Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c5.166

c5.166

The headdress varies greatly. Turbans (*pagṛī*) are common. These are either white or ochre-coloured, as a rule. Many wear a simple white cap, others a cap of patch-work.³ This last is the characteristic headdress of the *Satnāthīs*.⁴ while travelling. A conical cap of nine sections,⁵ with ear-flaps, or a cap of black ribbons is worn.⁶ Still others wear no head covering at all. The Āughars of Kirāna wear an ochre-coloured turban over which is twisted a net work of black thread, covered with gold. The head of the monastery at Kāma has a flat, or cylindrical, turban made of threads of black sheep’s wool, for special occasions. But, commonly, he wore a white skull-cap of the ordinary ‘Hindu’ pattern.