Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c5.16

c5.16

Yogīs go on pilgrimages, visiting shrines and holy places all over India.² In the rainy season of 1924, there were very few Yogīs at Gorakhpur, most of them being away visiting various sacred places.³ However, they make their monasteries their headquarters. Some do live alone,⁴ in the jungles, practising Yoga; but hermits of this kind are exceedingly difficult to find. The author was able to get track of but two adepts, Bābā Hīra Nāthjī at Kālī Mohinī in Alwār, between Bhātinda and Bandikui, and Bāwā Tejnal, at Patañjali Āśrama in Hardwār; and was unable to find either. Some of these are considered to be real adepts.