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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 MILK IN NARMADA ROW! 11k litres of milk poured into Narmada at closing of 21-day mahayajna
🔷 VAISHNO CEO SHOES ROW! ‘Isliye mai isme nahi aata,’ says Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO Sachin Kumar Vaishya after being asked to remove shoes, video goes viral
Sachin Kumar Vaishya was at a ribbon cutting ceremony for temple souvenir shop. He refused th take off shoes when asked by priest.
🔷 GODMAN RAPE CUSTODY Godman Ashok Kharat gets 14-day judicial custody in second rape case
Ashok Kharat advised of rape in his of religious rituals.
🔷 GANGA BEER ARREST Beer party on Ganga in Varanasi: Boat bash goes viral, man arrested after drinking video stirs controversy | Watch
🔷 DELHI PIG WORSHIP In Delhi’s Tri Nagar, pig worship is stirring a Hindu-Muslim row
Hindus in Old Delhi area keeping pigs in cages, worshipping them & putting up posters of Lord Varaha to deter Muslim neighbors.
🔷 CHAMUNDESHWARI STAY ORDER Karnataka High Court stays Chamundeshwari temple construction, questions Mysuru royal family
Mysore Royal Family say they own the temple and surrounding land – not govt.
🔷 BHOJSHALA DISPUTE CLAIM Bhojshala dispute: ‘Even after demolition of a temple, it continues to exist there’, says Hindu side
Some Hindus say Kamal Moula mosque in MP is an 11th century Saraswati temple.
🔷 BHOJSHALA ASI CLAIM Bhojshala dispute: Hindu outfit cites ASI report claiming temple preceded mosque
🔷 PREMANAND HEALTH ALERT Premanand Maharaj health deteriorates again, disciples perform special prayers at Banke Bihari temple
Premanand Maharaj is a RadhaVallahbha sampradaya saint.
🔷 SABARIMALA SC QUERY Sabarimala case: Can non-devotees challenge temple customs, SC asks Centre
🔷 SABARIMALA: WOMEN UNTOUCHABLE? Sabarimala entry case: Woman can’t be treated as untouchable for 3 days, says SC judge Nagarathna
🔷 SABARIMALA: NO GENDER BIAS Centre tells Supreme Court Sabarimala restriction not solely gender-based
🔷 SABARIMALA SAMPRADAYA EXCLUSION Sabarimala case: Exclusion from temple may divide society, adversely impact Hinduism, cautions SC
🔷 HUNDI COLLECTION ROW P Seethalakshmi v The Commissioner HR&CE Department: Hundi collection temple servants lion’s share
🔷 TEMPLE ELEPHANT RAMPAGE Mahout killed as elephant runs amok during temple fest in Kongad
🔷 HARIDWAR MEAT BAN Uttarakhand: Haridwar to shift all meat shops out of city limits
🔷 TEMPLE FUNDS MISUSE Public funds raised in deity’s name not for private samithi: Kerala High Court
🔷 TEMPLE WALL COLLAPSE Sleeping infant dies in Lko’s old Hanuman temple wall collapse
Illegal huts were built against a Hanuman temple wall in Lucknow. When the temple wall collapsed, the infant died.
🔷 AGRA TEMPLE ELECTROCUTION Agra woman rings temple bell while offering prayers, dies of electrocution
🔷 BANGLADESH VIOLENCE SURGE 133 incidents of communal violence in first 3 months of 2026, Unity Council of Minorities raises concern
🔷 PURI FAKE RECEIPT SCAM Fake receipt scam exposed, sevak suspended at Puri Jagannath Temple
🔷 CHAMUNDESHWARI HC HALT Karnataka High Court halts all construction activity at Chamundeshwari temple premises, pulls up Mysuru deputy commissioner for defying its earlier orders
🔷 TELANGANA DEMOLITION RULE Telangana HC rules recovery of demolition costs for illegal structures mandatory
🔷 TEMPLE PROCESSION DEATH Bengaluru man Harish P killed by tractor during temple procession
🔷 MADRAS HC TRUSTEES Won’t interfere in fit person appointment but speed up selection of temple trustees: Madras HC
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 PURI TREASURY INVENTORY Odisha: Second phase of inventory of Puri Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar begins
🔷 AMBAJI LAKE PROJECT Ambaji Temple: Rinchhadiya Mahadev Lake Project in Gujarat
🔷 PAKISTAN TEMPLES VANISH Pakistan’s heritage under siege as Faisalabad’s temples, historic landmarks vanish
🔷 JWALA JI MYSTERY FLAME Exclusive: The mystery flame of Jwala Ji Temple that burns without oil and wick
🔷 VRINDAVAN TALLEST TEMPLE Tata Steel Jamshedpur contribution powers world’s tallest temple in Vrindavan
🔷 TTD: 5,000 TEMPLES TTD to expand Srivari Sevak services, build 5000 temples across Andhra
