In the remote village of Deshnoke in Rajasthan, India. This is
This is
the Hindu temple of Karni Mata, where devotees travel long
distances to pay tribute to 20,000 rats. Here these rodents are
the sacred ones, since they are believed to be the
reincarnations of the descendants of a Hindu goddess.
Rats, considered in almost every corner of the planet as a
disgusting plague, find in the Karni Mata temple an oasis of
worship and abundance. They run around in the hall, climb the
walls and sneak through all the recesses they find. They are
free, they get on top of visitors, who bring them food and
sustenance of all kinds.
People who enter this temple must enter barefoot, so there is
an employee of the place that keeps the shoes. His name is
Narayn Krishant, he is 45 years old and has never lost a pair of
shoes since working in the temple, 25 years ago. "Every day I
work here for 16 hours, for only 5 thousand rupees a month. But
this is a pure place, and everyone has a mission in life. This is
mine," he said in an interview with an international media .
In this temple, in addition, white rats are special. It is said that
there are only two in the whole place, and that sighting them is
a sign of good luck and a divine blessing. Thousands of people
are a year to find them, but they usually leave without having
that pleasure. On the other hand, the priests of Karni Mata warn
the visitors that they are careful when they put their feet on the
floor so as not to hurt the animals, since they have to step on a
sin and kill it is a sin.
In the remote village of Deshnoke in Rajasthan, India.
the Hindu temple of Karni Mata, where devotees travel long
distances to pay tribute to 20,000 rats. Here these rodents are
the sacred ones, since they are believed to be the
reincarnations of the descendants of a Hindu goddess.
Rats, considered in almost every corner of the planet as a
disgusting plague, find in the Karni Mata temple an oasis of
worship and abundance. They run around in the hall, climb the
walls and sneak through all the recesses they find. They are
free, they get on top of visitors, who bring them food and
sustenance of all kinds.
People who enter this temple must enter barefoot, so there is
an employee of the place that keeps the shoes. His name is
Narayn Krishant, he is 45 years old and has never lost a pair of
shoes since working in the temple, 25 years ago. "Every day I
work here for 16 hours, for only 5 thousand rupees a month. But
this is a pure place, and everyone has a mission in life. This is
mine," he said in an interview with an international media .
In this temple, in addition, white rats are special. It is said that
there are only two in the whole place, and that sighting them is
a sign of good luck and a divine blessing. Thousands of people
are a year to find them, but they usually leave without having
that pleasure. On the other hand, the priests of Karni Mata warn
the visitors that they are careful when they put their feet on the
floor so as not to hurt the animals, since they have to step on a
sin and kill it is a sin.