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श्रीकोलायत जी
Kolayat, Bikaner, Rajasthan · 27.8333°, 72.9500°
A pilgrimage town in Bikaner district built around a desert lake ringed by 52 bathing ghats, marble temples and sandstone pavilions, centred on the sage Kapila. Its Kartik fair draws thousands of pilgrims and doubles as a camel market.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Kapila is believed to have shed his body here beneath a peepal tree, and bathers hold that the lake washes away sin.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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