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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 EXORCISM RAPE Former temple priest sentenced to life for sexually assaulting minor Another article
Kerala priest gets life after raping girl, 14, with wooden dolls on pretext of getting evil spirits out of her! The girl was taken to the priest by her mother who later learned what really went on after girl told doc in therapy.
🔷 VISA PRIEST DIES ‘Visa God’ temple chief priest Dr M V Soundararajan passes away at 74
Chief priest of the Chilkur Balaji temple, Dr M.V. Soundararajan, has died. The temple is known informally as the “visa temple” because devotees desirous of visas to go abroad go there and pray.
🔷 SHIRDI SAI LEGAL NOTICE Sai Baba Sansthan issues notice over controversial social media statements
Shirdi Sai Baba Trust to serve legal notices at homes of people insulting guru on social media!
🔷 DARGAH STAY Telangana HC bars removal of 800-year-old dargah inside Vemulawada temple
🔷 SABARIMALA FAKE BOOKINGS Kerala High Court flags fake names in Padi Pooja booking system
🔷 SABARIMALA FLAG ROW Fresh developments stir Sabarimala controversy in Kerala
🔷 DALIT BABY DEATH Nagarkurnool toddler death: ‘No caste issue,’ says Congress leader
A Dalit baby was killed when Dalit women refused to pay a temple fair entry fee when it’s suppose to be free. Upper caste allegedly pulled the women by the hair and beat them.
🔷 DALIT COMPENSATION DEMAND MP demands ₹1 crore compensation for Dalit toddler killed at temple fair
🔷 TEMPLE SECURITY ASSAULT Journalist alleges harassment near Kashi Vishwanath Temple; police accused of assault
🔷 MAHANT MURDER Haryana mahant murder case mastermind held in Delhi; robbery bid foiled
🔷 HUNDI THEFT CCTV captures theft of donation box at Vadodara temple
🔷 COW VIGILANTE Cow vigilantes chase car, assault men transporting buffaloes in Gandhinagar
🔷 TEMPLE LAND DISPUTE Temple land dispute sparks political controversy in Telangana
🔷 ELEPHANT ATTACK Kerala temple elephant attack leaves man critical; video goes viral
🔷 EO TRANSFER ROW Kondagattu temple EO transferred amid controversies and priests’ protests
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 ₹5,456 CR BUDGET TTD approves ₹5,456 crore budget with major development plans
🔷 TTD GOES CASHLESS TTD introduces cashless Srivari Mudupu Patram scheme
🔷 ARUNACHAL RAM MANDIR Trust founder outlines vision behind Ram temple initiative in Arunachal
🔷 TEMPLE FUNDS SLASHED Madhya Pradesh cuts temple renovation budget by two-thirds
🔷 TEMPLE IFTAR Temple hosts community iftar in Kerala’s Kasaragod
🔷 9 LAKH EXPECTED 9 lakh devotees expected for Navalgund Kamanna installation fete
🔷 MANDAPAM BY JULY Balkampet temple mandapam to be ready by July
🔷 BRAHMOTSAVAMS BEGIN Brahmotsavams commence at Dharampuri temple
🔷 WORLD-CLASS TEMPLE Mallur temple to be transformed into world-class spiritual destination
🔷 PUSHKARINI INAUGURATED Pushkarini inaugurated at Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy temple
🔷 DURGA RUSH Heavy rush at Kanaka Durga temple ahead of Maha Kumbhabhishekam
🔷 ECLIPSE CLOSURE Tirumala temple to close nearly 10 hours for lunar eclipse
🔷 JALLIKATTU BEGINS Grand Jallikattu begins in Trichy with 750 bulls
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 PHOOLON KI HOLI Vrindavan Holi 2026: Devotees play phoolon ki holi at Banke Bihari Temple
🔷 RANGBHARI EKADASHI Rangbhari Ekadashi celebrated at Kashi Vishwanath Temple
🔷 RAMA NAVAMI READY Preparations in full swing for Sri Rama Navami kalyanam
🔷 YAOSHANG COLORS Holi 2026: Yaoshang festival of colors celebrated in Manipur
🔷 FESTIVE KERALA Festive mood in Kerala ahead of Attukal Pongala
🔷 POTS FOR PONGALA Devotees buy pots ahead of Attukal Pongala
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 MODI AT MADURAI PM Modi invokes ‘Vetri Vel’ in Madurai after temple visit, targets DMK at NDA rally
🔷 STARS AT TIRUPATI Mrunal Thakur, Adivi Sesh offer prayers at Tirupati Balaji ahead of film release
🔷 KEJRIWAL AT MANDIR Day after acquittal, Kejriwal offers prayers at Hanuman Mandir
🔷 GAMBHIR AT KALIGHAT Gautam Gambhir visits Kalighat Temple ahead of must-win game
🔷 DHONI SEEKS BLESSINGS MS Dhoni visits Deori Maa Temple ahead of IPL 2026
🔷 ANNADANAM LAUNCH Newlyweds Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika to launch annadanam in temples
🔷 CJI AT TIRUMALA CJI Surya Kant offers prayers at Tirumala temple
🔷 SONU SOOD MECHANICAL ELEPHANT
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🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🇺🇲 HARVARD APOLOGY Harvard apologises for insensitive image linked to Sanskrit programme
🇨🇦 CANADA TEMPLE ATTACKS Canadian Hindus flag escalating attacks on temples by Khalistani goons
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 YADAVA PILLAR FIND Yadava-era mandir pillar discovered along Vena river
🔷 UPSIDE-DOWN TEMPLES Upside-down temples hidden across the world
🔷 TEMPLE JEWELLERY TREND Actors embrace temple jewellery look in latest fashion trend
🔷 BUDDHA RELICS TOUR Devnimori Buddha relics depart Delhi for exhibition in Sri Lanka
🔷 PRIEST STIPEND LAUNCH CM Stalin to launch ₹1,500 monthly incentive for village temple priests
🔷 TEMPLE TOWN BOOM Property boom enters temple towns as developers chase demand
🔷 ODISHA RELIGIOUS UPDATE Religious developments reported from Odisha
🔷 HERITAGE PROTECTION DEMAND Activists demand more ASI protection for Telangana heritage sites
🔷 ASTROLOGERS MEET Astrologers conference begins ahead of Sani Peyarchi at Thirunallar Temple
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 KERALA STORY REJECTED Kerala’s embrace of harmony rejects divisive narratives
🔷 RAPED, BALCONY PUSHED Woman raped twice, thrown from four-storey building in Odisha; two arrested
🔷 PINK POLLING BOOTHS Mamata Banerjee announces all-women “pink booths” in Kolkata
🔷 RAMESHWARAM CAFE Meet the man behind Mumbai’s new Rameshwaram Cafe
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 NAMAZ ASSAULT Mentally ill Muslim youth beaten over false namaz claim in Telangana temple
🔷 HATE CRIME REPORT India saw 42 hate crimes against minorities in January: tracker
🔷 VENDOR THREATENED Muslim vendor abused, threatened over religion in Uttarakhand
🔷 GRAM SABHA RIGHTS SC upholds Gram Sabha rights under PESA in Chhattisgarh
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