{"id":48241,"date":"2025-11-07T01:24:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=48241"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T08:09:34","slug":"karni-mata-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/karni-mata-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Karni Mata Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Karni Matha Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent viral video has once again brought global attention to one of India&#8217;s most unusual temples &#8211; the Karni Mata Temple, also known as the &#8216;Rat Temple&#8217; of Rajasthan. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Karni Matha Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karni Mata Temple, also known as the <\/span><b>Madh Deshnoke<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a prominent <\/span><b>Hindu shrine <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">located in the <\/span><b>town of Deshnoke<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 30 km <\/span><b>south of Bikaner, in Rajasthan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple is dedicated to <\/span><b>Karni Mata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who the <\/span><b>locals believe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an <\/span><b>incarnation of Goddess Durga.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karni Mata was a <\/span><b>Hindu warrior sage <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the Charan caste who lived in the <\/span><b>fourteenth century.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Living the life of an ascetic,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Karni Mata was highly <\/span><b>revered by the locals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and earned many followers too.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Having received requests from the Maharajas of Jodhpur and Bikaner,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> she even <\/span><b>laid the foundation stones of the Mehrangarh and Bikaner Forts.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although there are <\/span><b>many temples dedicated to her, this temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the town of Deshnoke is the <\/span><b>most widely recognized.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the <\/span><b>Temple of Rats.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to over <\/span><b>20,000 revered rats, called kaba,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it one of the most unique spiritual landmarks in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of all the rats,<\/span><b> white rats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>held specifically sacred<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as they are believed to be the incarnations of Karni Mata and her sons.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Architecture:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>present structure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Karni Mata Temple was <\/span><b>completed in the early 20th century under Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built <\/span><b>entirely of marble<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the temple&#8217;s design bears <\/span><b>Mughal architectural influences.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>silver doors<\/b> <b>are intricately carved<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with scenes from the goddess&#8217;s legends, while the <\/span><b>sanctum houses a 75-centimetre idol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Karni Mata holding a trident and adorned with a silver crown and garlands.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/travel\/inside-karni-mata-temple-bikaner-where-thousands-of-rats-are-worshipped-as-sacred-beings-9571870\/amp\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NDTV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karni Matha Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine located in the town of Deshnoke, 30 km south of Bikaner, in Rajasthan. 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