Tanot Mātā of Jaisalmer

Tanot Mātā temple sits 3 km from the Indo-Pakistan border in the Thar desert. During the 1965 Indo-Pak war, Pakistani forces fired 3,000 shells at this temple — not a single one exploded. The Indian soldiers who took refuge there attribute their survival to the goddess. The Border Security Force maintains the temple to this day as a jointly-managed pilgrimage. Annually on Navrātri (Oct–Nov), BSF officers conduct a special pūjā. The temple displays unexploded shells in a glass case. This