The Wackiest Temples in the World

BANGALORE: All over the globe, the place of worship or temple is one such place where people go to seek spiritual experience from time immemorial, the architectural, cultural and customary flavors of these temples remained unchanged.

Surprisingly, now there are many temples that are different from the traditional ones in their appearance or nature. Read on to know more about these worship places, as compiled by Rediff.

Bullet Baba temple, Rajasthan:

Located near Chotila Village on the way to Pali from Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Om Banasthan, or the Bullet Baba Temple is a shrine dedicated to Om Banaji. Om Banaji was the son of a village leader who had died after he lost control of his Royal Enfield and crashed into a tree about two decades back.

The bike was impounded and taken to the police station, only to return to the accident spot in the dark of the night. Police tried all that they could to stop the bike — they chained it at the police station, emptied the fuel tank — but to no avail. No matter what they did Om Bana's Bullet returned to the accident site in the dead of the night.

The local folks planted the same motorcycle as a deity on the very accident spot. .

The news spread and people from villages in the area built a memorial — a temple to worship the Bullet motorcycle. Travellers pass by stop for a while to bow their heads at Bullet Baba's feet. Also, this shrine regularly sees a steady flow of visitors which mostly consist of trucks, buses and cab drivers who offer small prayers and liquor offerings while passing by.

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