The Bizarre Aghori People of India Eat Human Flesh of Corpses

An unusual culture with rituals claiming spiritual liberation

Radha Kapadia
5 min readApr 6, 2021
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Disclaimer — Though this story does not contain any disturbing images, the written content could be disturbing to read.

In an interview with Davor Rostuhar, the Aghori Meronath said:

“The reason why we do things that seem outrageous to the outside world is actually simple. To find purity in the filthiest! If an Aghori manages to remain focused on God even during sex with a corpse or while eating a human brain, then he is on the right way.”

TThe country of India contains diverse cultures within its borders. Generally, people don’t interfere with cross cultures as long as they get to peacefully practice their own. But sometimes, when a culture’s base beliefs do not connect with that of another, you’ll see a massive spread of hate. Sadly culture is a human-made concept and is bound to create conflicts.

There are some cultures like Aghori that are considered unusual. The Aghori Sadhus (hermits) of India have a bizarre way of living and it really makes you stop and think…

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