{"id":71280,"date":"2014-02-25T19:09:26","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T15:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=71280"},"modified":"2014-02-25T19:09:26","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T15:09:26","slug":"inside-indias-rat-temple-where-20000-of-them-are-worshipped-fed-and-protected-as-they-scurry-between-the-feet-of-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=71280","title":{"rendered":"Inside India’s rat temple where 20,000 of them are worshipped, fed and protected as they scurry between the feet of tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Indian temple is overrun with more than 20,000 rats – and the devotees couldn’t be happier.<\/p>\n

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The Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan, India, is known for its devotion to the furry animals, often seen as the scourge of urban areas.<\/p>\n

Rats scurry throughout the temple, where they are worshipped, fed and protected.<\/p>\n

Devotees have even gone to extreme lengths to protect the species by building netting and grills to keep out predators such as raptors.<\/p>\n

The rodents move freely within the temple and can be seen eating from a huge metal bowl of milk and grains, placed there daily by devotees.<\/p>\n

Small children can be seen playing and interacting with the rats – while scores of tourists flock there each day to catch a glimpse of the unique spectacle.<\/p>\n

The food nibbled by the rats is also considered holy and is sometimes consumed by a devotee – even if it has been half eaten by rodents.<\/p>\n

While black and brown rats are easily spotted in the temple courtyard, devotees believe sighting a white rat is a blessing.<\/p>\n

Priests at the temple treat the furry inhabitants with serious devotion and warn visitors to walk carefully within the temple premises to avoid trampling them.<\/p>\n

According to the temple rules, stepping accidentally on rat and killing it is a sin.<\/p>\n

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