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WELCOME IN MY KITCHEN.... MUSIC, DANCE, HENNA, HINDU MYTHOLOGY, COW MILKING & CAMELS - HOMESTEAD IN THAR DESERT, RAJASTHAN (NORTH-WEST INDIA)
I am a House wife, We are the priest family of the world famous karnimata temple of rats in Deshnoke, Bikaner of Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India.
This six centuries old unique temple is dedicated to Goddess Karni, the incarnation of power (Goddess of sect of power). We are the decendents of the Goddess. We derive our family name from the Goddess's husband Depa.
Interestingly the temple is full of rats, spiritual ferver and unparalled beauty of sclupture. It has a beautiful museum where big pictures depicting the wholesome philosophy of the temple is displayed.
Temple of Rats has been the center of tourist attraction from all over the world. It has been featured by different media outlets around the world.
It is also a research center for students and scholars from all over the world.The temple is visited by over eighty thousand foreign tourists every year.
My Husband Babu is the author of a book on the temple. Presently he is working on others languages versions of the book.
We have Camel/Desert safari as our family business.
We have a Stable/ Desert Organic Farm/Ranch deep inside the desert.
Our village is surrounded by camel Highways leading to some of the finest Dunes/Desert of Thar where people breed camels for selling. We are intended to form a co-operative society of these camelmen.Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
BénévolatProjets artistiquesPratique d’une langueAide avec des éco-projetsEnseignementJardinageBricolage et constructionS’occuper des animauxAide dans une fermeBaby-sitting et jeux créatifsCuisine/repas pour la familleAide à la maisonAccueil / tourismeEntretien généralAide informatique/internetEchange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Witness the Discovery & National Geographic Channel-acclaimed Karnimata temple of Rats.
In their free time, volunteers have the opportunity to learn Indian cooking in my kitchen, learn about our local culture and customs, learn to do Henna, join me in my family shopping in city of Bikaner, learn Hindi and learn cow milking with me if they wish.
You can join our social getherings and even can attend Hindu weddings with us.
Our nearby city of Bikaner(20 Miles), a million populated, historical city, situated on ancient 'Silk route' fr China to Arebia, presently known as 'a city of one thousand Hawelies(heritage architecture)' has many forts, oasis and so many other beautiful sites and activities worth visiting where we would love to take you to...
-Exciting life of this city gaurantees every opportunity that you look for during your stay.
-Bikaner is the best market of sweets in India, it is really a heaven for sweet lovers. It has a very interesting spice mart where you can buy real Dargiling tea and safron etc.
-The National Camel Research Centre where you can even try camel milk ice cream !
-The Ayurvedic health care centre in Dehnoke.
-The opportunity to go on a camel safari for free.
-Bikaner has a uniqe 'Ladies market' you can buy very good cloths and ladies items here.
-Opportunity for Espanola/Francaise students to practice conversational English.
-By helping you can learn/develop/practice many useful skills like cow milking, animal care, painting house, construction & plumber work etc.Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
-help in family chores, help with our two children -help in kitchen
-help in our camel/desert safari business
-help on our book for other languages
-help in our home dairy (domestic cows)
-help in our Stable/Desert organic Farm/Ranch.
-helping camelmen like educational help etc.Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hindi: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.Hébergement
A private room in our home so that you have the unique opportunity to come to know a true local famly or option to stay in farm.
Three meals a day (Desert grown organic food, camel milk & mangoes-they are part of our every day food)
Volunteers are more than welcome to cook their own cuisine in our kitchen.
Access to washing machine and unlimited Wi-FiAutres infos...
Deshnoke is a leading spiritual centre (Pilgrimage) of India, there are more temples than no. of houses, there are more Gods/Goddesses than people and there are more festivals in a yr. than 365 so volunteers always have opportunities to be the part of all these.
Deshnoke is connected directly with Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Agra, Amritsar and rest of the country by train/ bus & air (Bikaner) network.
We are an all women live, rich cultural experiences, village family, premier workaway.
