Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c7.28
Gorakhnāth and the Kānphaṭa Yogīs c7.28
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c7.28
Reports from various areas show that marriage is common amongst Kānphaṭas,⁷ and Census returns confirm this.⁸ The so-called secular Yogīs are numerous. In some instances Brāhmans are employed to perform their marriage ceremonies. Even in monasteries of repute the practice has been known. Buchanan, before 1838, reported married Yogīs living and teaching in the maṭha at Gorakhpur.¹