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Deshnok temple - temple of Karni mata, blind faith and its power

We had been to a down memory lane trip. My wife used to live in Bikaner, and we had a long time plan to re-visit her old schools, places they stay and meet her friends (if possible). That story will be told some time later, but I was also interested to see Deshnok's Karni mata mandir while we were in Bikaner. Deshnk is 20 km before Bikaner if you are coming from Jodhpur. Devotees here believed that all those rats live here are devine. They are protected, offered food and status of god, literally. The prasad offered in this temple are first tasted by these rats. To protect them  from praying birds, the whole temple is covered with net. I was interested to see human being with this faith of worshiping rats. Entry to the temple - Rats inside the temple are well, everywhere. You have to be cautious to not put your feet on them. It is considered a ill fated act. One who kills a rat inside this temple is expected to payback in gold of the same weight of the rat to the temple.