Aghori
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aghori-187-1478030
title:
Aghori
text:
The Aghori are a monastic order of ascetic Shaivite sadhus based in Uttar Pradesh, India. They are the only surviving sect derived from the Kāpālika tradition, a Tantric, non-Puranic form of Shaivism which originated in Medieval India between the 4th and 8th century CE. Similarly to their Shaivite predecessors, Aghoris usually engage in post-mortem rituals, often dwell in charnel grounds, smear cremation ashes on their bodies, and use bones from human corpses for crafting kapāla and jewellery. T
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wiki
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Tantric Shaivite tradition and monastic order
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aghori
date created:
2005-12-17T09:20:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T07:08:08Z
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