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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷VENEZUELA PREZ & SAI BABA Jailed Venezuelan Prez, Nicolas Maduro is Satya Sai Baba devotee
🔷 TIGER SKINS AT TEMPLE 37 suspected tiger skins, 133 tiger claws found from Gujarat temple
Found inside hidden room at Dharmeshwar Mahadev temple in Rajpipla. “The room where the skins were found belonged to the temple priest who passed away about five months ago.”
🔷 BANGLADESH HINDU DROWNS Bangladesh Hindu drowns in canal, chased by mob on theft accusation
🔷 HANUMAN CROWN STOLEN Rs 8L silver crown stolen from Hanuman temple in Faridabad
🔷 DEAD COW IN KALI TEMPLE Dead cow found inside Kali temple in Assam
🔷 CHIDAMBARAM BLASPHEMY Man enters Chidambaram sanctum, pours milk on himself, screaming “There is no God”!
🔷 LIQUOR AT TIRUPATI Liquor bottles dumped near police guest house at Tirumala Temple!
🔷 VAISHNO DEVI COLLEGE REVOKED Recognition of Vaishno Devi medical college revoked amidst Muslim students row!
🔷 MURUGAN TEMPLE DEMOLISHED Murugan temple demolished in Tirupur, TN
🔷 MURUGAN HILL TEMPLE ROW TN hilltop temple lamp lighting gets HC nod
🔷 MADRAS TEACHER ARRESTED Madrasa teacher arrested in lynching death of Hindu factory worker
“According to local media, Yasin, 25, son of Gazi Mia and a resident of South Hobirbari in Valuka, allegedly led the mob that attacked Dipu at the factory gate and played a key role in dragging his body to the Square Masterbari area in Mymensingh district and setting it on fire.”
🔷 RAPIST PRIEST 18-year-old alleges rape by priest at home in Gwalior:Accused forced entry into house, assaulted woman; later caught at temple
“When she attempted to scream, he threatened to kill her using tantra-mantra (occult practices) and went on to sexually assault her.”
🔷 JAGANNATH IMPURITY RITUAL ‘Bada Mahasnana’ Ritual Performed at Puri Srimandir Following Ritual Impurity
🔷 SHIVA TEMPLE VANDALIZED Thieves vandalized murti at Shiva temple & stole 30,000 from Hundi
Nagnath Mahadev Temple in Lingabhat, Parra, Goa.
🔷 STOLEN TEMPLE GOLD Tamil Nadu: Temple activist flags Ekambareswarar Temple gold case; HR&CE accused of misappropriating 2.49 kg of gold
“The alleged misappropriation of 312 sovereigns of gold donated for casting new murtis at Kanchipuram’s Ekambareswarar Temple has resurfaced,”
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 SOMNATH INVASION ANNIV 1,000 year anniversary of Somnath Temple invasion
🔷 Somnath Swabhiman Parv: Shaurya Yatra to see participation of 108 horsemen in traditional attire
🔷 RAM TEMPLE HI-TECH SECURITY Hi-tech control room ready to oversee security, surveillance of Ram Temple premises in Ayodhya
🔷 SOMNATH CULTURAL PROGRAM Grand cultural programme at Somnath Mahadev Temple enchants devotees with soulful Shiva worship songs
🔷 SOMNATH MOST SEARCHED Somnath temple, among India’s top 10 most-searched destinations, attracts nearly 1 crore devotees every year
🔷 PURI TEMPLE PARKING FEE ROW Puri Jagannath temple authorities face flak for Rs 500 parking fee decision
🔷 DURGA DARSHAN CUT Durga temple alters darshan timings to prioritise common devotees in Andhra
🔷 HANUMAN PARK REHAB Shimla admn renovates park at Sankat Mochan temple
🔷 TWIN SHIVA TEMPLES Twin Shiva temples of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali’ get new life through revival project
🔷 TIRUPATI DEVOTEES DIRTY TTD urges devotees to maintain cleanliness at Tirumala
🔷 AYYAPPA MONK MEETING Gatherings of monks & gurus at Ayyappa temple on 1/11
