Monastic Wanderers - Nath Yogi Ascetics in Modern South Asia

This book gives a detailed account of two pañcayati monasteries, the Kadri Ma?h of Mangalore where its head’s enthronement is spectacularly performed every twelve years, and the Caughera Ma?h of Dang Valley in Nepal, the royal foundation of which gives a glimpse of the complex relationships that can exist between monasteries and kingdoms.