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- proper noun a
tribe ofHindu ascetics , supposed to eat theflesh ofcorpses
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Or take the current day, Hindu, 1,000-year-old Aghori sect, whose sadhus, or holy men, pluck dead bodies from the Ganges river.
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One is the "Eradication of Black Magic, Evil and Aghori Practices Bill", already passed by the Legislative Assembly, and now about to go to the upper house, the Legislative Council.
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An Aghori mendicant of Dwarka staying at the temple of Sitaram Laldas seized a boy of twelve, named Shankar Ramdas, who was playing with two other boys, threw him down on the _oatla_ of the temple, ripped open his abdomen, tore out part of his entrails, and, according to the poor little victim's dying declaration, began to eat them.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Aghori can at will assume the shapes of a bird, an animal or a fish, and that he can bring back to life a corpse of which he has eaten a part.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The Aghori _gurus_ keep dogs, which may be of any colour, and are said to be maintained for purposes of protection.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The Maharaja was much troubled, and at last, in order to get rid of his unwelcome visitor, sent for Ghansiam Das, another Aghori, a Fakir, who had for some years lived in Rewah.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Ghansiam Das went up to the other Aghori and asked him if it was true that he had asked to be supplied with human flesh.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The Aghori on this became much alarmed and begged to be excused.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Bishnath Singh was Chief of Rewah, a man of the Aghori caste went to Rewah and sat _dharna_ on the steps of the palace; having made ineffectual demands for alms, he requested to be supplied with human flesh, and for five days abstained from food.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The Aghori is believed to hold converse with all the evil spirits frequenting the burning-_ghats_, and funeral parties must be very badly off who refuse to pay him something.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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