Most of our guests start their India trip from us so as to familiarise themselves with Indian culture the most secure way and of course, we will come Bikaner Rly.station/airport to welcome you for sure.
next STAR ATTRACTION :
- Biggest festival of India 'Diwali' celebrated the same way as Christmas in the west - October 31st (3days long festival)
- Pushkar Cattle fair from Nov.9th for 15 days (it's very interesting folk fair...please google it)
- My cousins' s weddings....one in late November another on 8th - 11th December 2024Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Dogs,cats etc
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
maximum 15 hours per week. 2 days off (no food provided - no fee charged)
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Nandini is warm hearted, caring and joyful. The work I had to do consisted in helping her in her kitchen (cooking and dishes). Some days I worked a… read more
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Nandini is warm hearted, caring and joyful. The work I had to do consisted in helping her in her kitchen (cooking and dishes). Some days I worked a… read more
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She was so respectful, kind and calm.
When she arrived Nandini had to leave to… read more
Babu is helpful with any problem, which is really a great relief when you are in India for the first time. 😅 He can tell a lot of stories about religion and culture which is very interesting. We were lucky enough to be with the family during the camel festival and participate in the program… read more
Babu is very kind gave a lot of his time to visit a lot of places and helped us to sold everything you bout… read more
We were welcomed by the lovely Nandini, Babu and family.
Nandini was amazing! Always fun to spend time with her in the kitchen. Sharing recipes, dance moves and lots of giggles!
Babu was so generous with his time.
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Babu picked me up from the train station so it was a very smooth experience to get there. They were very welcoming and communicated very well from the start. It made me feel much more secure coming to India on my own.
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They are amazing, caring and knowledgable hosts.
Nandini is such a beautifull artistic soul, there is nothing that woman can not do:)) She performed for me traditional song and dance, everyday we were cooking together. Nandini is a perfect chef and lovely person, that has a lot to share.
Babu is a dream guide,… read more
Babu has lot of knowledge about Indian culture and religion, whatever you ask he knows, it was so nice to chat with him for hours. Nandini is just lovely, we spent hour cooking together, dancing, singing an chatting. There was another girl and they show us Bikaner and the village. It was… read more
If you want to learn to cook any kind of Indian dishes Nandini will be a great teacher for you but she will also be someone to trust and talk to about anything: she was like a mum for me during my stay<3
Babu is a very wise man that replied to all my questions (and they were a lot!) with a… read more
I was lucky to participate in tradicional marriage celebrations and Dandini and her daughter always made sure to dress me up nicely for these celebrations.
The rooms are very nice, comfortable, clean and with fan and window with… read more
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And the thier children guided me around the city and taught me what I needed.
I'm so happy that we spent Babu and Yashvi's birthday together.
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I had a very nice time with this family and their two children.
Nandini and her Husband Babu are a very sweet and kind married couple living with their daughter Jeshvi and their son Nannu (both around 11y) near Bikaner.
I have had a very comfortable room in their house and mostly helped Nandini in… read more
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It enabled me to understand more Indian culture and customs. But what I sherish most are the bounds we had, after 2 weeks traveling without meeting many woman in Rajasthan I was blessed to find a sister… read more
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Just saying . If you want to see more of Rajasthan, and enjoy Bikaner, Deshnoke is a good spot.
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Babu and his family are all friendly and kind. They took me to some nice places.What is more I could experience actual life of India. Nandini teach me how to cook, how to dance , and so on.
Thank you very much.im sure I will visit you again!
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We were collected from the station as expected and all went smoothly!
Nandini was an excellent cook and very hospitable, we really got on well and she was so approachable, warm and friendly which I loved. I was also a little unwell with a cold and both Nandini and Babu were very caring and… read more
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Babu took us to ride the camel twice and showed us around the city, telling us about indias history. Namdini tough us cooking and with a lot of girl talk we shared many laughts together. Spended time painting at a local restaurant and cant wait to see the… read more
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I stayed with them for 6 days. On the first day Babu (Nandini's housband) met me on the Deshnoke train station. First he took me to his hostel - a place where he keeps his cows, one camel and… read more
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It was a wonderful time, I went with the whole family to the festival in Bikaner for dancing, which was a very nice experience.
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helped me a lot in my kitchen, shopping in Bikaner , taking care of the kids and with animals etc.
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helped me a lot in my kitchen, shopping in Bikaner , taking care of the kids and with animals etc.
