
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)