20,000 rats are worshipped inside this temple because they are thought as reincarnated souls of Karni Mata family
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20,000 rats are worshipped inside this temple because they are thought as reincarnated souls of Karni Mata family
Bikaner: Located in the small town of Deshnoke, about 30 kilometers from Bikaner in Rajasthan, this 15th-century temple dedicated to Karni Mata—a female mystic believed to be an incarnation of the goddess Durga—houses approximately 20,000 rats known as "kabbas." According to Hindu belief, these rats are reincarnations of Karni Mata's clan members and devotees.The temple's origin story tells that Karni Mata's stepson drowned in a pond. When she a…
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