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New Delhi: Cremation rituals vary across religions. While cremation is performed in Hinduism, Islam has a tradition of burying the dead body. Similarly, a different method of cremation is seen in Parsi religion. Today we are going to tell you how the last rites are performed in Parsi religion and how it is different from the last rites of other religions.
How is cremation done?
A very different method of cremation is followed in Parsi religion. In which instead of burning or burying the dead body, it is kept at the Tower of Silence. It is like a circular building, also known as Dakhma. Meanwhile, the dead body has been kept under the open sky in the sun. After which eagles, crows etc. eat that dead body. This method of Parsi cremation is called 'Dokhmenashini'.
What is recognition?
The tradition of Dokhmenashini in Zoroastrianism (Zoroastrian funeral ritual rules) has been going on for centuries. In which after the death of a person, his dead body is left in the lap of nature. In relation to this, Parsi followers believe that burning or burying a dead body pollutes nature, that is, it causes harm to nature. According to Parsi religion, cremation fills the stomach of birds like eagles and also causes no harm to nature.
