Morkhana is a village in Nokha

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

in the Bikaner district of the Indian state of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

Geography

Morkhana is about 284 kilometers from the state capital of Jaipur.

Temple

Morkhana is famous for its Suswani Devi temple, dedicated to the

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Suswani Mata Suswani Mataji also known as Susani Mata or Susvani Mata is a regional Jain, Hindu as well Jainism, Jain goddess, popular in Rajasthan state of India. She is regarded as incarnation of Durga and worshipped by many Jain and Hindu communities. T ...

. The temple is around 846 years old. It is constructed out of

Jaisalmer Jaisalmer , nicknamed "The Golden city", is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located west of the state capital Jaipur. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone and is crowned by the ancient Jaisalmer Fort. This fort contains a ...

stones where statues of

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are carved on the outer walls.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Bikaner district