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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 Mukam Mukti Dham
Town
Nickname(s):  Talwa
Mukam Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Mukam Mukam (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 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 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]

See also

• Badopal, Haryana
• Bhakti movement
• Chipko movement
• Khejarli massacre
• Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology
• Dayananda Saraswati
• Maqam (shrine)

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