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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 GANGOTRI COW DUNG ROW Gangotri makes eating Panchagavya cow dung mandatory for non-Sanatanis, Yamunotri welcomes all
🔷 NON-HINDU CHAR DHAM BAN Gangotri, Badri-Kedar temple panel move to ban non-Hindus sparks politics
🔷 SARA ALI KHAN KEDARNATH ROW No entry for Sara Ali Khan in Kedarnath without affidavit of faith
🔷 AFFIDAVIT OF FAITH Temple panel chief asks Sara Ali Khan to affirm faith in Sanatan Dharma
🔷 JOURNO BOOKED Journalist booked over remarks on Badrinath Kedarnath temple panel chief
🔷 BIHAR TEMPLE STAMPEDE Stampede at Sheetla Mata Temple in Nalanda leaves multiple dead, several injured
🔷 NASHIK GODMAN ARREST Nashik godman held as SIT receives multiple rape complaints
🔷 GURUKULA ASSAULT Teacher caught on camera assaulting student
🔷 GURUKULA STUDENT THRASHED Teacher thrashes student with cane, probe ordered
🔷 RANVEER SINGH APOLOGY Karnataka High Court orders Ranveer to apologize at temple
This is after he called a Bhoota kola deity a ghost and mocked it.
🔷 PRASHAD ILLNESS Over 60 fall ill after consuming temple prasad
Real Navami temple prashad in rural Bengaluru.
🔷 SIDDHIVINAYAK EMPLOYEE THEFT Temple worker caught stealing donation money
🔷 BANGLADESHI TRANSGENDER Bangladeshi student questioned for visiting temples in disguise The transgender journalism student was in the country legally. He went to a Kali temple to pray. A Hindu group was offended and accused him of being a Bangladeshi posing as a eunuch to beg for money in a temple. Cops found no evidence of such.
🔷 MARIAMMAN TEMPLE COLLAPSE Temple ceiling collapse leaves one dead
🔷 AIRPORT PRAYER ROOM ROW Durga Suktam recitation sparks debate
🔷 TEMPLE BILL REJECTED J&K Assembly rejects temple protection bill
🔷 TEMPLE ENCROACHMENT Mass exodus led to temple encroachments, says MLA
🔷 SC BENEFITS DENIED Conversion beyond Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist faith ends SC status
🔷 TEMPLE SPY RING Temple targets found in alleged ISIS-linked network
🔷 NAVRATRI FAIR BAN Calls for entry ban at temples during Navratri fair
🔷 CASTE CLASH Caste clash at temple leaves one injured
🔷 TEMPLE ROAD CASE High Court hears temple road widening case
🔷 ROPEWAY CRASH Temple ropeway crash leaves one dead, several injured
🔷 GOOGLE MAPS TEMPLE THEFT Temple thefts planned using Google Maps
🔷 SAI BABA HUNDI THEFT Man steals hundi from temple
🔷 STUPAS UNDER TEMPLES? Claim of stupa under temple sparks debate
🔷 TERROR ARREST Lashkar commander arrested near Bangladesh border
🔷 ART OUTRAGE Foreign artist sparks outrage over painted elephant
🔷 BHOJSHALA HEARING Supreme Court to hear Bhojshala temple dispute
🔷 TN WAR ON TEMPLES? Claims of state-led dismantling of temples spark debate
🔷 RAM VS LOCAL DEITYCall to build Ram temple to resolve dispute
🔷 TEMPLE FAIR DEATH Devotee collapses and dies at temple fair
🔷 SABARIMALA GOLD ROW Rahul questions missing gold in temple territory
🔷 DANCE BAN ORDER Court bans obscene dance at temple festival
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 RAM YANTRA INSTALL Ram Yantra installation ceremony held in Ayodhya
🔷 MURMU RAM INSTALL President Droupadi Murmu installs Ram Yantra at Ayodhya Ram Temple
🔷 SHIRDI PRASAD CRISIS LPG crisis impacts prasad distribution at Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
🔷 DRAVIDIAN REBUILD Siddappajja Temple rebuilt in Dravidian style using interlocked stone
🔷 MANSA DEVI NAVRATRI Haryana CM celebrates Navratri at Mata Mansa Devi Temple
🔷 VAISHNO DEVI RUSH Vaishno Devi rush increases, security review held
🔷 MAMATA TEMPLE ROW Mamata Banerjee temple politics sparks debate
