Aghori
The Aghori (from Sanskrit अघोर) are a separate Hindu sect from the Kapalikas sect in the 14th century AD. The Aghori are devotees of the Hindu god Shiva in his form of Lord Bhairava.
They are known especially for the fact that they practice necro-cannibalism, that is, they digest the flesh of dead people. This fact has led them to be excluded from the bosom of Hinduism, but they are revered in the rural areas, since it is believed that they can cure illnesses thanks to their intense religious practices. Their presence is notorious in the Indian city of Benares where they ingest the unburnt corpses that have been thrown into the Ganges River. They lead a life of extreme meditation and spirituality and usually do not wear any type of clothing, only in some cases they appear dressed in the shroud of some deceased or smeared with the ashes of a cremation. They usually carry a human skull that they use as a bowl to drink.
They may eat raw meat from corpses that appear floating in the Ganges River, or burnt meat from some cremation. They believe that cannibalism confers supernatural powers, as well as physical benefits such as avoiding aging. For them, a corpse is nothing more than natural matter that lacks the life force it once had. With the consumption of human flesh, they prove that nothing is profane or separate from God, and that dead matter simply passes from one state to another.
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