Tuesday 4 November 2014

10 Ghastly but Hauntingly Beautiful pictures of the Indian Cannibal cult of Aghoris.

The much criticized and yet intriguing Aghoris are a cannibalistic sect of Hinduism who generally live by the cremation grounds and feed on the corpses brought there for funeral but unconventional cult has usually been misconstrued because their practices are considered too abysmal for the civilized society to digest. Here are a few pictures and lesser known facts about the cult.
They believe that the highest form of discipline is to be free from all worldly disciplines.
aghori babaImage Source

They live in isolation as they don’t want to be dependent on society.
aghori babaImage Source

As far as cannibalism is concerned, they only eat dead and half-rotted dead bodies to avoid rebirth and attain moksha.
aghori baba with skullImage Source

They live in cremation grounds to overpower fear.
aghori baba long hairsImage Source

They are mostly naked as they want to break the chains of shame.
aghori baba long hairs

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