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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 NEW JERSEY BAPS HORROR New Jersey Hindu temple linked to lung disease
Dalit stone sculptors at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Robbinsville, NJ (USA) say they got incurable lung disease from inhaling stone particles!
🔷 NJ BAPS ROW! No sacred space should be built on disposable lives
🔷 TEMPLE FAIR ILLNESS Srikakulam: 80 fall ill after drinking badam milk during temple fair
🔷 NALANDA STAMPEDE – PRIESTS ARRESTED Nalanda temple stampede: 4 priests arrested, FIR lodged against 40
🔷 NALANDA STAMPEDE CHAOS Took 2 Hours To Move 50 Metres, People Kept Pushing: How Nalanda Stampede Unfolded
🔷 HANUMAN SHED COLLAPSE Kondagattu Temple Shed Collapse During Hanuman Jayanti Leaves Several Injured
🔷 BHOJSHALA CASE REVIEW Supreme Court Refuses To Review Survey, Videography And Objections In Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Dispute
Some Hindus believe that the Kamal Maula mosque in MP is really an 11th century Saraswati temple. It’s in court now.
🔷 SABARIMALA CELIBACY CASE Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti In Sabarimala Review Case: Absolute Restriction Preserves Deity As Celibate
🔷 SCHOOL’S GHOST TEMPLE! School collects money from students, builds ghost temple
Girls were falling unconscious at the school. It’s believed that the spirit of a Nepalese man has been haunting the school for 30 years. He fell accidentally near the school and died. Instead of building him a temple like a God – why not an exorcism?
🔷 TTD CHAIRMAN ROW YSRC steps up agitation, seeks removal of TTD chairman
🔷 BENGAL HINDU OPPRESSION BJP leader Dilip Ghosh alleges oppression of Hindus in West Bengal under TMC government
🔷 UP REFUGEE LAND Yogi govt in UP to grant legal land ownership to over 2500 Bangladeshi Hindu refugee families living in India for decades
🔷 TEMPLE FUNDS HALTED Tamil Nadu: Madras HC halts urgent temple fund tenders worth Rs 162.54 cr before polls
🔷 SHABBIR LONE ARREST LeT commander Shabbir Ahmed Lone arrested
🔷 BAIDHYANATH PILGRIM DEATH Tragic pilgrimage incident: Kerala pilgrim dies after collapsing during darshan at Baba Baidhyanath, immediate medical assistance failed to save him
🔷 COW ACTIVISTS ATTACKED Odisha cow protection activists attacked
🔷 SOCIAL MEDIA ARREST Madras HC quashes case against law student for social media post against Periyar
🔷 TELANGANA TEMPLE POLITICS Sacred spaces, temple politics off-limits in Telangana
🔷 ACOI TEMPLE CLASH Clash over temple worship rights at Acoi
🔷 SABARIMALA BENCH HEARING Sabarimala: 9-judge bench to hear pleas from April 7
🔷 NEMMARA ELEPHANT RAMPAGE Woman injured as elephant runs amok at Nemmara
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 GODAVARI TEMPLE CIRCUIT Telangana to have first integrated Godavari temple circuit
🔷 AJGAIVINATH GLASS BRIDGE Ajgaivinath Dham glass bridge to boost Shravani Mela in Bihar
🔷 KARACHI TEMPLE DECAY Rights body flags decay of Karachi’s oldest Hindu temple as national shame
🔷 NAINA DEVI BIOGAS Naina Devi temple pioneers biogas from langar waste
🔷 ACHYUTA INSCRIPTION FOUND Telugu inscription of Achyuta Deva Raya time found in Sri Chintala Venkataramana Swamy temple at Tadipatri: historian Mynaa Swamy
🔷 KODANDARAMA FESTIVAL HONOUR Subbamma’s legacy honoured at Kodandarama temple festival
🔷 RANGANAYAKA KALYANOTSAVAM Ranganayaka Swamy Kalyanotsavam held amid grandeur
🔷 SIGANDOOR FOREST LAND Forest official clears proposal for diversion of over 10 acres of forest land for Sigandoor temple activities in Shivamogga
🔷 TEMPLE NEWS UPDATE Udupi: Punar Pratishtha & Brahmakalashotsava of Indrani Sri Mukyaprana Deva Temple held
