🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 PILGRIM BUS ATTACKED – Bus Returning From Pashupatinath Temple With Indian Pilgrims Attacked Amid Nepal Unrest, Several Injured Another article
🔷 PILGRIM’S HOTEL ARSON – Uttar Pradesh woman on Pashupatinath pilgrimage in Nepal dies in arson Here’s another article
🔷 MEAT BAN – Ban on meat & slaughtering animals near Mansa Devi Temple
🔷 BABY IN TOILET – Newborn found dead in Gujarat temple toilet!
There’s was an engagement ceremony at the Bapunagar Bhidbhanjan Hanuman temple. “guests heard cries and discovered the body of a newborn inside a plastic container in the toilet. An 108 ambulance team confirmed that the infant was dead when found.”
🔷 GANESH STONE PELTING – Stone pelting during Ganesh murti procession in Karnataka
🔷 FEMALE SABARIMALA EXILE – Bindhu Ammini: The woman who entered Sabarimala and was forced to leave Kerala
🔷 NO VIP DARSHAN – Supreme Court panel abolishes VIP darshan at Banke Bihari temple, announces major reforms in Mathura
🔷 BODY CAMERAS – Cops equipped with body cameras deployed at Jagannath Temple
🔷 AMRITSAR TEMPLE ATTACK – 3 grenades, pistol seized amid Amritsar temple attack probe
🔷 LAND ENCROACHMENT – Temple land ‘occupation’ stirs up controversy in Sargodha
🔷 GLOBAL AYYAPPA MEETING Kerala High Court Refuses To Interdict Global Ayyappa Sangamam;
🔷 DRONE OVER JAGANNATH – Drone sighting over Shree Jagannath Temple raises security concerns
🔷 TEMPLE DESECRATION – Dumka Police File FIR Against Eight for Alleged Desecration of Worship Place in Babupur Village
🔷DARSHAN FOR DISABLED – Kerala High Court Mandates Devaswom Boards to Ensure Accessible Darshan for Disabled Persons
🔷 KRISHNA JANMABHOOMI – Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute: Court Hearings Heat Up
🔷 KERALA KAZHAKAM ROW – Kerala HC disposes of plea against appointment of kazhakam in Koodalmanikyam Temple
🔷 ENCROACHMENT ENDS – 60-years of encroachment tale comes to an end in Palani; HR&CE officials say the 1.40 acres of land will be restored swiftly for devotees use
🔷 SABARIMALA GOLD PLATING ROW – Row over Sabarimala gold plating puts Kerala govt in tight spot ahead of Ayyappa conclave
🔴 NEPAL
🔷 MUSK EXPORTS TO INDIA – No musk sent from Nepal to Jagannath Puri for rituals due to riots in Nepal
🔷 PILGRIM’S ORDEAL – Jaipur pilgrims’ journey to Nepal turns into ordeal
🔷 PASHUPATINATH NOT STORMED – Fact check: Protestors did not storm Pashupatinath temple, viral video is old
🔷 TRAGIC RELIGIOUS TRIP – Religious Trip Turns Tragic for Ghaziabad Family as Protests Rock Nepal; One Dead, Dozens of Indians Stranded!
