Miraculous Tanot Mata temple | Fusion - WeRIndia

There are many temples in India and some have fascinating stories behind them. Tanot Mata is one of such temples. The temple is situated in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. Devotees believe that Tanot Mata was the reincarnation of Goddess Hinglaj Mata, one of the Shaktipeeths of Goddess Sati. They also believe that Tanot Mata took the reincarnation of Karni Mata.

The temple was built around 1200 years. Since then, the Goddess is being worshipped by thousands of devotees. But, later the temple is being highly protected by the Indian military force as it is very close to India-Pakistan border.

The history of the temple is very interesting. It is said that the temple survived many enemy attacks. The Pakistani army mainly targeted the temple during the Indo-Pak War in 1965 and bombs were dropped. Out of 300 bombs that were dropped on the village, 45 bombs landed on the premises of temple. Yet, they did not cause any damage to the temple and the temple survived without a single scratch. This improved the devotees’ faith and belief on the Goddess. And many devotees visit this village to visit the Goddess alone.

Later, after the end of the war the responsibility of guarding the Tanot Mata temple was handed over to Border Security Force (BSF) by the management of temple. Now, it is under the control of BSF. They safeguard the temple and perform aarti regularly. There is a museum also where the devotees can see the gathering of the unexploded bombs that were dropped by Pakistan army onto the premises of the temple. Devotees believe that it is a triumph of good over evil.

The village has only 49 homes with 492 residents. The village is prone to Pakistan attacks as it is very close to it. That’s why people rarely visit the temple. However, as the devotees believe the miraculous powers of the Goddess, they visit it despite the threats. The people who want to go beyond the temple need to take prior approval from the authorities.

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