Monastic Wanderers: Nāth Yogī Ascetics in Modern South Asia

By Veronique Bouillier

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032652616
• ISBN13: 9781032652610
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"