"Peter James" wrote after Bob wrote
Followers of the ancient Persian religion Zoroastranism, know as Parsi's,
do
that, they simply leave their dead on platforms out in the open for
vultures
to consume, the bones are then powdered and that way nothing pollutes the
earth.
http://adaniel.tripod.com/parsi.htm
I've known an Indian Parsi and a Persian (Iranian) Parsi, both lovely
people.



The problem over this practice, at least in India, is that pollution in
the
environment is killing off the vultures, and thus destroying the very
agents/vectors that will deal with dead corpses. It is, according to the
Guardian some weeks ago, a very real problem for the Parsi community.
One of the most famous members of the Parsi community here in Britain was
the
late Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the pop group Queen.

Yes I've heard about that, certainly the pollution in North India,
especially Bombay and Delhi, is nasty. Most of Southern India is a different
story.

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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK