Om Banna

Om Banna
Other namesOm Singh Rathore
Devanagariओम बन्ना
AbodeChotila, Pali, Rajasthan
SymbolOm
MountBullet
Genealogy
Born1964
Died2 December 1988
ParentsJog Singh Rathore (father)
SpouseUrmila Kanwar

Om Singh Rathore (also called Shri Om Banna and Bullet Baba[1]) is a folk deity, whose shrine and temple called Om Banna Dham is located in Pali district near Jodhpur, India, devoted to him and his motorcycle.[2] It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Pali and 53 kilometres (33 mi) away from Jodphur on the Pali-Jodhpur highway, near Chotila village. The motorcycle is a 350cc Royal Enfield Bullet RNJ 7773.

Hundreds of devotees turn up every day to pray for a safe journey.[3][4]

  1. ^ Dishank Purohit (6 August 2015). "From Bullet Baba to Whiskey devi, 6 unusual temples in India". India Today. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ Sharma, Anil (September 2010). "Rev up those prayers at Bullet Banna's". Overseas Indian.
  3. ^ "A prayer for drunk rider, shrine for his bike". Indian Express. 25 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Bullet Baba's temple in Rajasthan". India Tribune.