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Karni Mata Temple aka The Rat Temple of Rajasthan
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 26 January 2010
Bikaner may be known for its camel safaris and impressive fort in the state of Rajasthan, but it is its unique temple in Deshnok that attracted us to the area. The Karni Mata Temple just may be one of India's strangest attractions. The Karni Mata Temple just may be one of India's strangest attractions.It houses thousands of rats, yes rats and pilgrims make regular trips to Deshnok to worship these long tailed rodents.
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Another Camel Safari in Rajasthan, Two Times a Charm
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 24 January 2010
When a person has a bad experience doing something normally they will say to themselves…”Never Again.” When Dave and I have a bad experience, we say to ourselves…”We need to find way to give this another shot.” When we learned that we could go on a camel safari in Bikaner, a town 300 km north of Jaisalmer we just had to give it another try. The Camel man is an eccentric man that drives around in a Range Rover wearing a wide brimmed hat and impeccable suits. Vijay is his name and he has been running camel safari’s since 1983.
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The Camelman in Bikaner – We’re Free at Last
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 23 January 2010
We fired Shanker, our driver today. It had been a chain of events leading up to the parting of ways, but the final straw came when we got to Bikaner. I cannot even tell you how free we felt after he pulled out of the driveway. We had our freedom back. We could stay in Bikener for as long or as little as we like and we didn’t even mind about the money anymore. All we thought about was how much money we would now be saving. We settled in and Vijay, The Camelman told us that we did a good thing.
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Inside the Rat Temple with Alex Budak
Blog: Twenty-Something Travel - 8 November 2009
Peering around a dark, damp corner, in search of my source of good luck, I was startled as I felt a strange combination of fur and flesh touch my foot. I looked down and saw a huge rat sidling up to me, and before you can say “Karni Mata” I was out of there. About thirty [...]
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