Bullet Baba temple confirms Rajasthan as the land of faith as well as land of wonders too. Located in Chotila village of Pali district near Jodhpur, Bullet Baba temple is a temple plus memorial as well. Here a Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle is worshipped.
The story behind the temple, according to locals a young man Om Singh Rathore (Om Banaji or Om Banna) son of a village leader, met an accident in 1991 by collasping his bullet motorcycle with a tree. After the accident, motorcyle was seized by local police and taken to the police station. But in the morning it was found in the accident spot. Cops again take it to police station and try tied with chains , empty its fuel tank but all things go waste. Cops couldn’t stop it from reaching to the accident spot.
As the news spread to other villages, people gather and built a memorial – a temple where Bullet motorcycle is worship. Now it is famously known as Bullet Baba temple. People nelieve that Om Banna helps distressed passers-by. Travellers stop here and bows their head at Bullet Baba feet.
The tree where accident occured, now getting offerings of bangles, scarves and rope.
