Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c8.76

c8.76

(6) Kaṇṭharnāth (Kaṇṭhaḍnāth). Some say that this group trace their origin to Gorakhnāth, others to Gaṇeśa. In Ambāla they are an endogamous panth of householders.³ At Kāṇṭhkot they worship Gaṇeśa and Kaṇṭhaḍnāth, using the latter name while telling their beads. Here Kaṇṭhaḍnāth is worshipped twice a day. His followers take the vow of celibacy. In almost all of their customs they resemble the Dhinodhar Kānphaṭas.⁴ However, in the west Kaṇṭhaḍnāthīs often marry; but the fathers do not eat with their children until their ears have been split and other dedicatory rites have been performed.⁵