Friendly Corpse Eater Cannibals: Varanasi Akhgori Hermits in a Heartfelt Photo Series
Friendly Corpse Eater Cannibals: Varanasi Akhgori Hermits in a Heartfelt Photo Series

Video: Friendly Corpse Eater Cannibals: Varanasi Akhgori Hermits in a Heartfelt Photo Series

Video: Friendly Corpse Eater Cannibals: Varanasi Akhgori Hermits in a Heartfelt Photo Series
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Aghori hermit from Varanasi. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori hermit from Varanasi. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli

According to Hindu beliefs, Aghori hermits (holy cannibals-corpse-eaters): conduct shocking rituals, live near cremation grounds, meditate among corpses, eat human flesh and send curses - in order to gain spiritual enlightenment. Photographer Christiano Austinelli (Cristiano Ostinelli), went to Varanasi to find out how things really are.

He spent some time among the terrifying cultists and took stunning pictures in which such gloomy priests who worship the Hindu god Shiva look quite friendly.

Aghori of Wanasi. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori of Wanasi. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
A gloomy priest who worships the Hindu god Shiva. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
A gloomy priest who worships the Hindu god Shiva. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Terrifying Aghori. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Terrifying Aghori. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Quite friendly Aghori. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Quite friendly Aghori. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori on the streets of Varensi. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori on the streets of Varensi. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Hermit from Varansey. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Hermit from Varansey. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori from Varansey. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori from Varansey. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Hermit. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Hermit. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Gloomy Aghori. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Gloomy Aghori. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori holy outcast. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori holy outcast. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli
Aghori. Photo by: Cristiano Ostinelli

Another travel photographer Joey L. (Joey L.), while on a trip to India, continued his long-term photo-project "Holy Men" … With two close friends and colleagues, he spent a month in Varanasi photographing sadhus - spiritual gurus, ascetics and healers.

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