India's Karni Mata Rat Temple

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 20 May 2013

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Though it's most famous for its rats, the story of this temple starts with Hindu goddess Durga and Karni Mata, a 15th-century mystic believed to be her incarnation. The reason for the rats in Karni Mata's temple is a combination of legend and devotion.

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0:44.3	I am Tracy V. Wilson and I'm Holly Fry.
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0:50.3	Not long after we started working on this podcast,
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0:58.0	Deshnak India, which is home to thousands and thousands of rats.
1:03.6	Naturally, there's a story there.
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