Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s4.140
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s4.140
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² The Kanphara [or Kanphata] Jogis, or Gosains, are in great bodies, often in many thousands, and are sought as allies, especially in defensive warfare. In the grand military festivals at Udaipur to the god of war, the scymitar, symbolic of Mars, worshipped by the Guhilots, is entrusted to them [*IA*, vii. 47 ff.; *BG*, ix. part i. 543].