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Page 203
... dakhma , where it is exposed- " the eyes towards the sun , " and " clothed only with the light of heaven " § - to the vultures , who are said to denude the bones of flesh at farthest in about an hour ; a practice which in reality need ...
... dakhma , where it is exposed- " the eyes towards the sun , " and " clothed only with the light of heaven " § - to the vultures , who are said to denude the bones of flesh at farthest in about an hour ; a practice which in reality need ...
Page 204
... dakhma soon become perfectly desiccated by the influences of a tropical climate , and are then thrown into the deep central pit of the tower , where they crumble and are washed away by the copious rains ; rich and poor thus mingling ...
... dakhma soon become perfectly desiccated by the influences of a tropical climate , and are then thrown into the deep central pit of the tower , where they crumble and are washed away by the copious rains ; rich and poor thus mingling ...
Page 206
... dakhmas have always been built upon heights at a distance from water , in order that it might not pollute it ; from trees , from fire , and from the world of the living . * The country of Zoroaster has exercised an influence of the ...
... dakhmas have always been built upon heights at a distance from water , in order that it might not pollute it ; from trees , from fire , and from the world of the living . * The country of Zoroaster has exercised an influence of the ...
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