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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES / BIG STORIES
🔷 Andhra temple wall collapse: Construction done in haste for Chandanotsavam festival, sources say
🔷 Bengal govt Jagannath Temple ad – 1 sentence was about female vibrators!
“A navigation map in a double-spread advertisement on the Jagannath temple in Digha issued by the West Bengal government and carried across India by newspapers had an embarrassing mistake. A location on the map read ‘Female Vibrators in Digha’.”
🔷 6,000 cops, 10 companies of paramilitary forces deployed on Char Dham yatra routes
🔷 State seeks to suspend Chinmoy Das’s bail in sedition case, hearing Sunday
Chinmoy Das is the ISKCON Hindu priest who was arrested months ago. They just granted bail but state wants it revoked.
🔷 Veerashaiva-Lingayats to seek separate religion code in upcoming caste census
🔷 Friday May 2nd in India is Shankar, Ramanuj & Surdas Jayantis.
– Shankar Acharya was an incarnation of Lord Shiva. He popularized Advaita Vedanta and drove Buddhism out of India.
– Ramanuja Acharya is the founder of the Sri Vaishnava denomination popular in South India.
– Surdas was a great poet & musician who praised Lord Krishna.
🔷 How Pakistan is waging cyberwar against India after Pahalgam attack
🔷 Chief priest steps out of Hanuman Garhi, visits Ram temple in ‘Shahi Juloos’
The 300 year old tradition is the chief priest can’t leave temple premises his whole life.
“But on Wednesday, riding on elephants, horses and camels, hundreds of Naga sadhus took part in the ‘Shahi Juloos’ (procession) led by Mahant Prem Das with the Nirvani Akhara’s ‘Nishaan’ (insignia) to the accompaniment of music and dances by local performers who followed.”
🔷 India to send sacred Buddha relics to Vietnam for UN Vesak Day events across four cities in May
🔷 Digha Jagannath Temple – BJP claims TMC govt resorting to gimmicks hurting sentiment of Hindus
🔷 BJP’s Hindutva Jagannath temple in West Bengal is TMC’s response to BJP’s Hindutva
🔷 This Jagannath temple is for all irrespective of their caste & creed, says Mamata
🔷 Controversy after Jagannath Puri servitors attend Digha temple opening after being warned not to
🔷 2 held for VIP darshan fraud at Khatu Shyam Ji temple
🔷 YSRCP accuses Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu for wall collapse incident at Simhachalam temple
🔷 TTD chief BR Naidu attends consecration ceremony of 71st pontiff of Kanchi mutt
🔷 Madras High Court Cancels Appointment Of Tiruvannamalai Temple Trustee
“Additionally, the petition alleged that five individuals with political affiliations were appointed to the trustee committee, rendering the composition of the committee legally questionable. Shankar also noted that Jeevanandam is a tenant on temple trust property, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest and personal gain.”
🔷 TN man posed as pujari at Tirumala, conned devotees out of gold jewelry!
“He met the woman devotee Uchimahali near the Akhilandam and convinced her to perform Mangalya puja which actually doesn’t exist at Tirumala.”
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS / NON CRIMES
🔷 Chariot making process for Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra begins in Puri
🔷 Haryana’s Mountaineer Begins ‘Run for Ram’ from Somnath to Ayodhya
🔷 CM Nitish inaugurates 5-star Mahabodhi Guest House, sports complex in Gaya
🔷 TTD plans to restore the ‘divine taste’ of the famous Tirupati laddu
🔷 Tiger Blocks Devotees’ Path at Ranthambore Fort, Sparks Panic and Raises Safety Concerns
“A tiger sighting on the pathway to the revered Trinetra Ganesh Temple at Ranthambore Fort”
🔷 Heavy security deployment for May 8 ‘Meenakshi Kalyanam’ in TN’s Madurai
🔷 Mumba Devi Temple adorned with 12,000 mangoes on Akshaya Tritiya
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 Faith Conquers Fear: Thousands Celebrate Shiv-Bani Festival in Kashmir
🔷 Madhya Pradesh: Parshuram Jayanti Celebrated With Devotion
🔷 Thousands witness Nijaroopa Darshanam at Simhachalam during Chandanotsavam
“Nijaroopa Darshanam, where the deity was presented without the customary layer of sandalwood paste.”
🔷 Kerala: Thrissur Pooram 2025 Begins With Traditional Kodiyettam Ceremony
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 Char Dham Yatra: Over 5,000 devotees visit Yamunotri, Gangotri on first day
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 RCB Players Offer Prayers at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Tirumala
🔴 LISTS
🔷 Top 10 tourist places in Ayodhya, UP
🔴 MISC
🔷 The Kashmir Crisis No One Talks About
“Centuries of Kashmiri art, architecture, and tradition are under threat. Without urgent action, a rich legacy may vanish in silence.”
🔷 Reimagining Religious Tourism With Giresh Kulkarni’s Temple Connect
🔷 The revival of organic dyeing practices in India
🔷 How temple jewellery is adding an oomph to bridal fashion
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 Bulldozer Justice: Demolitions, Disputes Over Muslim Religious Sites on the Rise
🔷 Christians in India Charged after Hindu Nationalist Attack
