Noun
tower of silence (plural towers of silence)
(Zoroastrianism) A low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.
Synonyms: dakhma, doongerwadi
In Peshawar a Parsi graveyard was established in the late 19th century, which still exists and this cemetery is unique as there is no Tower of Silence and the community preferred to bury their dead. Source: Internet
The Tower of Silence in Mumbai is located at Malabar Hill. Source: Internet