Aghori are most terrifying and scary Indian ascetics. It’s said that they exists between life and death. They usually live close to the crematory grounds and use human bodies to their religious rituals.
They perform Puja sitting on the body and collect “human oil” from corpse fat. Aghori are scavengers – they use to eat human flesh – and this is why they are usually miscalled “cannibals".
Post mortem practices are considered by Hindu religion to be filthy, however Aghori are recognized as the most respectful Sadhus. They are also believed to know black magic. Some of them even have websites where they advertise their magic services.
I have always wanted to visit Aghori since I heard about them. It was so unbelievable that there are people somwhere who breaks all rules that my world follows. I was very lucky to find a man who followed Aghori's path for years, but left it and returned to a "normal" life. He was my bridge to their world. I have heard a lot about their rituals and philosophy and it shocked me completely.
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