Mumbai influencer row puts focus on Tower of Silence: 9 things to know about Parsi funeral rites

As scrutiny intensifies around questions of privacy, faith and digital intrusion, the Parsis’ centuries-old funerary practice ...
International Business Times

Satanic Group Dakhma of Angra Mainyu To Hold Controversial ‘Black Mass’ In Oklahoma

A satanic group in Oklahoma will hold a public “black mass” ceremony Sept. 1. The move has drawn the ire of Catholic leaders who say the mock ritual is offensive to Christianity. Stock/postaldude66 A ...
Outlookindia

In The Shadow Of The Dakhma

If initiation into the Zoroastrian faith of children born to Parsi girls who have married outside the community is the most hotly debated issue in the minuscule Parsi community, then dakhmenashini ...
The Telegraph

Vanishing vultures feed Parsi burning row - As Tower of Silence looks to sun to dispose of bodies, scholars see death of a tradition

Mumbai, May 31: A swarm of vultures circling over one of India’s most upscale urban districts might not have made a pretty picture for many. But they served a crucial spiritual purpose for followers ...
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‘Dakhma’ combines Mumbai, the tower of silence, and an apartment building into an eerie novel

Dust covered the maroon living room walls, which gave them a slightly brownish appearance. A teakwood sofa set spread out in an L-shape with a broad table in the centre; a cabinet with lots of space ...