Cyrus Mistry Death: Neither by burning nor by burying... this is how the last rites are performed in the Parsi community

National Desk:
Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a road accident in Palghar, Maharashtra.  Cyrus Mistry was returning to Mumbai from Udvada in Gujarat by car at that time.  Four people were in the car, out of which two died and two are said to be injured.  There is a wave of mourning in the industry after the death of Cyrus Mistry.  After the post-mortem of Cyrus Mistry's body, his body has been handed over to the relatives.
 If reports are to be believed, some relatives of Cyrus Mistry are coming to India from other countries, due to which the last rites will be performed on Tuesday instead of Monday.  According to the reports, the body of Cyrus can be cremated at the electric crematorium in Worli, Mumbai or the 'Tower of Silence' in Dungarwadi.
 The way of cremation of the dead body is quite different in the Parsi community, who came to India from Persia (Iran) thousands of years ago.  In the Parsi community, the dead body is neither burnt like Hinduism nor buried like Islam and Christianity.
 When someone dies in the Parsi community, the dead body is not taken to the crematorium or cemetery, but their bodies are placed on top of the 'Tower of Silence' while being handed over to the sky.  After which the vultures come and eat those dead bodies.  Eating the carcasses of vultures is also a part of the custom of the Parsi community.
 Experts from the Institute of Zoroastrian Studies in Mumbai said that the method of cremation of the dead body in the Parsi community is very different from other communities.  The Parsi body is placed in front of the sun's rays, after which the dead body is taken by vultures, eagles and crows.  He told that in Zoroastrianism, burning or burying a dead body is considered as polluting the nature.