🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES / BIG STORIES
🔷 100 cows died at Tirupati cow shelter in past 3 months!
🔷 Top portion of chariot collapses at Bappanadu temple in Karnataka’s Mulki
🔷 Bhagavad Gita and Natyashastra added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register
🔷 Urvashi Rautela claims she has a temple in her name in Uttarakhand – priests mad!
🔷 Jain temple demolished in Mumbai
🔷 BJP building temples on Waqf land: Islamist group’s protest march to Dhaka Embassy
🔷 Knife attack in prashad line by daily wage workers. UP
🔷 Ajmer Dargah Temple Claim Reaches High Court; Anjuman Committee Seeks Stay On Civil Case Hearing
🔷 BJP slams Tamil govt for placing a replica temple gopuram atop politician, Karunanidhi’s grave
🔷 TTD suspends 13 employees after 3 pilgrims at Tirumala in slippers!
🔷 Bangladesh: Hindu Community Leader Abducted And Brutally Beaten To Death
“The deceased, Bhabesh Chandra, was a prominent leader of the Hindu community in the area who also acted as the Vice-President of the Biral unit of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, local media reported.”
🔷 “Metro isn’t a Mandir” – women singing Kirtan at Delhi metro stirs online discussion
🔷 How Assam Govt is Twisting Traditions Around Bihu Festivals to Fit Hindutva Narrative
🔷 Tensions rise in Manipur over Maitai’s Thangjing pilgrimage as aKuki women block entry
🔷 Meitei Community Appeals to Amit Shah for Intervention Over Manipur Pilgrimage Site BlockadeDarjeeling MP Raju Bista visits Khoribari police station following temple desecration incident
🔷 Tiger mauls boy, 7, top death who was returning with family from temple
🔷 Dalit groom in MP prays at temple near Ambedkar’s birthplace in police presence
🔷 Newborn found inside a bag near Hanuman temple in Mallaguri, Siliguri Bengal
🔷 BBC India story on Radhe Maa
🔷 Saffron flags at temple fest: Plea filed in Kerala high court
🔷 7 injured in fireworks explosion at Palakkad temple festival. Kerala
🔷 Kerala temple to be demolished over building violations
🔷 ‘Temple polluted after Dalits entered’: Melpathi temple sees no visitors after reopening
🔷 Devotee dies while climbing 7 hills to reach Vellingiri Lord Shiva Temple. TN
🔷 Plea to spare temple from airport land acquisition in Trichy, TN
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS / NON CRIMES
🔷 Act Of Faith! Beedi Cigarettes Offered At This Temple In Madhya Pradesh To Keep Danger At Bay
🔷 TDB begins distribution of gold lockets in Sabarimala
🔷 Tribals Build Wooden Temple In Adilabad Without Cutting Trees
🔷 Jagannath Temple Digha: Mamata Banerjee to donate Rs 5,00,001 for golden broom
🔷 Kishtwar’s Machail Mata temple reopens for pilgrims
🔷 Jammu Kashmir Ancient Temples | 10 Temples in Jammu and Kashmir To Be Renovated
🔷 Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel to be named after local deity deity Baba Baukhnag who ‘saved’ 41
🔷 PRASHAD Scheme: A new chapter for India’s sacred sites
“Government of India launched the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) in 2014-15 under the Ministry of Tourism. The scheme was designed to develop pilgrimage sites holistically, ensuring modern amenities, better connectivity and an improved spiritual experience for devotees.”
🔷 Grand Lord Jagannath Temple to Be Built in Shri Shyam Township, Khatu Shyam Ji
🔷 Revamped Maluti temple to boost heritage tourism. Jharkhand
🔷 Path to paradise: Kalighat skywalk a sparkling gift to devotees
🔷 Murals depicting Ramayan to adorn Ayodhya Dham Jn
🔷 Mumbai Metro: Aqua Line Welcomes Devotees With Siddhivinayak Station Launch
🔷 Surekha directs babus to take up digitalisation works in temples. Hyderabad
🔷 Old techniques revived to restore Srikalahasti temple’s grandeur
🔷 In a theatrical performance, 650 students of a Cujira school to depict state’s temple culture
🔷 Kateel temple turns anna prasada waste into Shakambari Compost
🔷 Tamil Nadu melts over 1,000 kg donated gold to invest for temple development
🔷 Over 100 ft tall Lord Murugan statues to come up in 3 temples in Tamil Nadu: HR and CE Minister
🔷 Online booking for Meenakshi Sundareswarar celestial wedding opens April 29th
🔷 Bhadrakali Temple In Hanamkonda Undergoing Major Renovations Inspired By Meenakshi Temple
🔷 Land restored to temple near Thiruvaiyaru
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 Puri Gears Up For Akshaya Tritiya Festivities, Chhatisa Nijog Meeting Today
🔷 Cutouts of Indian cricketers at Kerala Pooram festival
🔷 Chithirai festival begins at Srirangam temple
Chithirai is the first month of the Tamil New Year. There’s a Goddess Meenakshi festival.
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 Ultimate Guide On Amarnath Yatra: Online/Offline Registration, Do’s And Don’ts During Yatra & More
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 VVS Laxman offers prayers at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala
🔷 Assam: Alan Walker Visits Kamakhya Temple In Guwahati Ahead Of India Tour
🔷 Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru seek blessing at Tirupati Balaji Temple
🔷 Rajinikanth fan celebrates Tamil New Year at temple inside his residence
🔴 LISTS
🔷 5 Durga temples across India that redefine travel
🔷 Exploring India’s 10 UNESCO temples
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 Christians prevented from burying dead in Chhattisgarh – pastor’s son fighting for right
🔷 Four centuries later, Easter’s date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
🔷 Telangana’s tallest Jain idol faces threat from quarrying activities
🔷 Gangster Happy Passia, behind 14 terror attacks in Punjab, held in US
🔷 ‘Focus on your minorities’: India slams Bangladesh’s remark on Bengal violence
