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Karni Mata Temple- "Temple of Rats of Rajasthan"
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Karni Mata Temple is also known as the "Temple of Rats" is dedicated to Karni Mata near Bikaner in Rajasthan, India. The temple is famous for the approximately 20,000 black rats and out of all the thousands of rats in the temple there are a few white rats known as holy rats or kabbas. They are believed to be the manifestations of Karni Mata herself and her four sons.
When any of these rats die, it never produces any sort of foul smell and if a single rat is killed in the temple, it must be replaced with a rat of similar weight and size, made of gold.
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