A FEMALE photographer has spent a month with a chilling “cannibal cult” but found beauty in them despite the grisliness of it all.
During her time in northern India, Tamara Merino documented the life of the Aghori, who live in cemeteries, use dead bodies as alters and feast on human flesh.
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Intrigued by their infamous title of “most feared cannibal in all of India and Nepal”, she sought them out while travelling through India in 2016.
Turns out she found them nice and “beautiful”, despite the grisliness of it all.
“After some time, I got the chance to meet Aghori guru Baba Ram Mahesh and it was through him that I gained my chance to document the intimate daily life of the cult,” she told Refinery29.
“I made relationships with other Aghori and they allowed me to make my work securely and spend a few weeks with them in Varanasi.”
Tamara’s photos, some of which depict open-air cremation and human remains, can be seen on Refinery29.
“It was an intense but beautiful experience,” the photographer said.
“The…
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