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This wasn't so much a Workaway but more a cultural exchange. Nandini have a very nice home with a two very nice rooms used for guests where you have a lot of room to make yourself comfortable! Nandini is a fantastic cook and a great teacher in the kitchen, she thought us not… read more
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I joined them on my second day in India and at first I was a little quiet, but through Nandini’s kindness I soon felt like part of the family. There is never a dull moment at Nandini’s she is such a beautiful dancer and the most fabulous cook! You will want to take so many… read more
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They stayed both at our hostel and at our home. They were very friendly and helpful to our family. They enjoyed Camel ridding and learned cow milking at the hostel. With another American girl we all visited the biggest fair of Rajasthan 'Ramdevara' that… read more
I am had an incredible time with Nandini and her family, they were very welcoming. Babu was very generous and took us out to many places to see and even took us to a big festival which was truly amazing. The meals were always wonderfully delicious and I learned so much about cooking with Nandini, i truly do… read more
She was also very usefull in our Hostel work .
She is honest, well mannerd, ready for learning new skills and an interesting person.
We enjoyed her stay at our… read more
She was very usefull in our Hostel work also.
She is honest, well mannerd, ready for learning new skills and an interesting person.
We enjoyed her stay at our… read more
She was very usefull in our Hostel work also.
She is very honest and willing to learn new things.
We enjoyed her stay at our house. I definetely would recommend to host her .… read more
She is very honest and willing to learn new things.
We enjoyed her stay at our house. I definetely would recommend to host her .
Wish you all the best for your… read more
Babu is very knowledge about his country his religion. He showed me around Bikaner and the rats temple in Deshnoke. I enjoyed talking to him.
Nandini is really good at cooking. I love spending time with her, she… read more
She enjoyed her stay with this tribal family and animals and soon became part of all these.
She is very honest, always ready for learning new Skills and an interesting person. I can definatelly recommend her… read more
She helped me a lot in my kitchen, with my kids, with my animals and my shopping in city of Bikaner.
She is honest, ready for learning new Skills and an interesting person and highly recommended to any host for sure.
I wish you all the best, You… read more
She helped me a lot in my kitchen, with my kids, with my animals and my shopping in city of Bikaner.
She is very honest, always ready for learning new Skills and an interesting person. I can definatelly recommend her to any host for sure.
I wish… read more
They were great with the children and helped with the computer work too. They did a art project for us and made a very beautiful piece in our hostel.
They felt like part of the family
We would recomend them to other hosts :)
Thanks so much,
Babu
Babu is a really wise man, knows a lot about the history of India and his… read more
She helped me a lot in my kitchen, with my kids, with my animals and my shopping in city of Bikaner.
She is honest, ready for learning new Skills and interesting person and highly recommended to any host for sure.
I wish you all the best, You… read more
They really enjoyed Indian wedding functions in my family and local Karnimata temple of rats.
Both of them are sincere, hard working, eager to learn new skills and interesting girls.
Thank you Bryanna and Amy Mae, you are always… read more
She helped me a lot in my kitchen, with my kids, with my animals and my shopping in city of Bikaner.
She is honest, ready for learning new things and interesting person and highly recommended to any host for sure.
I wish you all… read more
Thank you very much Dear Anouk for being with us like a part of my family and for all your help in my house.
Luckly it was wedding season here, so you could attend so many functions.
She is hard working, helping, interesting and very honest young girl, She can definately be recommonded… read more
I was here for more or less 10 days in july ( At the beggining I planned to stay just 4days!).
I recommand this experience in Deshnoke. It was a really good experience for me, I ve learn a lot. We were 3 girls at the same time, but we do not know each other at the beggining. Both Babu and Nandini will share with you a lot… read more
I unfourtunatly could only stay for a few days but it will be one of highlights of my trip to India.
Babu took me to his farm where i did a camel safari, milked (or attempted) the cows he also took us to Ramdevra festival. We sat and drank chai while he told us wonderful… read more
Hannah will be remembered as one of our greatest workawayers.
She was a great help in my kitchen, with my kids and all my shopings in trade fairs and in the markets of Bikaner.
She is always full of energy, ready to help and get involved in the… read more
Babu drop me in the good shop in bikaner and tell me a lot of stories about gods. It was very interesting. With my stay there I learned a lot about… read more