Fun facts : Rat Temple and Sneezing

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 Rajasthan has a Temple of Rats

  • The temple was built in the 20th century  by Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner.
  • Karni Mata Temple, also known as the ‘temple of rats’, is situated at Deshnoke near Bikaner in Rajasthan. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Karni, who is believed to be the incarnation of Goddess Durga, the goddess of power. 
  • The temple is overrun with more than 20,000 rats. Devotees feed, worship and protect them. In order to keep predators away, devotees have built nets and grills.

  •  Surprisingly, these rats do not bite any devotees who enter the temple. Here are five things we all need to know about Karni Mata Temple.
  • The temple has over 25,000 rats. These rats are called ‘kabbas’. The food chewed by rats are considered ‘auspicious’.
  • Karni Mata Fair is held twice a year. The first is held in the month of March or April during the Navratri. While the second fair is held in the month of September or October, also during Navratri, from Ashvin Shukla to Ashvin Shukla Dashmi.
  • According to a legend, Karni Mata’s son Laxman was accidentally drowned in a pond in Kolyat tehsil while he was drinking water. Karni Mata requested Yama, the god of death, to revive him. Yama agreed with a condition that Karni Mata and her children be reincarnated as rats.
  • There are a few white rats in the temple. These white rats are believed to be the manifestations of Karni Mata and her sons and sighting them are considered auspicious.



 People say, 'Bless You' when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.   

There are varying accounts as to the origin of this response.  One belief is that it originated in Rome when the bubonic plague was raging through Europe.  One of the symptoms of the plague was coughing and sneezing, and it is believed that Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great) suggested saying “God bless you” after a person sneezed in hopes that this prayer would protect them from an otherwise certain death.



Some interesting Facts about sneeze

    •Sneezes are an automatic reflex that can’t be stopped once sneezing starts.
      •Sneezes can travel at a speed of 100 miles per hour and the wet spray can radiate five feet.
        •People don’t sneeze when they are asleep because the nerves involved in nerve reflex are also resting.
          •Between 18 and 35% of the population sneezes when exposed to sudden bright light.
            •Some people sneeze when plucking their eyebrows because the nerve endings in the face are irritated and then fire an impulse that reaches the nasal nerve.
             
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