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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 BANGLADESHI HINDU ABLAZE Hindu businessman set on fire in Bangladesh!
Khokon Das owned a pharmacy & mobile banking business. After work he left in an autorickshaw. Attackers stopped the rickshaw, beat him, cut him with sharp objects, doused him with petrol & set him on fire! Khokon Das jumped into a nearby pond to save himself. Residents heard screams, came out & the attackers fled. Khokon Das has died.
🔷 KILLED FOR WITCHCRAFT Teen claiming to be goddess, 19 villagers held for burning couple over witchcraft suspicion
Assam. “They believed goddess Durga entered the teenager’s body after Diwali, and she accused the couple of practicing “witchcraft” to harm villagers.”
“After the couple was assaulted with iron rods, the attackers, led by the teenager, allegedly pushed 43-year-old Gardi Beruwa and his wife Mira, 33, into a fire that the mob had started in the couple’s courtyard.”
🔷 NO ENTRY FOR NON-HINDUS? No Entry For Non-Hindus In Haridwar? Looking To Preserve Sanctity, Says Uttarakhand CM Dhami
🔷 SONIA GANDHI & SABARIMALA THEFT? Sabarimala gold theft trail points to Nehru family & Italian antiquities network
🔷 SHIVA TEMPLE / AJMER DARGAH Hearing on claim of ‘existence of ancient Shiv Mandir under Ajmer Dargah’ deferred
🔷 DRUNK CLIMBS TIRUPATI Drunk man climbs Tirupati’s Govindarajaswamy Temple, demands alcohol to come down
🔷 FATWA ON MUSLIM ACTRESS VISITING TEMPLE Nushrratt Bharuccha visits Mahakal temple, cleric calls it ‘un-islamic’
Actress, Nushrratt Bharuccha was born in the Dawoodi Bohra denomination of Islam. They believe in FGM, female genital mutilation. Both Nushrratt and her mother speak out against the practice.
🔷 SABARIMALA GOLD STOLEN DURING REPAIRS? SIT alleges organised theft of gold from Sabarimala temple during repair work
🔷 ANTI NATIONAL SONG NEAR TEMPLE Man arrested for playing anti-national song on loudspeaker near temple in Palghar
🔷 CORPSE NEAR TEMPLE HP – Woman murdered near Naina Devi Temple
3 men brought the woman to Naina Devi temple saying it’s for sightseeing. She was found dead with scarf around neck!
🔷 PRIEST STABBED IN NECK Odisha priest stabbed in neck with screwdriver over money dispute
🔷 BANGLADESHI PRIEST HIDES Cannot return, they will kill me, says Bangladeshi priest hiding in India
🔷 HINDU SEER BLASTS SRK Hindu seer calls Shah Rukh Khan ‘traitor’ over his IPL team signing Bangladeshi cricketer
🔷 POLITICAL FIGHT AT KANYAKUMARI Row erupts at Kanyakumari temple as Tamil Nadu minister opposes Savarkar slogans
🔷 PRAY BEFORE STEALING Caught on cam: Thief prays, hesitates for 15 seconds, then steals donation box at Lucknow temple
🔷 DURGA TEMPLE ELECTRICITY OFF Govt initiates disciplinary action over Durga temple power cut
The Kanaka Durga temple had failed to pay the bill so the electricity was shut off!
🔷 DHARMASTHALA UPDATE Dharmasthala case: Belthangady court asks SIT to submit final report
🔷 NO CASTE CAN CLAIM RIGHT No particular caste can claim right to administer a temple: Madras high court
🔷 THEFT IN CAR AT SRIRANGAM Thieves steal laptops, gold from car parked near Srirangam temple
🔷 PRIEST THEFT ARREST 3 arrested including priest for stealing silver ornaments from AP temple
🔷 LINGAM DESECRATED SPITEFULLY ‘Shiva lingam’ desecrated at Andhra temple, suspect caught on camera
The Shiva lingam was desecrated on Vaikuntha Ekadashi. The man allegedly had animosity for temple Admin.
🔷 LIQUOR SHOP NEAR TEMPLE Bengaluru’s ECC Road residents oppose liquor shop near school & temple
🔷 SERVITORS & SECURITY CLASH Servitors, Security Personnel Clash At Puri Jagannath Temple Over New Queue System
🔷 STONE PELTING Stone-pelting during religious procession in J.J. Nagar; case registered
🔷 MURUGAN HILL ROW Madurai bench of Madras HC seeks reply on plea to restrain cops’ unilateral control over hill
Petition to restrain cops unilateral control over Thiruparankundram hill that houses both a Murugan temple and Muslim dargah.
🔷 ACTRESS FIR FOUR SHIRDI HATE FIR filed against Telugu actor over hate against Sai Baba
“An FIR has been registered against actress Maadhavi Latha for allegedly spreading false propaganda and hatred against Shirdi Sai Baba and his followers. Cases have also been booked against several YouTubers.”
