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Waters, religious historian Mircea Eliade explained in the 1950s, are “spring and origin, the reservoir of all the possibilities of existence; they precede every form and support every creation.” ...

It is possible to trace the story of humanity through the metal that we have extracted from the Earth's surface.

It is said that Baba Kinaram, born in Chanduali, Uttar Pradesh, was an Aghori ascetic. According to some sources, he is considered the founder of the Shaiva Aghori sect.