The Rat Hour w/ Anna & Koi - The Ratual

The Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke, India is home to tens of thousands of sacred rats, known as kābā, believed to be the reincarnated souls of Karni Mata’s devoted followers. They wander freely through the temple, drinking milk, sharing offerings with pilgrims, and embodying a spiratual cycle of death and rebirth. Devotees consider it a blessing to eat food touched by them, and great care is taken to protect and honor this rat rite. Among the dark-furred masses, rare white rats appear like living omens, said to carry the presence of the goddess herself.