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Karni Mata Temple
See a rustic world that vibrates with ethnic customs and traditional religious practices such as rat worship during your excursions from Bikaner to the ancient Karni Mata Temple located at a distance of 30 kilometers from Bikaner in Deshnoke, Rajasthan, India.
The Karni Mata Temple is dedicated to a 15th century local saint who is believed to be an incarnation of Goddess Durga. You'll be astonished to see that thousands of rats swarm all over the temple floors. Strangely enough these rats do not bite the barefooted pilgrims who enter the temple.
The custom of rat worship at Karni Mata Temple, Bikaner can be traced back to a local legend according to which Karni Mata had gone on a long penance to restore life to one of her devotees who died due to snakebite. The Hindu deity of death, Yama, informed her that the person concerned had been reincarnated as a rat. It was then that Karni Mata was blessed with a boon that on death all her devotees would be reborn as rats till they were reincarnated as humans in their own clan.
According to another legend, the Maharaja of Bikaner had a vision where Karni Mata appeared and asked him to protect her rats. The Maharaja then built the Karni Mata temple with marble and silver adornments.
Karni Mata temple plays host to hundreds of pilgrims who come to participate in the Navratri fair that is an annual affair at this ancient temple.
Enjoy excursions to the ancient Karni Mata Temple and regale rustic Bikaner with Rajasthan Holiday.
Learn more about tours to excursions from Bikaner by visiting the web links mentioned below:
Karni Mata Temple
Kalibangan
Devi Kund
Rajasthan Holiday offers online booking for tours to the Karni Mata Temple, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. For details please fill up the form provided below.
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