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Inside the 'Temple of Rats' overrun by 20,000 vermin which are invited to dine with people and are WORSHIPPED by visitors

The Karni Mata Temple in remote Deshnoke, Rajasthan is overrun by animals which scurry though its stone halls.The rats are seen as holy because legend says they are the reincarnated children of revered goddess Karni Mata.Rodents move freely within the temple and often eat from huge bowls of milk and grains, placed daily by devotees. An Indian temple is infested with more than 20,000 rats and visitors flock from far […]