India News - Hindu Religious News 9-1-25

🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS

🔷 Radhashtami Celebrated with Fervour at BH Golden Temple

🔷 Sewadar who served 15 years at Delhi’s Kalkaji Temple beaten to death over ‘Chunni Prasad’ dispute Another article

“After darshan, they demanded “chunni prasad” from the victim, which he declined, leading to an argument. The accused assaulted the victim with sticks and fist blows.”

🔷 ‘Stop offering bhang to Mahakal’, Pandit claim:Pujari accused of taking extra bhang for money; Pujaris respond not all rules are in scriptures

🔷 Uttarakhand HC Allows Goat Sacrifice At Slaughterhouse In Nainital During Nanda Devi Festival

Nanda Devi is a regional goddess.

🔷 Odisha Police Bust Fake Website Duping Devotees In Jagannath Temple Name

“Odisha Police claimed to have busted a fake website, which has been duping devotees in Puri by offering online puja services at Shree Jagannath Temple.”

🔷 Three wheels of Jagannath Temple Rath Yatra chariots to be placed in Parliament

🔷 Big decision of Rajasthan’s Bhajanlal government, anti-conversion bill will be amended

“…provisions are being included for strictness on cases like love jihad and up to life imprisonment. Along with this, stringent steps like fine up to Rs 50 lakh and confiscation of property are also proposed.”

🔷 Caught on CCTV: Over 1 kg silver jewellery stolen from Shiva temple in Jaipur

🔷 Kerala BJP demands Travancore Devaswom Board to withdraw its stand on women’s entry in Sabarimala in Supreme Court

🔷 Chhattisgarh: Man Robbed Temples For A Decade To Take Revenge On God After HIV Diagnosis

🔷 Bangladesh risks ‘religious apartheid’ unless it returns to secular ideals, warns MP Pankaj Nath

🔷 Sikkim CM stirs controversy after uploading Puri temple photo on Facebook

🔷 Clash erupts during community meeting in Pushkar:Video shows youth’s head split open amid ongoing violent confrontation between 2 groups

🔷 Chhattisgarh: Man Gets 10-Year Imprisonment For Raping Daughter-In-Law; Judge Reads Out Ramcharit Manas

🔷 Priest Murder Case: Priest found dead in temple

🔷 Hanuman temple stolen jewelry found – Bengal

🔷 Another Security Breach, UP Man Caught Climbing Puri Jagannath Temple

🔷 11th century Shiva temple in Ambarnath in peril

“The local civic body is using the temple’s historical significance to push a commercial agenda by allegedly violating legal provisions protecting archaeological monuments. The work being undertaken – such as constructing a commercial plaza within the prohibited area – could even threaten the temple’s structural integrity.”

🔷 LoP Warns State Over Harm To Sanctity Of Chamundeshwari Temple In Mysuru

This row is over the govt inviting a Muslim writer to inaugurate the Dasara festival.

🔷 Karnataka: Man sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for theft in temple

🔷 Dharmasthala Case: SIT Examines Complainant’s Activist Links And Skull Evidence

🔷 Dharmasthala – masked man purchased a skull

🔷 Karnataka BJP Demands Transferring Dharmasthala Case To CBI Or NIA, Expresses Suspicion Over SIT’s Investigation

🔷 Dharmasthala – Shiva Temple, Vaishnavite Priests, And Jain Administrators: All About Dharmasthala, The Karnataka Shrine At The Centre Of A Political Storm

🔷 Mahout trampled to death by temple elephant in Kerala Another article

“The deceased, identified as Muralidharan Nair, aged 53, hailed from Edapponmuri, Nooranad, Alappuzha. He served as the chief handler of Skandan, an elephant owned by the Subrahmanya temple in Haripad.“

🔷 Kerala: CPM in tight spot over decision to hold Global Ayyappa conclave Woman activist who entered Sabarimala won’t be invited to Ayyappa Sangamam, says Kerala Minister

🔷 Hindu Munnani cadres booked for violating Vinayagar Chathurthi guidelines

🔷 India’s powerful Hindu group chief urges three-child families as fertility rates fall

🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES

🔷 Shree Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra remains suspended for sixth consecutive day

🔷 Kashmiri Pandit community reopens Sharada Bhawani Temple in Budgam after over 3 decades

🔷 Prestigious international recognition for Yadagirigutta Temple Services

“Prime Minister of Canada Mike Carney conveyed his warm appreciation to the temple authorities and devotees during the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Kalyana Mahotsavam held at the EY Centre in Ottawa.”

🔷 Sanganer Transforms Into A Spiritual Hub With Over Hundred Temple Restorations And Modern Facilities

🔷 Religious tourism initiative by NBSTC: ‘Sampriti Yatra’ launched in Cooch Behar

🔷 Chandrashekar Belchad of Mumbai elected unopposed as chief trustee of Sri Bhagavathi Temple

This article is in reaction to Muslim influencer, Jasmine Jaffar, who washed her feet in the Guruvayur temple pond. As a result, the temple filed a police report and did purification rituals.