Rajasthan
Deshnoke
Karni Mata — the temple of twenty thousand rats.
Thirty kilometres south of Bikaner, Karni Mata is home to kabas, the black rats considered reincarnated devotees. Shoes come off at the gate. It sits on the direct road from Jodhpur, so it costs almost no detour.
What to see
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Karni Mata Temple
Silver gates, marble facade, and the famous residents.
4:00–22:00
