Nine lakh books under the heaps of sand?
Surprised! Isn’t it? Yes, you must be, but then it is a reality.
A giant library situated under the heaps of sand in Rajasthan’s small village Bhadariya in Jaisalmer district is a treasure trove of knowledge having around 9 lakh books preserved in 562 glass shelves within its premises.
Situated at the depth of 16-feet under the earth, this library can accommodate 4,000 readers at one stretch.
The book collection in this library ranges from science to astrology, astronomy to epics, history to geography, dictionaries and many more subjects.
The huge collection of books is being loved by scholars and learners who visit this bibliotheca each year from all across the world.
No one knows the real year when the construction of library started here but the collection of books in this library started around 1998, says the local villagers.
A temple is situated at the top of this library which is equally famous for its strong divine powers.
Villagers say that this temple was constructed by Jagdamba Seva Committee, under Bhadariya Maharaj. At a time when the construction was on, Bhadariya Maharaj felt to invest a decent amount in building a temple of knowledge which was this library. While he stayed in a room for many years, the library construction continued in full swing. Till then, he read almost all these books which are available in this library, villagers say further.
While some of the books were collected from different parts of the world, the others came in as a gift to him.
At a time when books are being read with one click, this library buried deep under sand looks like a distant tale away from the real world, but the world is real and so is this library!