07-30-2014, 10:32 AM
Karni Mata Mandir, Deshnok:- The fine marble work of the main gate was done during the reign of Maharajah Ganga Singh. His minister, Sethji engaged a mason called Heerji to make the temple. Heeraji called his brother and a famous mason called Ganga Ram along with many other masons from his village and commenced the formidable task. Each stone was laid with great precision and care.
Story of Rats in shrikarni temple:- The beginning of the rat worship date to the 15th century. the rats are believed to be reincarnation of holly woman and goddess karni mata, an ascetic believed to be the reincarnation of goddess durga. when a child of a famous storyteller died, karni mata tried to bring it back to life, but failed. yama, a hindu death god, has already accepted the boys body and reincarnated him in a human form.
Known for her short temper, karni mata was extremely disappointed by her failure and announced that all the charan cast would consistently be reborn as rats and then again as people. thus kabas, or "little children" in the local dialect, are considered different than the rats outside the temple and only those rats are said to be the reincarnations of the charan caste.
Story of Rats in shrikarni temple:- The beginning of the rat worship date to the 15th century. the rats are believed to be reincarnation of holly woman and goddess karni mata, an ascetic believed to be the reincarnation of goddess durga. when a child of a famous storyteller died, karni mata tried to bring it back to life, but failed. yama, a hindu death god, has already accepted the boys body and reincarnated him in a human form.
Known for her short temper, karni mata was extremely disappointed by her failure and announced that all the charan cast would consistently be reborn as rats and then again as people. thus kabas, or "little children" in the local dialect, are considered different than the rats outside the temple and only those rats are said to be the reincarnations of the charan caste.