Kanthi malas are also worn by followers of the Swaminarayan Sampraday and the Kabir panth. Swaminarayan instructed his followers to wear a double-stranded kanthi made of tulsi, symbolising Radha-Krishna, while Kabir instructed his disciples to wear triple-stranded kanthis - symbolising the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva - with one large bead made from either tulsi or rudraksha for Satya Purush, the supreme lord who dwells within, who is above all else.