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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES / BIG STORIES / ROWS
🔷 FIR lodged against group of youths for violating sanctity of Kedarnath shrine
🔷 Ashram priest & Ukraine man arrested for shooting monkeys! UP
🔷 Puri king Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb seeks ISKCON’s intervention for removal of ‘Jagannath Dham’ tag from Digha Temple
The ironic part is that ISKCON’s foreign devotees who are practicing Hindus are not allowed inside the Jagannath Puri temple – though they’re Hindu converts. Now the same temple who won’t let them in now wants their help.
🔷 Shankaracharya hints Mamata naming row motivated by money
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Is calling the new Jagannath Temple in Puri a “Dham”. The Puri temple is objecting to calling the Bengal temple a “Dham”.
🔷 TTD Land Swap with Tourism Department Sparks Row
“A controversy has erupted over the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust Board’s decision to swap temple-owned land with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority (APTA)”
🔴 OPERATION SINDOOR
🔷 Operation Sindoor: The wives who were avenged
🔷 The Meaning of Sindoor: Its Deep Roots in Hindu Tradition and Popular Culture
🔷 Operation Sindoor LIVE: We only killed those who killed our innocents, says Rajnath Singh
🔷 7 People Killed, 38 Injured As Pakistan Shells Villages Along Line Of Control In Jammu & Kashmir
🔷 K’taka govt orders special prayers in temples to celebrate Operation Sindoor’s success
🔷 India conducts mock drills across country to prepare for security threat
🔷 Sindoor Offered At Ujjain’s Mahakal Temple After Success Of ‘Operation Sindoor’
🔷 Tirupati temple offers prayers with Bharat Mata deity, chants of patriotism
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS / NON CRIMES
🔷 Preparations on way to open temporary temple in Shri Ram Janmabhoomi
🔷 The tale of Bharatha Matha temple in Dharmapuri, a pet project of C.R. Das and Subramania Siva
🔷 CM Chandrababu Naidu okays proposal to implement ‘Annadanam’ at 16 temples in Andhra Pradesh
🔷 Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand questions need for Ganga Corridor in Haridwar
🔷 Swaminarayan Akshardham in Delhi conducts mock drill to boost emergency preparedness
🔷 Construction agency to work for free at Sitamarhi Janaki Temple: Dy CM
🔷 Maharashtra to spend ₹4,820 cr to develop religious sites
🔷 TTD Halts Land Allocation Near Sacred Seven Hills, Approves Land Exchange with APTA
🔷 A temple of silence amid chaos of Hyderabad
🔷 Army Begins ID Checks at Kali Temple in Telangana’s Bandlaguda Jagir
🔷 Dr K Laxman urges UP CM for land allocation in Ayodhya, Kashi to support Telugu pilgrims
🔷 Visakhapatnam Trust donates ₹25,000 to Sri Ananta Padmanabhaswamy temple
🔷 5-day Shirgao Jatra Concludes on Somber Note Amid Tight Security
This was the Goa temple that had the stampede, killing people
🔷 The tale of Bharatha Matha temple in Dharmapuri, a pet project of C.R. Das and Subramania Siva
🔷 TTD Performs Over 26,000 Free Weddings at Its Kalyana Vedika on Tirumala
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 Bodh Gaya gears up to welcome thousands of visitors on Buddha Purnima
Buddha Purnima, the birthday of the Buddha, is on May 12th
🔷 Grand celebration of Sri Sita Jayanti at Vontimitta Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple
🔷 Birth anniversary of Kanyakaparameswari temple deity celebrated
🔷 Bengaluru traffic advisory: Road closures and diversions for Patalamma Devi Jatra Mahotsava
🔷 Elanjithara melam casts a spell on thousands. Kerala
🔷 Digvijayam held at Meenakshi temple
“The Digvijayam procession was taken out on the ninth day of the annual Chithirai festival on Wednesday. Goddess Meenakshi’s battles in eight directions were enacted by children.”
🔷 Madurai Prepares For Grand Meenakshi Thirukalyanam Celebration
🔷 Food for celestial wedding feast to serve 1.25 lakh devotees
🔷 Car festival of Big Temple held in Thanjavur
“The annual car festival of Sri Brahadeeswarar temple, popularly known as the Big Temple, was held in Thanjavur on Wednesday.”
🔷 Holiday on May 9 and 12 in Theni, Tamil Nadu for Veerapandi and Kannagi Temple Festivals
🔷 Religious fervour marks the first day of Gangamma Jatara
🔷 Sri Padmavathi Parinayotsavam begins at stunning Dasavatara Mandapam
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to resume in June via Nathula Pass in Sikkim
🔴 LISTS
🔷 Buddha Purnima: 10 Most Famous Buddhist Monasteries And Temples In India
🔷 Sacred Splendor: Discover The Most Beautiful Temples Of South India
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 ‘Centre of the orbit’: St. John’s Hindu Temple marks 30 years of bringing community together
“The Hindu community in Newfoundland and Labrador is celebrating a special milestone Wednesday — marking three decades since its temple was consecrated on May 7, 1995.”
🔴 MISC
🔷 From Discard to Devotion: Bengaluru Forum Rehomes Used Idols with Ritual Care
🔷 Citizen Initiative in Bengaluru Recycles Religious Idols and Photos for Sustainability
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 Finding a Scapegoat: Muslims in India After Terror Attacks
🔷 India-Pakistan tensions hit Amritsar tourism: Golden Temple footfall plummets 70 per cent