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 AYODHYA HANUMAN FLAG Ayodhya: Bajrang Dal chief Vinay Katiyar to lead flag hoisting at Hanuman temple on Hanuman Jayanti
🔷 ERODE KUNDAM FESTIVAL Over 1L devotees take part in Kundam festival in Erode
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 CHAR DHAM DATES Char Dham Yatra 2026: Opening and closing dates
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 PRIYANKA CHOPRA GOLDEN TEMPLE Priyanka Chopra remembers father Ashok Chopra as she visits Golden Temple, here’s what she wrote
🔷 AKSHAY KUMAR MAHAKALESHWAR Akshay Kumar, Dimple Kapadia visit Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain
🔷 TELANGANA DGP TIRUMALA Telangana DGP B Shivadhar Reddy offers prayers at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam temple
🔷 UP CM VARANASI UP CM Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Kaal Bhairav Temple in Varanasi
🔷 SHRIYA SARAN TIRUMALA Shriya Saran offers prayers at Tirumala temple
🔷 RAJPAL YADAV SHIRDI Rajpal Yadav visits Shirdi and seeks Sai Baba blessings for Bhooth Bangla success
🔷 OPS TIRUMALA VISIT Former Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam offers prayers at Tirumala temple
🔷 RCB PLAYERS TIRUPATI Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma, Royal Challengers Bengaluru players seek blessings at Tirupati temple ahead of RCB vs CSK
🔴 LISTS
🔷 BAISAKHI PLACES Famous places to experience Baisakhi in India
🔷 TAMIL NADU TEMPLES Famous temples in Tamil Nadu: A look at the holy sites where devotion meets Dravidian grandeur
🔷 10 HANUMAN TEMPLES Hanuman Jayanti 2026: 10 most powerful Hanuman temples in India
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🇺🇲 TEXAS TEMPLE BACKLASH ‘Immigration is destroying America’: TPUSA reporter’s video inside Hindu temple in Texas sparks fiery backlash online
View video here
🇺🇲 MARYLAND HANUMAN STATUE Maryland’s tallest Hanuman statue installed at Bhaktha Anjaneya Temple
🇸🇬 AYYAPPA SINGAPORE TEMPLE Yishun Avenue 3 allocated for new Kerala-style Hindu temple, first new build since 2006
🇨🇦 CANADA KHALISTANI PROTEST Hands off our temples: Global Hindu bodies slam Khalistani rally calls in Canada
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 DEVAS EAT MEAT? Did Hindu deities eat meat?
🔷 GODAVARI TEMPLE CIRCUIT Telangana to have first integrated Godavari temple circuit
🔷 AIRPORT RITUAL PAUSE When runways bow to ritual: Thiruvananthapuram airport pauses flights for Arattu procession
🔷 FAITH DONATION PATTERN Why faith drives India’s donation pattern
🔷 STUDENTS TEMPLE PRAYERS Before results, students in Madhya Pradesh turn to temples with wishes and prayers
🔷 GREEN FAITH INITIATIVE Faith goes green with paper bottles replacing plastic at temple towns and festivals
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 JAIPUR MIGRANT DEATH Jaipur: Bengali migrant worker found dead, family alleges acid attack over speaking Bengali
🔷 BJP TAMIL NADU Why the BJP’s lotus fails to bloom in Tamil Nadu, explained
🔷 JANHVI SRIDEVI TRIBUTE ‘Every step with your name’: Janhvi Kapoor remembers Sridevi with heartfelt post
🔷 TRANSGENDER RIGHTS INDIA Intersex rights in India: Understanding the Transgender Amendment Act 2026
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 KASHMIR BUDDHISM SPREAD How Jammu and Kashmir helped shape and carry Buddhism to Central Asia and the world
🔷 JAIN TEMPLE THEFT Mumbai Police arrest Jain temple security guard, recover gold valued at ₹1.75 lakh
🔷 GOOD FRIDAY 2026 Good Friday 2026: Crucifixion and Easter explained
🔷 YOGI NAMAZ STATEMENT No namaz on roads, Assam rioters’ property distributed to poor: Yogi statement
🔷 HINDUTVA VIOLENCE REPORT 67 cases of Hindutva violence against Muslims recorded in February alone: Report
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