We have all heard of cannibals, and their existence has been confirmed. Legend has it that this group is hidden deep in the mountains on an isolated island, eating hair and drinking blood. But did you know that they are not the only ones eating people in this civilized world? The "corpse-eating tribe" Aghori living in Varanasi in northern India is also creepy.
Eating corpses alive? Smearing face with ashes
Although they belong to Hinduism and believe in Lord Shiva, they don’t know whether they should be defined as a branch of Hinduism or an alien species. The life behavior of this group of exiled monks is extremely weird. They will salvage corpses floating in the Ganges and dismember them. They then eat them alive, some of which are swollen and rotten, which looks horrible and unappetizing. In addition, they live near the cemetery and meditate or sleep on the corpses. They also use human skulls to make drinking vessels and use ashes to smear their faces. and body.
Infinitely close to death, because this group believes that through this practice, they can obtain divine guidance and spiritual enlightenment in order to pursue the eternal soul. In addition, they will also use marijuana and alcohol to experience the feeling of being separated from the body and close to gods.
To understand this ethnic group, Italian photographerCristiano Ostinellibrought a camera into their lives and followed them to shoot their daily lives.
Cristiano said in an interview that the local people are very afraid of the Aghori. It is rumored that they will bite off the heads of living sacrifices during ceremonies, can foresee the future, and even walk on water.
Many of them like to be naked, because it is more natural and returns to the original. For them, the body is short-lived and will always wither. Therefore, there are no taboos in life, and the tradition of cannibalism is preserved.
