Tanot Mata

Tanot Mata Temple
Geography
Coordinates	27°47′54″N 70°21′16″E / 27.798388°N 70.354458°E / 27.798388; 70.354458
Location	Jaisalmer, India

Tannot Mata is a temple in western State of Rajasthan in District Jaisalmer of India. As per the oldest Charan literature Tannot Mata is new clone of divine goddess Hinglaj Mata, and than after Tannot Mata becomes Karni Mata, And known as Goddess Of Charan's. Tannot Basically The village is close to the border with Pakistan, and is very close to the battle site of Longewala of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, indeed some credit the temple for the outcome of the battle.^[1] Tourists cannot go beyond this temple to see the Indo–Pak Border unless one gets the relevant documentation in advance from the District and Military Authorities. It is now a tourist destination in India. The area is said to have oil and gas reserves.^[2]

Mateshwari Tanot Rai Mandir

History

It is said that during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Pakistani Army dropped several bombs targeting the temple but none of the bombs could fall on the temple and large number of the bombs in the vicinity of the temple did not explode. After the war the temple management was handed over to Border Security Force of India. On date Border Security Force Jawans man the temple. The temple has a museum which has collections of the unexploded bombs dropped by Pakistan. As per Indian Census, The Population of Tanot Village is 492 Persons having 49 Household.^[3] The place is close to the Pakistan border, an infertile land, and is prone to enemy attacks. The governments of both countries have planted land mines in the area. Animals like camel or cattle are the worst sufferer of these devices.

Mateshwari Tanot Rai Mandir

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Location

The temple is some 153 kilometres (95 mi) from the City of Jaisalmer, and it takes about two hours to reach by road.^[5]^[6]^[7] The area has a high average windspeed and as a result there are now a large number of wind-based renewable energy projects in the area. The road to Tanot is surrounded with miles and miles of sand dunes and sand mountains. The temperatures in the area can go up to 49 °C and ideal time to visit the place is from November to January.

Mateshwari Tanot Rai Mandir

Tourism

The place is one of the best place to explore in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan. This temple was shown in the film Border. The best time to visit is November - January, when the temperature is not likely to be extremely high. Taxis can be hired from Jaisalmer with a fare not more than Rs. 2000. There is no mobile network coverage after the village of Ramgarh on the route to Tanot except for BSNL. Public telephone booths are also not available.

Footnotes

↑ Col J Francis (Retd) (30 August 2013). Short Stories from the History of the Indian Army Since August 1947. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 95. ISBN 978-93-82652-17-5.
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References

Hindu Temples in Rajasthan

Ajmer	Brahma Temple, Pushkar

Banswara	Nandni Mata Paraheda shiv Mandir

Barmer	Mata Rani Bhatiyani Nakoda

Bikaner	Karni Mata Temple

Bhilwara	Sheetla Mata Temple Sawai Bhoj Temple

Chittorgarh	Kalika Mata Temple Khudala Temple Sanwaliaji Temple

Churu	Salasar Balaji Temple

Hanumangarh	Gogamedi

Jaipur	Birla Mandir, Jaipur Galtaji Govind Dev Ji Temple Panchayati Hall Shila Devi

Jaisalmer	Tanot Mata Ramdev Pir

Jalor	Sundha Mata Temple

Jodhpur	Latiyal Mata Temple

Karauli	Kaila devi Temple Mehandipur Balaji Temple Madan Mohan Temple Nakkash Ki Devi - Gomti Dham, Hindaun City

Nagaur	Dadhimati Mata Temple Kunjal Mata Temple

Pali	Nimbo Ka Nath Mahadev Temple Parshuram Mahadev Temple Sai Dham Rani Rajasthan Sonana Khetlaji

Rajsamand	Charbhuja Shrinathji

Sikar	Khatushyamji Jeen Mata Harshnath

Tonk	Shri Devnarayan temple

Udaipur	Ambika Mata Temple Ambamata Temple Eklingji Jagdish Temple Neemach Mata Temple Bohra Ganesh Temple

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