Temple of Rats
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (95716)
Daytona Beach, Florida
January 19, 2026 4:50pm CST
I can understand the shudders of those who have a real fear of rats. I am partial; I can take them or leave them as long as they are not attacking me or taking over my territory. In Deshnok, India, you can find the Karni Mata Temple, or Temple of Rats. It was named after the goddess Karni, who has the belief that her family members would never die but instead would be reincarnated as rats.
I knew a lady who believed dead souls came back as cockroaches. As it sometimes happens, the residents of the town believed the legend, and now the population of over 20,000 rats are thought to be members of the family of goddess Karni. They are considered to be sacred and are given food and refuge in the temple. They are said to be friendly, but with so many rats, it’s always good to take precautions. I would not mind getting a peek at this temple; I'll take one photo, and I am out of there.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54487)
• United States
20 Jan
@RasmaSandra I bet that it is a smelly place.
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Jan
@Tampa_girl7 if they get overrun someone will have to educated the locals about the rats and get rid of them,
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Jan
@AmbiePam I think the people with their beliefs there have overdone it on the rats.
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@AmbiePam (116042)
• United States
19 Jan
@RasmaSandra Yep. They are overloaded with pollution and diseases because of it.
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@LadyDuck (496399)
• Italy
21 Jan
@RasmaSandra - Rats bring so much disease, they will have to diminish the population.
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan
@LadyDuck I do believe with time they will have to diminish the rat population.
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@DaddyEvil (170554)
• United States
20 Jan
Gross! I'd rather not see or hear rats, mice or cockroaches. I'd be setting traps for them.
On the farm, my brothers shot rats with .22 caliber rifles. They'd get in the barn and eat the cattle and horse feed.
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@DaddyEvil (170554)
• United States
20 Jan
@RasmaSandra If they're temple rats, just like the monkeys, they won't control them no matter what they're doing or who they're hurting.
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan
@DaddyEvil they can be a big bother and I hope these people can manage to control the population.
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan
@Fleura I have to agree however perhaps I would not mind taking a look if these were the white kind of rats,
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan
@JudyEv these people might find themselves being overrun by these rats,
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@JudyEv (375414)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan
@RasmaSandra I should think that's a very real concern.
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan
@snowy22315 as I fully understand. Someone over there better think twice before everyone is overrun by rats.
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan
@JESSY3236 I would be aftraid of rats falling on me,
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan
@Shiva49 with so many, I think the people there should think about controlling the population
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan
@LindaOHio better not to have any rats
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@Ineeddentures (24001)
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19 Jan
20,000 rats.
That will increase quite a lot and quite quickly.
Sacred indeed
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@RasmaSandra (95716)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jan
@Ineeddentures if the rat population starts overrunning the town, the people will really have a problem on their hands,
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@Ineeddentures (24001)
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20 Jan
@RasmaSandra
To be honest with 20,000 rats already I am shocked that.they have not taken over already
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