Mukam, Rajasthan

Town in Rajasthan, India

Mukam Mukam Mukti Dham
Town
Mukam

Nickname: Taalwa
27°37′26″N 73°32′33″E / 27.6239621°N 73.5425233°E / 27.6239621; 73.5425233
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Government
• Body	municipality
• Rank	N/a
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	RJ-50

Mukam is a village, and most sacred site of Mukam Mukti Dham temple of Bishnoi community, located on Bikaner-Jodhpur State Highway 20 about 10 mi (16.09 km) from Nokha and 40 mi (64.37 km) from Bikaner in Bikaner district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Mukam Mukti Dham

Bishnoi sect was founded by Guru Jambeshwar.^[2]^[3] He left his home after his parents death in 1483 and founded the Bishnoi community in 1485 at a sandy hill known as Samrathal.^[2]^[3] He preached the twenty nine (20+9) rules including protection of all living beings and green trees.^[2]^[3] Mukam Mukti Dham is a Bishnoi temple built over his samadhi.^[4]

References

^ Pankaj Jain, 2011, Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability, Ashgate, pagw 55.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Roshen Dalal, 2014, Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide, Penguin Books.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Amaresh Datta, 1988, Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti, Sahitya Akademi, page 1794.
^ K. S. Singh, Madan Lal Sharma, A. K. Bhatia, 1994, Haryana, Page 97.