Tower of Silence

The 300-year-old dakhma or funerary tower, located deep within a 54-acre forest, is where the bodies of deceased Zoroastrians are placed and ...
The structures are a bit far from the city center. And They are kind of intertwined with the concept of death. The Towers of Silence are one of ...
The city of Yazd houses two towers of Zoroastrians dead body, known as Towers of Silence. An amphitheater of the dead still has a 3000-year-old tradition of Zor...

Not interesting to see but fascinating to know about. And if you visit once, you’ll be talking about it forever. In a drive around the Hanging Gardens in the upscale neighborhood of Malabar Hill, all you’ll see of the Tower of Silence is the entry way where the deceased are passed through and the vultures circling overhead presumptively doing what carrion birds do. The Tower of Silence is a "sky burial" ground to be respected, in a faith lasting millenniums, but the site of a macabre tradition perhaps hard for everyone to consider in the 21st century.

A sacred place of the Parsee Zorastrians.
It is also known as Dakhma or Doongerwadi.
A circular (well type), raised structure is built for excarnation – exposure of dead human bodies to the elements for decay in order to avert/eliminate contamination of the soil with the corpses.
A decade or two ago, Vultures used to be flock around. They were the ones who used to take care of the corpse.
Parsees pray before the fire hence, they cannot put the corpse on the holy fire, the dead body will contaminate the holy fire. Water and Earth (soil) is also too precious. The decay process of dead body will contaminate the soil and pass impurities in water.
Parsees belive in sacrificing till the end. Hence, the corpse is laid in the circular structure open from top, allowing it to decompose naturally, through Sun rays (Solar).
Prayers are performed by Priest prior to the placement of the corpse in the Dokhma.
The place is well maintained with greenery & fauna.
Silence is maintained at any given point of time.

This is where the dead Parsis are laid to rest. Beautiful surroundings but this place is a funeral area. Only Parsis can enter the bunglis but people of other religions are more than welcome to stay in an outer area where they can pay their last respects to their deceased friends.

The tower of silence is where the zoroastrian community have the final place of rest for their dead. The parsi community is a small minority who number a few thousand in the world. Their rituals for their dead are very different from other communities who either bury or cremate their dead. The mortal remains are rested in a well as per their practices.

This is circular, open aired, structure, enclosing a flat platform / pavillion where (some - ) Parsis / Zoroastrians arrange to keep the bodies of their dead relatives for a "sky burial" .... wherein the dead bodies are eaten by scavenging vultures. Just a religious custom which is followed by that community/ religious sect.
Btw, this is very ecologically sound and supposedly does not pollute the earth.
As with all customs, temples, shrines to do with everything Parsi .... non-Parsis are not welcome and will not be allowed near the morgue halls, or inside the socalled tower .... so dont even try it. You will not pass for a Parsi, unless you are a semi-caucasian with a quaint gujrati accent .....

Wikipedia has an article on it, pictures and all, to satisfy your morbid curiosity. As a matter of fact, in reality, most indian vultures, including those here, have died to the point of extinction, because of a drug Diclofenac, and also the shortage of dead bodies to feed them. Many Parsis just prefer a quiet burial in a nondescript cemetary. The community itself is facing extinction, because of a paucity of marriages and fertility and a critical mass of birth providers - but that is a different story.....

This is the place used by Parsis/ Zoroastrians for purification/cremation/burial (whatever may be their word) for the dead. So other people are not allowed to enter and visit it, thereby maintaining is holiness and sacredness. Wikipedia has an article about this place. Read it.

It's a religious place of parsi community.
Historic place.  “tower of silence”, also called a 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.
Zoroastrian exposure of the dead is first attested in the mid-5th century BCE Historiesof Herodotus, but the use of towers is first documented in the early 9th century BCE.

Doongarwadi..... There are seven tower of silence at Doongarwadi.... The place owned by Bombay Parsi Panchayat.. Functional since approximately 300 years. Lush green jungles and seven Towers of Silence. Three of them are functional at present. At present on an average approximately two funerals occur here everyday. Parsi community proudly tell others that how well they manage the disposal of dead bodies. The Khandiajis and Nussesalars working here carry the dead bodies from any part of the town to this place by the hearse van owned by Doongerwadi. Kandiajis and Nussesalars do all the procedures related to funeral here in the bunglis, later Khandiajis and Nussesalars do the Dakhmensini (Placing the deadbodies in the Dakhmas, the towers of silence). No one will wish to do such work, however here the humanbeings like us (called Khandia & Nussesalars) are doing this work.
None of the Parsi relatives even touch the dead-bodies, as they think dead bodies emit some negative energy which may harm them. However due to such concepts in the community, the Khandiajis and Nussesalars are the outcasted people of the community, who are deprived of the basic rights of humans....

This is NOT a tourist attraction. . The tower of silence is a place where the last rites of the Zoroastrian Parsis are carried out.

It is a very solemn place where deceased are laid to rest .

It is being WRONGLY PROMOTED as a place of tourist interest. IT IS NOT SO.

Its a Sky Burial place for the Deceased Parsis. Its surrounded by lush green almost forest like dense trees.Its Very Calm & has an Eerie Silence of its own.

I am warning you to not go to the Tower of Silence! it is haunted and It is literally the tower of silence, hearing the eerie nothingness that may actually be the whispers of those who have passed away there!

A SERENE place for the disposal of the deceased. Perfect for the final Resting place 🙌 👌🏻 👍🏻

I want to know more about this place bcz as the name of this place silence tower it also show like

It's a place where Zoroastrians go to do the last rites of their beloved family members and friends.

It's weird to think about such a place, especially in a city like Mumbai, but a very interesting place to know and visit

Resting in peace, for the Parsee and Irani zoroastrians

Dont go here before 4pm.. Direct sunlight.. For high trees to hide from sun,, so better to go afternoon..

Beautiful Final Resting place for Parsis and Iranis in Mumbai.

Natural beauty