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Deshnoke
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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.

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Place details

Locality
Deshnoke
Region
Rajasthan
Country
India
Population
18,470
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Deshnoke
Settlement.settlement_type
Metropolitan
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Rajasthan#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Rajasthan, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Rajasthan
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bikaner
Settlement.founder
Karni Mata
Settlement.government_type
Municipal council
Settlement.governing_body
Chairman CA Om Prakash Mundhra
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
28
Settlement.elevation_m
265
Settlement.population_total
15791
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

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Elevation
265
Image
Le temple de Karni Mata (Deshnoke) (8423353617).jpg
Dialing code
151
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postal code
334801
Commons category
Deshnoke
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5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Karni Mata Temple
  • References

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.

== 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.

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