🔷 CASTE IN NEPAL’S UPRISING? – Gen Z Protests: What’s the Connection Between Brahmins and Casteism in Nepal’s Uprising? Here’s What Legal Experts Say
🔷 INDIA: RELIGIOUS UPRISING? – India hardliners give Nepal protests baseless religious twist
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 TEMPLE WEALTH – The Idle Wealth of Religion
🔷 AKHARAS IN TEMPLES – Bihar govt board asks temples to arrange ‘akharas’, create awareness among people for holding pujas
🔷 RAM FLAG HOISTING – Ram Temple flag hoisting on Vivah Panchami – Ram & Sita wedding date
🔷 QUEUE AT MAHADEV – Jaipur : Devotees stand in a queue to offer prayer at Jharkhand Mahadev Temple
🔷 TEMPLE RE-OPENING – Prosenjit Chatterjee says reopening of Devi Chowdhurani Temple brings heritage and faith together
🔷 TEMPLE FLOODED – Rainwater Inundates Maa Samaleswari Temple In Balangir, Daily Rituals Disrupted
🔷 TEMPLE BREASTFEEDING – Ghatagaon Maa Tarini Temple to Get Breastfeeding Center for Women Devotees
🔷 SPIRITUAL LEADER INVITE – Tripura CM Invites Spiritual Leader to Boost Cultural Ties
🔷 GANESH TEMPLE UPGRADE – Ganesh Tekdi Temple set for major upgrade as NMC steps in to secure land lease
🔷 DARSHAN CLOSED – Kolhapur : Ambabai Mandir Main Idol Darshan to Remain Closed on September 17
🔷 2,000 BILVA TREES – Srisailam temple management to plant 2,000 bilva trees in the temple town
🔷 GODAVARI TEMPLE UPGRADES – Prioritise major temples on Godavari banks for development works ahead of pushkarams: Telangana CM
🔷 BASIC FACILITIES NEEDED – Plea to ensure basic facilities at Tiruchendur temple
🔷 GOLD & DIAMOND OFFERING – Ilaiyaraaja offers diamond crown and golden sword at Mookambika temple: ‘Whatever I have got in life was a gift from the goddess…’
🔷 19 TEMPLES UPGRADED – Minister Sekarbabu reviews ongoing works at 19 temples across Tamil Nadu
🔷 FROM ATHEISM TO FAITH – Ilaiyaraaja offers Rs 8 crore worth of jewels for Mookambika Amman: From atheism to faith, the veteran composer’s spiritual life mystery
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 BROTHEL SOIL IN MURTI – Durga Puja 2025: The Tradition Behind Using Brothel Soil In Durga Idols
🔷 GHATS & TEMPLES PREPPED – Godavari Pushkaralu 2027: Telangana CM directs officials to prep ghats, temples
Godavari Pushkaralu is a celebration of the 12 sacred rivers of India
🔷 TRADING STOPPED – Hili land port to remain shut for 8 days due to Durga Puja
Bangladesh – “Trade activities through Hili land port will remain suspended for eight consecutive days from September 26 due to Durga Puja”
🔷 MAHARASHTRA NAVRATRI – Maharashtra Prepares for Navratri: Security, Safety, and Signage at Tuljapur
🔷 ASHTAMI ROHINI – Ashtami Rohini 2025 Date: Check Time, Significance of Sri Krishna Jayanti in South India
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 MAURITIUS PM TEMPLE VISITS – Mauritius PM offers prayers at Ram temple in Ayodhya
Mauritius PM Ramgoolam visits Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi; set for grand welcome at Ayodhya
🔷 FM AT TIRUMALA – FM (Finance Minister) Nirmala Sitharaman serves Annaprasadam to devotees at Tirumala temple
🔷 BAPS ABU DHABI – Dharmendra Pradhan visits BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
Finance Minister Tirumala
🔷 TEMPLE CHARTER? When Faith Becomes A Marketplace: Why India Needs a Temple Charter
🔷 COW PROTECTION – Shankaracharya’s ‘Gau Raksha Sankalp Yatra’: A Movement for Cow Protection
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 TELENGANA’S KASHMIR – Telangana’s Own Kashmir: Why Adilabad’s Hills, Waterfalls, Temples Are A Traveller’s Paradise
🔷 INDIANS IN RUSSIAN ARMY! India Seeks Halt to Recruitment of Citizens into Russian Army
🔷 MAOISTS KILLED – Security Forces Gun Down 12 Maoists In Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur And Gariaband In Two Days; Weapons, Explosives Recovered
🔷 MODI’S 75th B-DAY – Delhi Gears Up for Modi’s 75th Birthday with Development Blitz
🔷 TAMILS IN I.T. SECTOR – Tamils enriching IT sector globally, trend seeing a surge, asserts PTR
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS – IAMC Weekly India Human Rights Monitor (September 5, 2025)
🔷 MUSLIM STABBED – Muslim Hawker in West Bengal Stabbed, Attackers Allegedly Tried to Force Him to Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
🔷 USA BILL ON INDIA EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS – California bill against foreign hits on diaspora splits Indian Americans
“If passed, it would require California to train officers in recognising and responding to what is known as “transnational repression” – attempts by foreign governments to target diaspora communities, in practice.” (Indian govt alleged kill orders on overseas Sikhs)
🔷 SIKH WOMAN RAPED – Sikh woman raped in UK, told, “you don’t belong here”!
🔷 JAIN FESTIVAL – The Jain Community Celebrates Paryushan With Forgiveness Across North America
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