
Rats drink milk and laddoos fed to them by pious devotees at Karni Mata Mandir in Bikaner, Rajasthan
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Rajasthan·temple · ceremony
Karni Mata temple : Aerial view of Bikaner town where rats are worshipped in bizarre ritual. Dshnoke town seen aerially, from the air. A dual lane highway seems to run alongside the town.

Rajasthan·festival · aerial
A Mela fair ground in Bikaner, Rajasthan: Aerial view of extra-urban India. Bikaner city traffic skirts the grounds in this city at the edge of the Thar desert in Rajasthan, India.

Rajasthan·river · lake
Sursagar lake aerial view from Bikaner, Rajasthan: Drinking water tank built during the reign of Maharaja Sur Singh One of the kings of Bikaner was responsible for the construction of Sursagar Lake, which was first built as a drinking facil…

Rajasthan·aerial · highway
An aerial view of Karni Singh Stadium Road, Mehron Ka Bas is a Locality in Bikaner City in Rajasthan State, India. It is belongs to Bikaner Division . Karni Singh Stadium ... Karni Singh Stadium in Bikaner, Rajasthan : Aerial view

Rajasthan·temple · ceremony
The good life for rats! Rats are fed and prayed to inside this Hindu temple, at Karni Mata Mandir near Bikaner, Rajasthan Near the India - Pakistan border and around 30 kms from Bikaner in Rajasthan, India, lies a small town called Deshnoke…

Rajasthan·desert
Very sparse vegetation in an arid landscape. The odd desert shrub defines the edges of the Thar desert.

Rajasthan
Maharaja Shree Dungar Singh Statue in Bikaner, Rajasthan Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraja Narendra Maharaja Shiromani Sri Dungar Singh Bahadur (22 August 1854 – 19 August 1887) was a Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner from 1872 to 1…

Rajasthan·ceremony · temple
An unusual temple to worship Rats! The Karni Mata Mandir lies at Deshnoke village near Bikaner in Rajasthan, as seen in this aerial view. Karni Mata temple : Aerial view of Bikaner town where rats are worshipped in bizarre ritual.

Rajasthan·temple
Karni Mata Temple is a famous Hindu temple located in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan. This temple is also known as the temple of rats. The temple is mainly famous for black rats.

Rajasthan·highway · temple
Join us on a road journey from Karni Mata Temple toward the vibrant city of Bikaner. This footage captures the everyday rhythm of urban life outside the historic Prince Bijay Singh Memorial Children's Hospital, an important pediatric wing o…

Rajasthan·temple · ceremony
Rats eat gram or channa from trays filled for them at Karni Mata Mandir in Bikaner, Rajasthan Rats are treated like royalty here, fed milk from bowls at Karni Mata Mandir Bikaner, Rajasthan Near the India - Pakistan border and around 30 kms…

Rajasthan·desert · river
A lake as a water storage water body seems like a strong and natural choice for a city - town like Bikaner, standing as it does at the edge of the Thar desert! Not just for the summer security of its residents, but in the event of a siege o…

Rajasthan·desert · aerial
Bikaner city in aerial view looks like a large urban sprawl in a super arid desert landscape at the edge of Rajasthan's Thar desert. Just how does this city produce water for all its residents? \

Rajasthan·fort · architecture
A temple structure is located within Junagarh Fort. The architecture reflects traditional Rajasthani design with carved stone elements. The temple परिसर is integrated into the larger fort complex.

Rajasthan·temple · ceremony
Karni Mata temple : Aerial view of Bikaner town where rats are worshipped in bizarre ritual. Dshnoke town seen aerially, from the air. A dual lane highway seems to run alongside the town.

Rajasthan·music · temple
A music group is playing harmonium, Dhol and singing a traditional song I Karni Mata Mandir, Bikaner, Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·fort
Artefacts, armour and shield, armaments, jewellery, swords and more from the royal collections of Bikaner. Sword of Maharaja Ganga Singh Ji at Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, Rajasthan

Rajasthan·temple · ceremony
Rats are fed nuts and prayed to by devotees at Karni Mata Mandir near Bikaner, Rajasthan Near the India - Pakistan border and around 30 kms from Bikaner in Rajasthan, India, lies a small town called Deshnoke.

Rajasthan·fort · aerial
Stunning and massive Junagarh Fort complex in Bikaner, Rajasthan: Aerial view in warm evening light, surrounded by modern Indian urban constructions, but the essence of the fort precincts remains the same.
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