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An Aghori in Satopant An Aghori in Badrinath smoking hashish or cannabis from a chillum. In his book Yoga: Immortality and Freedom (1958), the Romanian historian of religion and University of Chicago professor Mircea Eliade remarks that the "Aghorīs are only the successors to a much older and widespread ascetic order, the Kāpālikas, or 'wearers of skulls'."
Aghora may refer to: The Hindu god Bhairava, a form of Shiva; Aghori, a particular school of Hindu Tantra; Aghor Yoga, subsect of the Aghora lineage;
Aghor Yoga also referred to as Aghor is a spiritual tradition that originated in Northern India around the 11th Century C.E. The word Aghor literally means "that which is not difficult or terrible"; according to its adherents, Aghor is a simple and natural state of consciousness, in which there is no experience of fear, hatred, disgust or discrimination. [1]
To design the armor used by Charan in his role as Kala Bhairava, art director R. Ravinder wanted precise measurements of Charan's body; they used plaster of Paris to make a mold of Charan's body shape from which they created a statue. They designed costumes for the statue and had Charan try them on once they were satisfied with the designs. [24]
I have the Aghora trilogy by Robert Svoboda and would be happy to contribute information from there. The books have a wealth of information on this Tantric/Hindu sect, such as the practices and beliefs, as well as definition of various terms. (eg: 'Aghora' translates as 'fearlessness,' according to Svoboda) That would be great!
Qin dynasty Terracotta Army soldier wearing lamellar armour. Lamellar armour is a type of body armour made from small rectangular plates (scales or lamellae) of iron, steel, leather (), bone, or bronze laced into horizontal rows.
Artistic depictions show armor that has a top piece which covers the shoulders and is tied down on the chest, a main body piece wrapping around the wearer and covering the chest from the waist up, and a row of pteruges or flaps around the bottom which cover the belly and hips. Vase paintings from Athens often show scales covering part of the ...
2. From the sky the mighty one has descended; he has taken his stand upon the earth. O people, look at him: the blue-necked, the red one. 10. They have seen you descending, blue-necked, red: both the herdsmen have seen you, and the women fetching water have seen you, and all beings have seen you: Homage to you who are seen! [48] —