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About Deshnoke
Deshnoke is a town in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan, India. The town is famous for the Karni Mata Temple and was established by Goddess Karni-ji herself who led her followers to this region.
From the Wikipedia article Deshnoke (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The village was established on Vaisakh Sudi 2nd of Samvat 1476 (1419 CE) by Bhagwati Karniji Maharaj. Rao Ranmal, the Rathore ruler of Marwar and a follower of Karniji suggested the initial name Deshoat meaning "Shield of the land" hoping that true to this name it would protect his kingdom. However, Karniji stated that kingdoms will belong to their rulers so long as they depend on their own might and fight for moral values. Therefore, she named the village as Deshnak (Nose of the Land), to be as important to the Marwar kingdom of Rathores as a nose is to an honorable man.
In course of time, the village Deshnak came to be known as Deshnoke.
From the History section of Deshnoke on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bikaner Nal Air Force Station (BKB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Bikaner 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Napāsar 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Nokha 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
- Kolāyat 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Jasrāsar 47 km east, about 47 min by car
- Sri Dūngargarh 73 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Basni 76 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nāgaur 77 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Chenar Village 78 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Le temple de Karni Mata (Deshnoke) (8423353617), Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- 20191212 Świątynia Karni Maty w Deśnok 1031 8078 DxO, Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
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