from Skt., bhoga: enjoyment, pleasure
The Sanskrit term bhogi refers to someone who has volunteered to die in a human sacrifice, a practice that was known in India until its suppression by the British government during the nineteenth century.
The temple of Kali outside Calcutta, and the temple of Kamakhya in Assam are examples of places where such sacrifices were frequently made. From the moment someone announced the will to serve as a bhogi, he or she received sacred status and was granted any wish, pleasure (Skt., bhoga) and luxury. In the case of men, notes Mircea Eliade, an especially attractive offer was that "they were allowed as many women as they wished". [Eliade; p. 306]
Considering that human sacrifice is an ancient practice connected to the early fertility cults - and that the temples mentioned above are associated with Tantric yogis, Kapalikas, and followers of Aghora - Eliade’s theory that both Shakta and Tantra are largely a revival of the ancient tradition of fecundity (in which sexuality and death are closely connected) becomes plausible.