🔷 CASTE IN INDIAN JAILS! Indian jails: Prisoners of the caste system
🔷 FAKE PONY OPERATOR Unauthorised pony operator on Vaishno Devi track booked
🔷 ARREST FOR ONLINE HATE Arrest in Uttar Pradesh for Online Offenses Against Women and Deities
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 1,000 YO TEMPLE REDEVELOPMENT Development of 1000-year-old Bhoramdev Temple being realised
🔷 BIGGEST NAVAGRAHA TEMPLE MP – India’s biggest Navagraha temple nears consecration in Gwalior
🔷 LARGEST MONOLITHIC LINGAM World’s largest monolithic lingam arrived in Bihar on Saturday
To be installed at Virat Ramayan Temple
🔷 YADADRI TEMPLES FESTIVAL ‘Adhyayanotsavam’ observed at Yadadri temple
🔷 TTD FUNDS TELANGANA TEMPLE Pawan Kalyan lays foundation for TTD-funded facilities at Telangana’s Kondagattu temple
🔷 800 YO TEMPLE NEGLECTED Mulbagal’s 800-year-old temple a picture of neglect
🔷 SIDDHIVINAYAK VEILED! Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple main idol veiled for five days from Jan 7 to Jan 11
🔷 TIRUMALA CLOSED ON ECLIPSE Tirumala Temple To Shut For Over 10 hrs On March 3 Due To Lunar Eclipse
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 PONGAL PREP Pongala preparation in full swing; focus on green protocol, crowd management
🔷 LOHRI Lohri 2026 Date: Why Do We Celebrate This Festival On January 13 Every Year?
🔷 ADHYATMIKTA DIWAS Bihar to Celebrate ‘Adhyatmikta Diwas’ Honoring Swami Vivekananda
🔷 NAGAR YATRA Poshi Punam marks Pragatyotsav at Ambaji Mandir; Nagar Yatra procession takes place
🔷 YALLAMMANAGUDDA FESTIVAL Lakhs of devotees throng Yallammanagudda as fair commences
🔷 ANGARKI CHATURTHI Angarki Chaturthi 2026: Auspicious Tuesday Fast for Lord Ganesha’s Blessings Approaches in 2 Days
🔷 VIVEKANANDA JAYANTI Vivekananda Jayanti on Jan 12th
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 MAGH MELA Magh Mela 2026
Magh Mela is at the conflux of the Ganga, Yamuna & Saraswati rivers in UP. People bathe in it for moksha.
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 RUPALI GANGULY Rupali Ganguly seeks divine blessings at Vaishno Devi temple: Humility, focus, hardwork
🔷 HIMACHAL CM Himachal: CM Sukhu, his wife visit Tara Devi Temple; prays for peace and prosperity in state
🔷 DELHI CM New Year: Delhi CM prays at Yamuna Bazaar Hanuman Temple
🔷 NITA AMBANI Nita Ambani Visits Somnath Temple In Gujarat With Mukesh & Anant
🔷 MUKESH AMBANI Mukesh Ambani, Anant Ambani offer prayers at Kashtbhanjandev Hanuman Mandir in Gujarat
🔷 ANANT AMBANI Billionaire Anant Ambani Visits Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Offers Chaddar, Donates ₹5 Crore
🔷 MANISHA KOIRALA ‘Heeramandi’ actress Manisha Koirala seeks blessings at Kumari Temple
🔴 LISTS
🔷 10 RICHEST TEMPLES Banashankari to Chamundeshwari: Top 10 Richest Temples in Karnataka
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 USA – Protests over Hanuman statue, Indian immigration
🔷 USA – Bay Area devotees mark Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir milestone
Devotees gather at Hindu temple in California to observe Ram Mandir anniversary
🔷 USA Hindu American Foundation responds to historian, Audrey Truschke, calling organisation ‘far-right’
🔷 AFRICA – Historic Hindu statue installed in Johannesburg
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 SCIENCE OF CASTE Science of caste: How a Maharashtra govt officer is using psychology and science to dismantle social barriers
🔷 TEMPLE ELEPHANT DIES Elephant brought for temple fest in Nettoor dies
🔷 SPIRITUAL TECH Kerala youth’s app taking spiritual tech to new heights
🔷 HINDUS & MUSLIMS PRAYING TOGETHER Why Hindus and Muslims Pray at the Same Shrine: Hinglaj Mata, Known as ‘Bibi Nani’, in Balochistan
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 TN HINDU ANGER Why Tamil Nadu’s Hindu Anger Does Not Translate To Votes
🔷 WHO OWNS COMPANY THAT BUILT RAM MANDIR? Who owns Larsen & Toubro, infra giant that built Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Sardar Patel statue, Atal Setu?
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 MISSING SIKH BIBLES 328 Missing Guru Granth Sahib Saroops: Punjab Braces for Religious–Political Flashpoint over police action
🔷 KALI TEMPLE TAUNT ‘We’ll Sacrifice You at Kali Temple, You Bangladeshi’: Bihar Labourer Targeted
🔷 HINDUTVA CHRISTMAS VIOLENCE Hindu nationalists unleash wave of Christmas violence across India
🔷 PARSI FIRE TEMPLE 186-year-old Parsi fire temple ‘structurally sound, can be restored’
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