Akbar’s interactions with the jogis were scandalous, according to Badauni, but also path-breaking and resulted in Hindu ascetic practices having a pronounced and lasting impact on Indo-Islamic culture. Akbar would have the Yog Vashisht, the dialogue between Rama and the Sadhu Vashishta, translated into Persian and would commission miniatures of the jogis of Gorkhatri for the Baburnama. Babur himself had barely mentioned his visit to the Gorkhatri but his grandson would have the jogis painted with great realism, showing their distinctive physical features and their particular dress and habits
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