7 Creepy Things the Aghoris Do

The cannibal sadhus living near the cremation site, eating rotten food and bejewelled with human bones - even the physical appearance of Aghoris is weird. Isn’t it? The Aghori babas are deeply devoted to the Bhairava (one of the forms of Shiva) who follow monism. To explore their own absolute identity they practice a number of ascetic rituals and stop enjoying earthly pleasures.

Here are seven creepy things black magic specialist Aghori baba ji do which an originally human being can’t –

1.     Post-mortem Ceremonies – Unlike the other sadhus who emphasize greatly on the cleanliness and purity the Aghoris believe in connecting to God in the filthiest environment. They not only perform intercourse with the corpse but also eat them.

2.     Purity in the Dirtiest - Their hair is always in form of deadlock because they don’t bathe for months. These monists live in the high altitude areas of Himalayas. They prefer living in uninhabited areas in order to successfully meditate for years. They smear ashes all over the bodies. If they don’t find anything to eat they consume human and animal excreta. These celibates feel proud to survive on materials that are neglected by ordinary human beings.

3.     Magical Remedies – The Aghoris have medicinal oil made from the ashes and remains of corpses. They claim the human oil which they extract by hand can cure the deadliest diseases like cancer and AIDS.

4.     Tantric powers - They gain immense power from the mantra and tantra. Through the tantra Vidhya they combine mediatation, breathing and sounds to open the body chakras. The use tantra to awaken the dormant energy inside their body ultimately attaining serpent power.

5.     Collecting Human Skull – One of the integral parts of their life is the collecting human skull (also called kapala) and thigh bones. It is believed that the life force of the deceased person resides in the skull of the human body. They often use the skull as a bowl for eating the servings.

6.     Oneness – the only path of enlightenment - The main principle they follow is non-duality. According to them there is no difference between pure and impure, good and bad, truth and lie. Embracing the world as a whole with both its goodness and evil side is the reality of an Aghori’s life.

7.     Supernatural powers - The Aghori have mystic powers through which they can control supernatural being. They heal the victims of black magic by absorbing the dark energy from their bodies. When someone‘s body is affected by dark arts s/he approaches the black magic specialist Aghori baba Ji. They are master in removing the ill-effects of witchcraft.

8.     Marijuana Smoking - The Aghori smoke marijuana on a daily basis. Smoking marijuana is a part of their routine because it helps them to remain in peace. They feel sober and calm under the influence of marijuana. They even drink 'bhang' a beverage consisting of cannabis. It has a psychoactive drug which makes them feel alcoholic.