Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c5.60

c5.60

Thin gold discs are sometimes seen. The pīr (abbot) and some important Yogīs of Dhinodhar, in Kacch, wear heavy rings of gold, darṣan-shaped, inlaid with precious and semi-precious stones. A mahant from Delhi, in 1924, wore rings of crystal with inlay of gold and precious stones. Other substances used are copper,² stag’s and antelope’s horn, ivory, agate, jade, glass (white and coloured) and wood. In Mewār many Kānphaṭas use rings of conch shell. The conch is their battle trumpet.³