Karni Mata Temple

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The Karni Mata temple, Deshnok is situated 30 km from Bikaner. Edit

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The world famous shrine of Karni Mata can be found in the town of Deshnoke 30 km south from Bikaner on the road to Jodhpur. Karni Mata is worshiped as an incarnation of Goddess Durga. She blessed Rao Bika, the founder of Bikaner in establishing his kingdom and since then she was also worshiped as the tutelary deity of the erstwhile Bikaner dynasty. The temple is unique as the rats called Kabas, are venerated here and the shrine is a sanctuary for them. It is believed that these Kabas carry souls of future Charans/bards (children of the Goddess) who inhabit the town of Deshnok. These Kabas are held sacred and they move freely in the temple precincts. It is considered highly auspicious. It is considered highly auspicious to sight a white Kaba. The temple has fascinating huge silver gates and marble carvings. The most attractive feature of temple are the rodents who scamper freely within the premises and if one touches your feet its considered auspicious. They are regarded sacred and devotees buy prasad (feeding) to offer to them.

Karni Mata Temple, Bikaner

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October to March

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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1 – 2 hours.

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Taxi : Bikaner is well connected by a road network and national highways. The tourist can reach to Bikaner by taxi. The normal Indian taxi charges of Rupees 8 to 20 will be charged for each km.

BUS : Plenty of bus services are available from Bikaner to Delhi, Jodhpur, Agra, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Udaipur and Kota. State owned bus tariff is about Rs 1.5 per km and luxury coaches charges Rs 3 per km.

Train : The city has two railway stations, namely, Bikaner Junction and Lalgarh Railway Station. Bikaner railway station is well connected to the cities of Delhi (Bkn Dee S F Exp), Jodhpur (Klk Bme Express), Jaipur (Bkn Jp Intercit), Kalka (Barmer Klk Exp), and Bhatinda (Adi Jat Express). Bikaner Express and Bikaner Mail are commonly preferred trains. Bikaner railway station: 0151-2523131,2523132.

Air : There is no airport in Bikaner. The nearest airport to Bikaner is Jodhpur, which is nearly 250 km away. This is a domestic airport, connecting to metros in India and some few other cities in North. Taxi fare is about Rs 2,000 from Jodhpur to Bikaner. Jodhpur airport : 0291 251 2934.

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