“As part of the 40th Mandala Makaravilakku Mahotsavam, Shree Ayyappa Seva Sangham, CBD Belapur, will host a Maha Sanyasi Sangamam on January 11. The event…will draw devotees during the sacred Mandala season leading up to the Makaravilakku festival”
🔷 Maha Sanyasi Sangamam To Mark Mandala Makaravilakku At CBD Belapur Ayyappa Temple On January 11
🔷 MURUGAN SALT OFFERING Subrahmanya Swamy who accepts salt; temple in Kerala which does not need expensive offerings as prayer
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 KHICHDI MELA Khichdi Mela at Gorakhnath Temple to last 1 month
🔷 RUDRAPRAYAG DM Rudraprayag flagged off the Rudranath Festival 2026
🔷 MAILARALINGESHWAR 6-day Sri Mailaralingeshwar annual festival in Yadgir district to begin on Jan 12
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 KUMBHA MELA Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple gears up for Kumbh Mela
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 DHURANDHAR STARS Dhurandhar stars, Aditya Dhar and Yami Gautam seek blessings at Maa Baglamukhi Temple
🔷 SMRITI IRANI Smriti Irani shares pictures of her visits to Somnath temple over the years with husband Zubin Irani
🔷 SANJAY DUTT Sanjay Dutt visits Pashupatinath Temple
🔴 LISTS
🔷 LOHRI Top 5 Places to Visit for Lohri Celebration in Punjab and Delhi for Traditional Bonfires and Dhol
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 BATU CAVES ELEVATOR Application To Build Escalator At Batu Caves Hindu Temple Rejected, Here’s Why
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 PROOF KRISHNA EXISTED 8 Historical Proofs That Krishna Was Real – Faith Was Never Blind
🔷 KARMA & GOOD PEOPLE If Karma Is Real, Why Do Good People Still Suffer?
🔷 COLOR CHANGING LINGAMS! Mysterious colour-changing Shivlings: The 900-year-old temple protected by one family in Uttar Pradesh
🔷 BHAJAN CLUBBING Bhajan Clubbing big with India’s youth!
🔷 SWAMI’S BIRTHDAY Thousands expected for Swamiji birth centenary celebrations: Vedavyas Kamath
🔷 TEMPLE MOSQUE DISPUTES Thiruparankundram Hills and the many shades of ‘temple-mosque’ disputes in India
🔷 VALLUVAR ACROSS CENTURIES Valluvar: Codifier and Conscience Keeper Across Centuries
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 GAURI LANKESH ACCUSED KILLER IN POLITICS! Gauri Lankesh murder case accused contesting Jalna civic polls as independent candidate
🔷 MUMBAI’S TAMIL RESIDENTS Residents in Tamil-dominant areas in Mumbai to vote based on candidates, who can relate with their issues
🔷 TELEGU CULTURE FESTIVAL Avakai–Amaravati festival showcases Telugu culture, cuisine and cinema
🔷 INDIAN DANCE IN LONDON Indian woman performs Bharatanatyam on Bath Street London to the beats of a violin; internet falls in love, video inside
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 CANADA SIKHS PROTEST Surrey temple joins protest of B.C. premier’s India visit
Canadian Sikhs protesting Canadian politician visiting India after Khalistan leader murdered in Canada allegedly on the orders of the Indian govt
🔷 PROPHET’S FOOTPRINTS STOLEN Thieves walk away with Prophet’s 1,400-yr-old footprint from mosque
“The theft came to fore yesterday evening when the casket in which the footprint engraved on a precious stone, was opened for public display at the Peerdamaria mosque during ‘Urs’, an annual religious ritual of Muslims. According to mosque officials, the rare footprint was preserved in this mosque for the past 400 years since it came into existence during the Moghul period.”
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