Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c6.86

c6.86

The ceremony of initiation is completed with the worship of the nine Nāthas, the eighty-four Siddhas and Bālasundarī. The goddess is represented by a twisted thread wick fixed in a ball of dough and lighted. This is placed in a square made on the ground with flour or rice. In this square a jar (kalsa) of water also is set. The light is worshipped with offerings of flowers, sweets (laḍḍu, halwa), cakes and a cocoanut. The latter is split with a knife before being offered.⁹