🔷 DWARAKA TICKETS SCAM 7 arrested in Dwaraka Tirumala tickets scam
🔷 KONARK TEMPLE REVIEW Sun Temple Konark Chronicle Stone book review
🔷 ODISHA TEMPLE UPDATE Odisha temple news update
🔷 INDRALI TEMPLE FEST Indrali temple Brahmakalashotsava concludes with devotion
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 GANAPATI FLOWER MAHOTSAV Pune Dagdusheth Ganpati 51 lakh flowers mogra mahotsav
🔷 BAISAKHI 2026 GUIDE Baisakhi 2026: Know the date, time, significance and rituals performed on the harvest festival
🔷 TARINI CHAITI PARBA Maa Tarini’s Chaiti Parba begins, Goddess to give darshan in golden attire for 7 days
🔷 POHELA BOISAKH SHRINES Bengali New Year: Revered shrines to visit on Pohela Boisakh for auspicious start
🔷 LAIRAI JATRA CURBS Lairai Jatra gets stricter crowd curbs
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 BADRINATH CHARDHAM PRAISE Badrinath Temple chairman highlights Char Dham as pillars of Sanatan Dharma
🔷 VAISHNO DEVI FOOTFALL Over 23 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance at J&K’s Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in 2026
🔷 KEDARNATH STAY PLAN Char Dham Yatra: Kedarnath pilgrim stay arrangements
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 KANGANA RANAUT KALIGHAT Kangana Ranaut visits Kalighat Temple in Kolkata, hits out at Mamata Banerjee over women’s safety
🔷 NITA AMBANI KAMAKHYA Nita Ambani offers prayers at Kamakhya Temple, interacts with children during visit
🔷 ANANT AMBANI GURUVAYUR Anant Ambani visits Guruvayur Temple, contributes Rs 6 crore in donations
🔷 NIHARIKA KONIDELA TIRUMALA Niharika Konidela, Sangeeth Shobhan, KN Ganesh offer prayers at Tirumala Temple
🔷 NARENDRA MODI DAATKALI Modi to offer worship at Daat Kali Temple, address public meeting in Dehradun Cantt
🔷 ASSAM CM KAMAKHYA Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visits Kamakhya Devi Temple in Guwahati, prays for state’s prosperity
🔷 TOURISM SECRETARY CHINNAMASTIKA Tourism secretary visits Chinnamastika temple, reviews redevelopment plan
🔷 NAYANTHARA VIGNESH TIRUMALA Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan offer prayers at Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, video goes viral
🔴 LISTS
🔷 4 HANUMAN TEMPLES 4 must-visit Hanuman temples in India over 500 years old
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🇺🇸 ANN COULTER ROW After Florida bans Sharia Law, Ann Coulter calls for ‘banning the Indian caste system’
🇨🇦 CANADA KHALISTANI PROTESTS Khalistanis protest outside GUYANESE Hindu temple in Brampton.
🇨🇦 CANADA TEMPLE PROTEST Why permit Khalistan-linked protest near temple in Canada if govt plans to ban their hate symbol?
🇬🇧 SWAMINARAYAN LETTER TOUR Sacred Hindu text Oxford national tour
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 FAKE GURUS EXPOSED Rise of fake gurus: Power, money, blind faith exposed ft Yogesh Bhardwaj
🔷 KASHI VEDIC CLOCK Kashi temples: KG Vikramaditya Vedic clock shows time, eclipses, moon phases & more
🔷 KRISHNA LIVE SHOW Mere Krishn: A live theatrical experience of Shree Krishn’s life tour ticket booking
🔷 SAI BABA FILM Sanjay Mishra to play Sai Baba in Palaash Muchhal’s Tera Sai, set to release in 2026
🔷 BIHAR PADYATRA JOURNEY Bihar man’s 15000-km padyatra to visit India’s sacred sites: Deepak Gupta’s spiritual journey
🔷 MEN BARRED AT THESE TEMPLES Sabarimala constitution bench: Assam to Kanya Kumari, Centre points to temples that restricts entry of men
🔷 NAVRATRI TEMPLE RUSH Devotees throng goddess temples of Madhya Pradesh, legends of Baglamukhi, Bhookhi Mata, Bees Bhuja and Kankali Devi this Navratri
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 IIT BABA MARRIAGE IIT Baba marriage: Who is Abhey Singh’s wife Pratika, with whom he tied the knot on Mahashivratri in Himachal? Check details
🔷 RG KAR PROTEST RG Kar victim’s mom enters fray amid ‘we want justice’ slogans
🔷 ANANT AMBANI DONATIONS Anant Ambani marks 31st birthday with donations to temples and social causes in Gujarat
🔷 MALAVIKA MOHANAN HOME Inside Malavika Mohanan’s Mumbai home: A Kerala temple, Tanjore painting and walk-in wardrobe reflect her roots
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 UK SIKH DONATION UK Sikhs donate advanced sound system to Golden Temple
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