Smashing Pumpkins’ new album, “Aghori Mhori Mei,” the 13th of their career, won Billboard’s new releases of the weekend readers’ poll.
The “Aghori” are an extremist Hindu sect that rejects social norms and indulges in dark rituals of cannibalism and death worship.
“Mhori” is likely an alteration of Mahori (derived from the Sanskrit term meaning beautiful or attractive).
“Mei” is a Hindi possessive, meaning “my coat.”