Culture of India

We are looking for articles about the Aghori Sect of Shiva. The article should be 500 to 750 words in length and be your original work. The article should include where in the city the Aghori are located, an original quote from one of the Aghori and an original photo or picture needs to be included. The more details the better but the article must be easy to read and acceptable to a broad audience (not looking for sensationalism). All articles must be fully edited and ready for publication.\r\n\r\nThe Articles will be posted on our Facebook page, twittered about as well as posted on our website. www.cierimedia.com. The articles are the start of a bigger project which will be fleshed out over time. Some details of the project:\r\n\r\nThe Aghori sect is, generally, made up of men who are considered to follow the lineage of Shiva. Popular interpretations of the Aghori describe them as satanic worshippers, or members of a sadistic and unspeakable cult. In most cases members of the Aghori sect are perceived as individuals with mental illness. These misconceptions are due to the secretive nature of the sect, and the attention that they draw is due to way that their rituals are interpreted: as abhorrent and inappropriate. Their behaviors and rituals include the consumption of such intoxicants as alcohol and marijuana, the intake of human and animal flesh and secretions (ritualistically), meditation upon corpses, inhabitation of cemeteries and cremation grounds, and the adorning themselves with, and eating/drinking from, the skulls and bones of the deceased.\r\n\r\nWe want to explore and document the Aghori way of life and reveal exactly why they do what they do. An Aghori interviewed by Davor Rostuhar stated: \"Each deity in Hinduism is just one manifestation of the same God. Different orders worship different deities, thus satisfying all manifestations of God. But what Shiva and Kali [the female manifestation] demand from their followers is not acceptable to most people. Thus Aghoris are the only ones willing to please them. The rest of the Hindus respect us for that because we cover the field they don\\\'t dare to enter.\" Is this true? Or just the deranged beliefs of a brainwashed cult member? What are the truths about their rituals, why they perform them, and what does the rest of the Indian population think of them?\r\n\r\nWe are looking for one article per city right now. But as I said earlier this is the beginning of a larger project. All articles must be able to be verified through [login to view URL]