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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 INSTALLING LINGAM NEAR MOSQUE Hindu outfit’s plan to install Shiva Lingam near Adina Mosque, rekindles mandir-masjid debate in West Bengal
Adina Mosque is a 14th century mosque in WB. The mosque is ASI protected. Some Hindus claim Adina Mosque built on remains of Adinath Temple. Critics say putting a Shiva lingam there will stoke communal tensions.
🔷 MANTRAS OUTSIDE MOSQUE – Now Bengal: Prayers outside ancient mosque, BJP leader plans Shiva Lingam to strengthen ‘temple’ claim
🔷 BOMB NEAR RATHA YATRA Bangladesh: IED planted along Rath Yatra route in Dhaka to target Hindu community Another article
🔷 RAM THEFT ATONEMENT ENDS Ram temple completes 10-day atonement ritual after theft allegations
“According to Das, around 70 Vedic acharyas from Ayodhya and other places participated in the 10-day ritual. They performed Vedic chanting, havan, Rudrabhishek and Ramarcha worship, while the chief priest of Ram Lalla recited the Vishnu Sahasranama throughout the period.”
🔷 SHIFTING MURTIS Shifting Idols From Dilapidated Temple To Ensure Worship Is Not Misconduct By Priest: Madhya Pradesh High Court
🔷 KALI GOLD JEWELRY STOLEN Gold Jewellery Worth Rs 7-10 Lakh Stolen from Maa Kali Mandir in Guwahati
🔷 DEATH IN TN TEMPLE CAVE Devotee Dies Trapped in Arunachalam’s Moksha Margam Another article
“As part of a long-standing belief and tradition, devotees crawl through the temple’s narrow cave, which has three small openings, hoping to receive divine blessings and relief from hardships...While passing through the Moksha Dwaram, Mani Kumar got trapped due to the extremely narrow passage and his physical build”
🔷 TTD STAFFER SUSPENDED TTD staffer suspended for unauthorised cash collections at Haryana temple
“(TTD) suspended P Giri, an assistant shroff working at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Kurukshetra, Haryana…employee engaged in unauthorised cash collections from devotees under the guise of various TTD schemes.”
🔷 PALANI LAND ROW HR&CE minister can’t feign ignorance about Palani temple land registration; CBI probe only solution: AIADMK ex-minister
🔴 RAM DONATION THEFT
🔷 CHAMPAT RAI ENTRY PASSES RESTORED Ram temple trust temporarily restores ID cards, entry pass signed by Champat Rai
🔷 RAM THEFT ATONEMENT ENDS Ram temple completes 10-day atonement ritual after theft allegations
“According to Das, around 70 Vedic acharyas from Ayodhya and other places participated in the 10-day ritual. They performed Vedic chanting, havan, Rudrabhishek and Ramarcha worship, while the chief priest of Ram Lalla recited the Vishnu Sahasranama throughout the period.”
🔷 SIT RECONSTITUTED UP reconstitutes SIT in Ram Temple donation embezzlement case; three IPS officers to lead probe
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 NEW FLAGSTAFF INSTALLATION CRACKDOWN HR&CE mandates commissioner’s approval for flagstaff installation
🔷 GURUVAYUR VIRTUAL QUEUE Guruvayur temple to introduce virtual queue for devotees twice a week from August 4
🔷 SABARIMALA CHIEF PRIEST TDB approves Kandararu Brahmadathan as new Sabarimala chief priest starting Chingam 1 Another article
Kandararu Brahmadathan’s father was the former chief priest arrested in the Sabarimala gold theft scandal.
🔷 POLITICAL MEETINGS BANNED Political parties, Hindu groups divided over Kerala High Court ban on meetings at Thekkinkadu Maidan
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 JAGANNATH GOLD ORNAMENTS Lord Jagannath, siblings to adorn around 208 kg gold ornaments in ‘Suna Besha’
🔷 J&K FESTIVALS Festivals of Jammu and Kashmir 2026, Famous Fairs and Festival List
🔷 MACHAIL MATA YATRA JK: Machail Mata Yatra To Begin On July 28; Daily Pilgrim Cap Set At 8,000
🔷 CARRIED FOR KANWAR YATRA ‘Long Walk Of Faith And Love’: Woman Carries Differently-Abled Husband To Haridwar On Kanwar Yatra
🔷 KANWAR YATRA DEVOTEES Kanwar Yatris continue pilgrimage with unwavering devotion
🔷 BAHUDA YATRA Navi Mumbai’s Kharghar Temple hosts Bahuda Yatra
🔷 THOLI EKADASHI Tholi Ekadasi: Devotees Visit Vishnu Temples, Observe Fast
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 VAISHNO DEVI IN RAIN Despite Rain, Devotees Resume Vaishno Devi Pilgrimage Along Old Track After 6-Day Break
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 HP GOV Himachal Pradesh Governor Visits Tirupati Balaji Temple in Jammu, Offers Prayers
🔷 GUJARAT CM Gujarat CM Patel offers prayers at Dada Bhagwan Trimandir on his birthday
🔷 MUMBAI MAYOR Mumbai Mayor Tawde performs puja at Vitthal-Rukmini Temple on Ashadhi Ekadashi
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 GOA SPIRITUAL TOURISM Goa govt launches three-day pilgrimage circuit to boost spiritual tourism
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 TEMPLE HAIR BUSINESS Meet Richa and Raina, sisters who turned temple hair into a multi crore business
🔷 INDIANS & ALCOHOL
India spends more on alcohol than jewellery, South India drives half of total sales value: Unifi Capital co-founder
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 ANCIENT BUDDHIST SITE “Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath” Inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List
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