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hinduwoman · 07-09-2003, 08:14 PM

Thought I would reassure anyone who lives in Tampa and has learnt from http://tampatrib.com/Features/MGAOUCHZKGD.html that Hindus are ritualistic cannibals who like to munch on white men.

Begins by saying that Western tourists go missing everywhere in India.

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An Israeli team sent to recover the body finally pulled a Caucasian from the river, though it was not Yelinek. As the recovery team and Yon watched, an Aghori walked to the bloated body on the shore, placed a coin on the man's exposed liver, pulled off a piece of the corpse and ate it.
``It's a very open society,'' said Yigal Zur, 48, the Israeli who led the dive team. ``But to me, it was a surprise.''

Not that open. And putting coins on corpses is a Greek practice.

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The Aghora sect is an extreme offshoot of traditional Hinduism, which values cleanliness and harmony.
Believe consuming human flesh can break the cycle of life and death, avoiding reincarnation
Typically live at cremation grounds
Smear themselves with the ashes of corpses
Eat from the top part of a human skull
Meditate by sitting on corpses, believing they gain control over the corpse's spirit
Source: St. Martin's College Religion Department

Aghoris don't eat human flesh. That was a canard spread by othodox Brahmans when the sects started running away with converts.
They do the rest. Occasionally there are human sacrifices, but the sect itself do not pracice it.
What is more they are a mystery cult. If they do their rituals or actually eat human flesh they would not do it in public or in front of strangers; only the initiates are admitted.

He is just selling exotic East:

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``I heard rumors that European and American tourists were being taken,'' Yon said. ``It sounds ludicrous, but where it is in India, anything goes''
Cannibalism, Yon said, was taken as a part of Indian culture.

The paper at least reported: "In the past two years, there were no reports of American tourists missing in India, said Stuart Patt, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department" --- thank the State Deparetment for that.

Reassuring any tourist: no you wouldnot be eaten.
:banghead:

Arken · 07-09-2003, 09:19 PM

How about locals?

I mean, maybe you guys just don't like foreign food.

Nowhere357 · 07-11-2003, 02:19 PM

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Originally posted by hinduwoman

I was never worried before - but then I saw this thread!

I think the thread title is great. And if I ever get the chance to visit India, I will recall this thread - if a local invites me to dinner!

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Arken Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 6,303	How about locals? I mean, maybe you guys just don't like foreign food.

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