This Small Village Near Jaisalmer Is Surprisingly Also The Home To One Of Asia’s Biggest underground Libraries!
Bhadariya is a village in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan that has a population of 1500 people.
Located about 16 feet underground, the library contains almost 9 lakh books, all of them arranged neatly behind 562 glass shelves. Located in a village that has only 1500 people, the library boasts a holding capacity of 4000 people.
And lakhs of scholars visit this library every year.
The trust that manages the library – Jagadamba Seva Committee – spends over 6 to 7 lakh rupees a year for the maintenance and upkeep of the library. Each year, thousands of tourists – mostly scholars and researchers – visit the library from across the world.
The library has over 9 LAKH books!
The books cover a wide range of topics, but are mostly Hindi books and those pertain to ancient Indian texts and the epics. The library also has a wonderful collection of atlases, and dictionaries of several languages, and books on Indian history. Having begun collecting the books in 1998, the library now houses about 9 lakh books, and its number is growing even now.
And it was made using funds initially allotted for a temple!
One of the more remarkable features of the library is the fact that it was made from the funds for a temple for the Goddess. This is one of the best uses of money they could have made.
The library currently only allows visitors and tourists to view the books, but soon intends to let those interested borrow certain books.
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