GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Rats
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Snakes
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Tigers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Out of all the rats, white rats are held specifically sacred as they are believed to be the incarnations of Karni Mata and her sons. Visitors put in enormous efforts to draw them out often through offering of sweets. However, hurting or killing a rat, even by mistake, is a serious sin in this temple.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rats running the show at Karni Mata temple in Rajasthan. As Yama refused to help her, Karni Mata promised that members of her Charan caste would be brought back as rats. Following their death as rats, they would be reincarnated as people once more, as members of the Depavats family.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Legend The Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke-about 20 minutes from Bikaner, Rajasthan-holds two main legends spun around the mysterious worship of rats. According to one, a 20, 000 strong army fled battle and went running to the Karni Mata Temple.
Detailed explanation-4: -THE KARNI MATA RAT TEMPLE-A MUST MUST VISIT It is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Karni Mata at Deshnoke, 30km from Bikaner, in Rajasthan, IndiaThe most intriguing aspect of the temple is the 20, 000-odd rats that call this temple home. These holy rats are called kabbas.