Multiple choice general knowledge

Followers of the Zoroastrian religion leave their dead atop a local tower, where vultures handle the nasty business of disposing the spiritually impure flesh.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

Zoroastrian tradition views a dead body as ritually impure and susceptible to demonic contamination. To avoid polluting the sacred earth or fire, traditional practice involves placing bodies atop Towers of Silence to be consumed by scavenger birds.

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