A really awesome piece of reporting by #99pi / Lasha Madan. I love how the storytelling unfolds the connection between our ongoing ecological crisis and religious traditions.

#towersofsilence #vultures #parsis #anthropocene

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/towers-of-silence/

This is a short but fascinating read: The Macabre Legacy of Bombay's Sky Burial Towers. You'll learn about Zoroastrian burial practices and what happens when the vulture population suddenly declines sharply.

https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/06/27/the-macabre-legacy-of-bombays-sky-burial-towers/

#India #Mumbai #TowersOfSilence #Zoroastrian #Zoroastrianism #Vulture