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As vultures die off, Parsee rite in peril.
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Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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January 1, 2007
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Byline: Kim Barker
Jan. 1--MUMBAI, India -- When her mother died last year, Dhun Baria followed the religious practices of most Parsees, leaving the body in the Towers of Silence to be disposed of by vultures. But Baria, 65, also started asking questions about what happened inside the well-manicured funeral grounds on Mumbai's exclusive Malabar Hill. Then, unsolicited pictures from inside the towers--off-limits to all but a few Parsees--started arriving at the apartm...
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