There is a Rajasthan Bikaner Temple in Bikaner, Rajasthan, where thousands of rats are present in the temple. This temple is located in Deshnok, about 30 km from Bikaner. It is believed that this temple is filled with about 25 thousand black and white mice. Due to the mice present in the temple, this temple is also known as the Rat Temple or Rat Temple. By the way, the name of this temple is Karni Mata Temple. The most unique thing about Karni Mata temple is that devotees are offered mice here. If a rat damages something, then people throw it away, but here only mice are offered to devotees in this temple.
Rats are considered inauspicious
There are so many rats in the temple that the entire temple is full of mice. You can guess the number of mice in the temple from the fact that here you have to drag your feet. If you walk up your feet, the rat can come under your feet. Which is considered inauspicious. If the rat is accidentally killed in the Karni Mata temple, it is considered a great sin.
Mice passing over the feet are considered auspicious
If a rat in the Karni Mata temple comes out of the feet of the devotee, it is considered auspicious. All the mice present in the temple are called Kaaba. A large number of black and some black rats are also present in the temple. White rats are considered more sacred.
Rats are considered an incarnation of sons of Mata Karni
The mice present in the temple are considered the son of Mata Karni. The mice present in the temple are considered very sacred. Prasad is not thrown after eating these mice here. Rather, devotees are given a shrill offerings of mice. No one falls ill even after eating a rat prasad.