Aghori performing havan in Bhootnath cremation ground

Aghoris performing havan at Bhootnath cremation ground. They knead together an offering in a bowl with oil in it, over a fire. They make offerings to the fire. Please notice the bottles of McDowell’s whiskey in the background, in a bag! They collect offerings from within skulls and offer them to the fire... The Aghori or Aghora are a Hindu sect believed to have split off from the Kapalika order (which dates from 1000 AD) in the fourteenth century AD. Many mainstream Hindus condemn them as non-Hindu
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