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HISTORY OF KARNI MATA
BIRTH Shri Karni Mata was born on Friday, Ashwin Shukla Saptami 1444 i.e. October 2, 1387 AD in village Suwap near Phalodi in Jodhpur District, Rajasthan. She belonged to Charan caste. Her father was Mehaji and Deval Bai was her mother. Mehaji was a staunch...
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KARNI MATA - BIRTH PLACE - SUWAAP
Suwaap is 127 kms away from Deshnok. There is a concrete road between Suwaap and Deshnok. In order of traveling you will come across Palana, Barsihmsar, Bholasar, Jhajhu, Aaaoo in going from Deshnok to Suwaap. You can also see a red flag hoisted atop...
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SHRI NEHRIJI
SHRI NEHRIJI IS THE NAME OF THE TREE BELOW WHICH MATA USED TO SIT AND MEDITATE. THIS EVERGREEN TREE IS 591 YEARS OLD ( AS PER ENGLISH CALENDER)IT IS SITUATED ABOUT 1.5 KM OF WEST SIDE FROM DESHNOK ,KARNI MATA TEMPLE. PEOPLE CAN GO THERE BY AUTO-RICKSHAW,...
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THE KARNI MATA FAIR
LOCATION : DESHNOK IN BIKANER SIGNIFICANCE : DEDICATED TO KARNI MATA, HIGHLY RESPECTED IN RAJASTHAN BEST TIME TO VISIT : MARCH - APRIL AND OCTOBER - MARCH HOW TO REACH : KARNI MATA CAN BE REACHED EASILY FROM BIKANER AIRPORT AND BIKANER RAILWAY STATION....
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THE KABA (RAT) LEGEND
ACCORDING TO THE FOLKLORE SHRI KARNI-MATA ONCE RESTORED A DEAD CHILD OF HER DEVOTEE BACK TO LIFE FROM YAMA. (THE GOD OF DEATH) THEN MATA ANNOUNCED THAT NO ONE FROM HER TRIBE WOULD FALL INTO YAMA’S HAND AGAIN. INSTEAD, WHEN THEY DIED ALL OF THEM WOULD...
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TEMPLE OF RATS
THE BEGINNING OF THE RAT WORSHIP DATE TO THE 15TH CENTURY. THE RATS ARE BELIEVED TO BE REINCARNATION OF HOLLY WOMAN AND GODDESS KARNI MATA, AN ASCETIC BELIEVED TO BE THE REINCARNATION OF GODDESS DURGA. WHEN A CHILD OF A FAMOUS STORYTELLER DIED, KARNI...
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KARNI MATA TEMPLE DESHNOK
DESHNOK IS A SMALL VILLAGE SITUATED 32 KM SOUTH FROM BIKANER CITY. IT IS CONNECTED BY NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND RAIL. THIS 600 YEAR OLD TEMPLE IS DEDICATED TO KARNI MATA, A FAMOUS MYSTIC OF HER TIMES, BELIEVED TO BE AN INCARNATION OF GODDESS DURGA. LEGEND...