In India, there is a temple of rats

According to ancient Indian legend of a woman pregnant with a child of 21 months, and then was born a girl, who immediately spoke, calling on the world for good, justice and peace. The girl called Karni Mata, it supposedly embodied the goddess Durga, she lived 150 years and performed many miracles.







One of the sons of Karni Mata was killed and she turned to the god of death, Yama, he returned it to the boy. However, he refused to comply with the request for that Karni Mata revenge: According to her soul all its children are not sent to the Pit, and infused into rats.





600 years ago in honor of Karni Mata in Deshnoke temple was built, in which the worship of Durga. The church is full of rats, but they should be treated as a sacred animal. For example, take your shoes off at the entrance to the temple, you do not accidentally trample any of the descendants of the incarnations of Karni Mata. If any of the rats still be lost through negligence praying, it should cast a life-size monument of gold. And discover among usual white rat is considered a very lucky sign.





via factroom.ru