dokhma (from Middle Persian dakhmag) originally denoted any place for the dead. Similarly, in the medieval texts of Zoroastrian tradition, the word astodan appears, but today denotes an ossuary. In the Iranian provinces of Yazd and Kerman, the technical term is deme or dema. In India, the term doongerwadi came into use after a tower was constructed on a hill of that name. The word dagdah appears in the tex
RM2B031HR–A Tower of Silence or Dakhma is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead. There is no standard technical name for such a construction. The common dakhma or dokhma (from Middle Persian dakhmag) originally denoted any place for the dead. Similarly, in the medieval texts of Zoroastrian tradition, the word astodan appears, but today denotes an ossuary. In the Iranian provinces of Yazd and Kerman, the technical term is deme or dema. In India, the term doongerwadi came into use after a tower was constructed on a hill of that name. The word dagdah appears in the tex
RMJT8H08–JKCC Hold Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Jammu Kashmir Cordination Commitie Hold One Hour Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Central Kashmir Srinagar Against GST,S Extension To Jammu And Kashmir And surrender Of Fiscal autonomy by the state Govt Via GST Is never acceptable to the people declare J&K As Free economic zone and role back of gst... Location; Srinagar Kashmir India. Date; 08- August - 2017
RM2B031H9–A Tower of Silence or Dakhma is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead. There is no standard technical name for such a construction. The common dakhma or dokhma (from Middle Persian dakhmag) originally denoted any place for the dead. Similarly, in the medieval texts of Zoroastrian tradition, the word astodan appears, but today denotes an ossuary. In the Iranian provinces of Yazd and Kerman, the technical term is deme or dema. In India, the term doongerwadi came into use after a tower was constructed on a hill of that name. The word dagdah appears in the tex
RF2CEPDBE–Hut on banks of the river of India, old hut, Little old house on banks of the river at sunset in silence
RM2B031H4–A Tower of Silence or Dakhma is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead. There is no standard technical name for such a construction. The common dakhma or dokhma (from Middle Persian dakhmag) originally denoted any place for the dead. Similarly, in the medieval texts of Zoroastrian tradition, the word astodan appears, but today denotes an ossuary. In the Iranian provinces of Yazd and Kerman, the technical term is deme or dema. In India, the term doongerwadi came into use after a tower was constructed on a hill of that name. The word dagdah appears in the tex
RM2B00T1Y–India/UK: 'Bombay, the Parsee Repository for their Dead'. Illustration by John Henry Grose (fl. 1750-1783), 1722. 'A voyage to the East Indies; containing authentic accounts of the Mogul government in general, the viceroyalties of the Decan and Bengal, with their several subordinate dependencies'. This two-volume work is the third edition of a book first published as a single volume in 1757, expanded to two volumes in 1766, and republished in 1772. The author, John Henry Grose, went to Bombay (now Mumbai) in March 1750, to work as a servant and writer for the British East India Company.
RF2RDKJ8F–05 26 2011 Vintage Kapton Road1945 Cement Concrete road to Zoroastrian Cemetery or Tower of Silence Navsari South Gujarat India Asia.
RMPYY796–Dakhma Tower of Silence, Doongerwadi Tower of Silence, Zoroastrian ritual, Kemps Corner, Malabar Hill, Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia
RMET5AYE–Tower of Silence, Malabar Hill, Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, IL news, 13 November 1875
RFBFN1YN–Tower of Silence ; Zoroastrian crematorium ; Malabar Hill ; Bombay ; Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India ; asia
RMJT8H1M–JKCC Hold Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Jammu Kashmir Cordination Commitie Hold One Hour Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Central Kashmir Srinagar Against GST,S Extension To Jammu And Kashmir And surrender Of Fiscal autonomy by the state Govt Via GST Is never acceptable to the people declare J&K As Free economic zone and role back of gst... Location; Srinagar Kashmir India. Date; 08- August - 2017
RF2CEPE8G–Hut on banks of the river of India, old hut, Little old house on banks of the river at sunset in silence
RF2RDKJ77–05 26 2011 Vintage Kapton Road1945 Cement Concrete road to Zoroastrian Cemetery or Tower of Silence Navsari South Gujarat India Asia.
RMET5CAP–Parsee Funeral ; Dongerwadi ; Tower of Silence ; Kemps Corner ; Bombay ; Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India ; old vintage 1800s engraving
RMJT8H0E–JKCC Hold Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Jammu Kashmir Cordination Commitie Hold One Hour Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Central Kashmir Srinagar Against GST,S Extension To Jammu And Kashmir And surrender Of Fiscal autonomy by the state Govt Via GST Is never acceptable to the people declare J&K As Free economic zone and role back of gst... Location; Srinagar Kashmir India. Date; 08- August - 2017
RF2CEPDTC–Hut on banks of the river of India, old hut, Little old house on banks of the river at sunset in silence
RMJT8H27–JKCC Hold Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Jammu Kashmir Cordination Commitie Hold One Hour Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Central Kashmir Srinagar Against GST,S Extension To Jammu And Kashmir And surrender Of Fiscal autonomy by the state Govt Via GST Is never acceptable to the people declare J&K As Free economic zone and role back of gst... Location; Srinagar Kashmir India. Date; 08- August - 2017
RF2CEPDK8–Hut on banks of the river of India, old hut, Little old house on banks of the river at sunset in silence
RMJT8H0T–JKCC Hold Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Jammu Kashmir Cordination Commitie Hold One Hour Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Central Kashmir Srinagar Against GST,S Extension To Jammu And Kashmir And surrender Of Fiscal autonomy by the state Govt Via GST Is never acceptable to the people declare J&K As Free economic zone and role back of gst... Location; Srinagar Kashmir India. Date; 08- August - 2017
RF2CEPE38–Hut on banks of the river of India, old hut, Little old house on banks of the river at sunset in silence
RMJT8H1X–JKCC Hold Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Jammu Kashmir Cordination Commitie Hold One Hour Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Central Kashmir Srinagar Against GST,S Extension To Jammu And Kashmir And surrender Of Fiscal autonomy by the state Govt Via GST Is never acceptable to the people declare J&K As Free economic zone and role back of gst... Location; Srinagar Kashmir India. Date; 08- August - 2017
RF2CEPDDX–Hut on banks of the river of India, old hut, Little old house on banks of the river at sunset in silence
RMJT8GY0–JKCC Hold Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Jammu Kashmir Cordination Commitie Hold One Hour Silent Sit Protest At Clock Tower Lal Chowk Central Kashmir Srinagar Against GST,S Extension To Jammu And Kashmir And surrender Of Fiscal autonomy by the state Govt Via GST Is never acceptable to the people declare J&K As Free economic zone and role back of gst... Location; Srinagar Kashmir India. Date; 08- August - 2017
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