🔷 DURGIANA BEAUTIFICATION Beautification of Durgiana Temple route begins
🔷 KHATU SHYAM BUS Free bus service to Khatu Shyam Temple on Ekadashi
🔷 BANKEY BIHARI UTSAV Bankey Bihari Temple hosts Phool Bangla Utsav
🔷 KASHI CROWD SURGE Kashi Vishwanath Temple sees massive Sawan crowd
🔷 NAVRATRI LPG SHORTAGE Temple uses wood fire for Navratri bhandara
🔷 JAGANNATH INVENTORY Next phase of Ratna Bhandar inventory begins
🔷 JAGANNATH LIQUOR BAN No liquor shops allowed near Jagannath Temple
🔷 JAGANNATH INVENTORY Ratna Bhandar inventory begins after 48 years
🔷 PURI TUNNEL FIND Ancient tunnel found beneath Puri temple
🔷 TIRUPATI BOOKING SYSTEM Tirupati Temple unveils smarter booking system
🔷 RAM RITUAL DEVIATIONS! Concerns raised over ritual deviations at temple
🔷 TIRUMALA VASANTHOTSAVAM Three-day Vasanthotsavams begin at Tirumala
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 NAVREH CELEBRATION Navreh celebrated with religious fervour
🔷 MAHAVIR JAYANTI DATE When is Mahavir Jayanti 2026? Check date and significance
🔷 EKADASHI FOOTFALL Heavy footfall at Yadagirigutta temple on Ekadashi
🔷 MAHA ASHTAMI GATHERINGS Devotees gather nationwide for Maha Ashtami
🔷 NANJANGUD JATHRE CROWD Huge turnout at Nanjangud Dodda Jathre
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 KEDARNATH HELI CONTRACT UHPL secures helicopter shuttle contract for Kedarnath route
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 RAVEENA TANDON TIRUPATI Raveena Tandon, Rasha Thadani visit Tirupati Temple
🔷 REKHA GUPTA NAVRATRI Delhi CM Rekha Gupta offers prayers at Jhandewalan Temple
🔷 MALAIKA ARORA JAIN TEMPLE Malaika Arora visits Jain temple with rumoured boyfriend
🔷 NITIN NABIN DAKSHINESWAR BJP leader Nitin Nabin visits Dakshineswar Kali Temple
🔷 ZAYED KHAN FUNERAL ROW Zayed Khan responds to criticism over Zarine Khan funeral
🔴 LISTS
🔷 10 JAIN TEMPLES Famous Jain temples in India to visit this Mahavir Jayanti 2026
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🇺🇲 DALLAS TEMPLE BACKLASH New Hindu temple in Dallas sparks backlash online
🇺🇲 ZOHRAN MAMDANI HOLI NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani joins Holi celebrations in Richmond Hill
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 NATHDWARA HANUMAN STATUE 131-ft Hanuman statue inaugurated at Nathdwara
🔷 CHITTIAN HATTIAN INTERFAITH Chittian Hattian preserves interfaith legacy
🔷 DIVORCE DANDAWAT YATRA Man marks divorce with 12-hour dandawat yatra
🔷 RAMAYANA YATRA TRAIN Indian Railways launches Ramayana Yatra train
🔷 SWAMINARAYAN PRAN PRATISHTHA Pran Pratistha of 108-ft Swaminarayan statue performed
🔷 ISKCON TRIBAL CONVENTION ISKCON hosts all-India tribal convention in Bengal
🔷 VEDAPUREESWARAR DESTRUCTION Vedapureeswarar temple destruction highlighted
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 MAYONG BLACK MAGIC Mayong’s black magic linked to elections and politicians
🔷 RSS GLOBAL NETWORK Report claims RSS operates abroad despite denials
🔷 WEDDING RITUAL BAN Two villages ban extravagant wedding rituals
🔷 BLUE STAR MANUSCRIPTS Court seeks answers on missing Operation Blue Star manuscripts
🔷 RAHUL BANERJEE DROWNING Actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee dies after drowning during shoot
🔷 DECEASED SON WEDDING Parents hold annual wedding ritual for deceased son and lover
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 GANGA IFTAR ARRESTS UP police arrest 14 for Iftar with biryani at Ganga ghat
🔷 TRUMP USCIRF ROW Trump, USCIRF remarks on India spark controversy
🔷 WORSHIP PLACES SEALING High Court seeks clarity on sealing places of worship
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