Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c11.136

c11.136

The ritual of worship is that of the ordinary type. An example may suffice. At Devī Pātan, at the noon-day offering to Bhāiroṁ, the pūjārī, taking in his hand a small dish heaped with cooked rice, walks around the shrine, or platform, his right hand towards it, pouring water as he goes. He next places the dish of rice before the platform, and then throws the food out for the dogs. At the same place the evening worship is begun by the beating of the kettle drums and the ringing of the temple bells. After this has gone on for about half an hour, the temple doors are opened, and the offerings to the Devī are made in the usual way.