🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 Dharmasthala whistleblower arrested over inconsistent statements! Another article
This case is from Karnataka. An ex Dalit temple sanitation worker claimed he was forced to bury 100’s of bodies over a 20 year period. Many of the deceased were women who had been sexually abused.
🔷 Dharmasthala complainant Sujatha Bhat reveals why she ‘faked’ daughter’s disappearance claim Another article
🔷 Dharmasthala whistleblower’s ex wife said he was serial liar who abused her!
🔷 Uttarakhand includes digital media in anti conversion laws
“Uttarakhand is the first Indian state to include digital media in its anti-conversion legislation, so people promoting their religion on apps and in sights such as YouTube could face prosecution.”
🔷 Breastfeeding center to be opened up at Jagannath Temple in Puri!
🔷 Complaint against woman for filming Instagram reels at Guruvayur Temple pond Another article
🔷 Temple insider may have hacked into PadmanabhaSwamy computer system
🔷 ‘Not Ayodhya’: Tamil Nadu village’s rebuttal to communal politics
Backstory – There have been religious tensions on the Thiruparankundram Hill between devotees of Murugan and Sufi Muslims. The hill houses one of the six abodes of Lord Murugan. Also on the hill is a Sufi dargah where animal sacrifices were being done. Hindus were objecting to the animal sacrifices on the hill.
“Thiruparankundram will be the next Ayodhya,” declared H Raja, a senior Tamil Nadu BJP leader”
“Thiruparankundram hill has been a haven of religious coexistence and communal harmony for centuries, hosting the Subramaniya Swamy temple, Kasi Viswanathan temple and Sikkander Badusha dargah.”
🔷 Not Proper To Call Lord Krishna ‘Makhan Chor’: Madhya Pradesh CM’s Comment Triggers Row
🔷 Man nabbed while climbing Puri temple
🔷 Shree Jagannath temple’s security to be tightened
🔷 Officials issue sweeping ban to combat major issue at sacred temples: ‘Set a precedent’
🔷 Hathiramji Mutt building not to be razed, assures Andhra government
🔷 Supreme Court to hear Shahi Jama Masjid–Harihar Temple dispute on August 25
🔷 BJP, Congress lock horns withparallel yatras to Dharmasthala
🔷 Kerala HC bars political activities in temples, orders Devaswom Boards to enforce ban
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 From Mystical Rituals To Miracles, THIS Sacred Temple In Karnataka Ward Off Evil Spirits
Dattatreya temple in Karnataka.
🔷 Vaishno Devi: Why is Mata Vaishno Devi famous? Know when and how she appeared
🔷 Secretary RDD inspects progress on Niwas at Kheer Bhawani Temple Tulmulla
🔷 SC sets aside Karnataka HC order declaring Yallamma Devi temple as pvt property
🔷 KV Temple Trust restarts Anna Seva, Dakshina for Dandi Sanyasis
🔷 Queue System for Darshan at Puri Jagannath Temple to Begin from September 15
🔷 Renuka Yellamma Temple To Be Modelled After Hyderabad’s Peddamma Temple: Ponnam
🔷 Jogulamba Temple set to regain its past glory
🔷 CM Stalin announces renovation of nine 1000-year-old ancient temples in Tamil Nadu
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 J-K: Over 50,000 people participate in Sankari Devta Fair in Udhampur
🔷 Dharmarth Trust’s Shri Vasuki Naag Kailash Yatra concludes in Bhaderwah
“The Charri Mubarak (Holy Mace) returned from the sacred Kailash Kund to the historic Vasuki Nag Temple in Gatha, Bhaderwah”
🔷 Tamil Nadu: Thousands flock to Viluppuram’s Angalamman temple for Swing festival
🔷 Guwahati: Theft at Nepali Temple; donation boxes looted
🔷 Sri Ramakrishna Temple kumbabishekam on August 31 in Salem
🔷 Padmanabhaswamy comes to Pune in Dagdusheth Ganpati’s Grand Kerala Tribute
🔷 Mass Varalakshmi Vrathams held at Srisailam
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 Mehreen Pirzada visits Mahakal temple in Ujjain after Indra release, prays for peace and happiness
🔴 LISTS
🔷 Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: 5 majestic Ganesh temples to seek blessings this festive season
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 New York Ganesh Temple celebrating 10 day Ganesh festival
Other prominent Hindu temples in America like the Shiva Vishnu Temple in Maryland are having a 4 day festival.
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 Padma Shri Awardee Sanatan Pal to Create Idol for Guwahati’s Rameswaram-Themed Durga Puja
🔷 TN HR&CE seeks applications from devotees for Vaishnava temple spiritual tour
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 ’20 Stampedes Happened In BJP-Ruled States’: Siddaramaiah On Chinnaswamy Stadium Tragedy
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
Suleman Pathan went to a cafe to meet a Hindu girl. The mob, 3 of whom were his friends, barged in & dragged him to a van. They tortured him & dumped him near his family’s home.
“Suleman’s nails had been pulled out, his ears were bleeding, and he was convulsing in pain his family recalled”
Suleman Pathan, who had once led Ganesh Chaturthi festivities in his village, died.
🔷 AI-morphed Golden Temple video: Now, Maharashtra cyber police register FIR
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