The 600-year-old Karni Mata Temple is famous for its resident population of rats which are venerated in the temple. The temple, also known as Nari Mata Temple, is dedicated to Karni Mata ...

The photograph is from the Karni Mata Temple, a sacred Hindu temple known locally as the ‘Temple of Rats’ for its 20,000-strong rodent population – devotees call the rats ‘kābā’ and ...

Worshipers believe the rats are an incarnation of the Goddess Karni Mata whose statue is in the temple. The rodents move freely and surprisingly, there has never been a case of plague here.

Karni Mata, the Deshnok region of Bikaner has more than 25 thousand rats in the temple. They come out of their burrows during ...

The 600-year-old Karni Mata Temple is famous for its resident population of rats which are venerated in the temple. The temple, also known as Nari Mata Temple, is dedicated to Karni Mata ...