Hinduism News Articles 8-13-26

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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS

🔷 SHIVLING UNDER ISLAMIC SEMINARY? ‘Shivling exists beneath its premises’: Hindu outfit plans Ganga water offering at Deoband seminary

Update – the march was stopped by police. Darul Uloom Deoband in UP is no ordinary Islamic school. It’s a seminary that gave birth to the Deobandi movement.

🔷 KANWAR YATRA GARBAGE! Clothes, rotten food, urine in bottles… 7,000 tonnes of garbage found in Haridwar after the Kanwar Yatra

🔷 DALIT PURIFICATION ‘Shuddhikaran’ Ceremony After Kharge’s Rally in Uttarakhand Sparks Row: Congress Accuses BJP, Nadda Orders Probe

After Dalit Congress leader, Mallikarjun Kharge, gave a speech – Hindu right wing org, Shri Ram Sena Dharmarth Seva Nyas – perform a purification ceremony. Congress claims caste discrimination. Group says it was because of objectionable things in speech!

🔷 WHO REPRESENTS KRISHNA? Mathura: Supreme Court mulls remanding to HC plea over who represents all Krishna devotees

Some Hindus say the Shahi Idgah Mosque in Mathura sits atop the birthplace of Krishna. Original temple destroyed by Aurangzeb. Hindus fighting in court to reclaim space. They’re are over 20 litigants in the lawsuit. Court had to decide which one represents all Krishna devotees. Allahabad HC selected suit #17 as representative of all devotees. There’s a plea challenging the HC’s decision.

🔷 SHIRDI SAI VIDEOS ROW
HC asks Centre’s appellate panel to decide plea to remove ‘objectionable’ videos against Sai Baba

🔷 CAMERA GLASSES ARREST Two men held for taking photographs inside Arunachaleswarar temple

🔷 PRIEST AFFAIR LEADS TO MURDER A confrontation, a missing priest and 2 bodies buried at a temple in UP Another article

2 men went to confront priest at temple in Baghpat, UP. One man believed priest was in relationship with his younger sister & warned priest to end it. Priest reportedly led them into temple, drugged tea, then buried dead bodies. Priest & son on run!

🔷 SIDDHIVINAYAK PROBE Maharashtra CM Fadnavis Orders Probe Into Alleged Misappropriation of Siddhivinayak Temple Donations

🔷 AYODHYA CHARGE SHEET Ayodhya Ram Temple ‘fund theft’ | Investigation nearing completion, charge-sheet likely next month

🔷 STEALING MEENAKSHI’S LAND One more arrested in Madurai temple trust property fraud case

🔷 GURUGRAM PRIEST ATTACK Man held for attacking Gurugram priest

A man attacked the pray with a sharp object because he objected to the odyssey living in the temple with his family.

🔷 TEMPLE BEGGAR ASSAULT
Kapurthala Temple Assault: FIR Filed After Viral Video

Female beggar with kids assaulted outside Bhadrakali Temple in Punjab.

🔷 BODH GAYA HINDU BUDDHIST FIGHT Why petition against Bodh Gaya Temple Act cites Hindu rituals, Buddhist rights

Bodh Gaya Temple in Bihar is where the Buddha found enlightenment. Hindus manage it. Buddhists want control.

Buddha was one of the 10 major incarnations of Hindu God, Vishnu so temple falls under Hindu control.

🔷 HEART ATTACK AT HILLTOP TEMPLE Devotee dies of heart attack at 2,500ft in Rajasthan:Went to Jhunjhunu temple; friends carry body down

“Suresh Jangid, 45, a resident of Pujari Ki Dhani in Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, died after suffering a heart attack while descending the Barkhandi hill at Lohargal on Wednesday (12 Aug) morning.”

🔷 BADRINATH ACCUSED MOM Badrinath offering theft: Accused’s mother files RTI on staff roles, BKTC appointments

🔷 TG HANUMAN THEFT Telangana endowments Dept takes action against Kondagattu temple funds

“The Telangana Endowments Department has taken disciplinary action against four employees after a two-year probe into alleged misappropriation of funds from the Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy Temple.”

🔷 CHURCH ON TEMPLE LAND Karnataka: Church built on land reserved for Anjaneya Temple sparks clash in Raichur

“…a dispute over land allegedly reserved for an Anjaneya temple escalated into a clash following the installation of an Anjaneya idol near a church. Two people were injured in stone-pelting, prompting authorities to impose prohibitory orders and deploy police in Bichali Camp.”

🔷 HUNDIS BROKEN OPEN Rs 1.20 lakh stolen after temple donation boxes broken open

🔷 MUTT ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION “You Have Powers, Use Them”: Karnataka High Court Pulls Up ASI As Mutt Construction Continues Near Protected Temple

“The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (August 13) pulled up the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for failing to enforce its notices against alleged unauthorised construction by a Mutt within the prohibited area around the protected Sri Rameshwara Temple at Kudli in Shivamogga district.”

🔷 PALANI TEMPLE LAND ROW Palani temple land row: Police slaps another case on sub-registrar in ICU

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🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES

🔷 TN PHONE BAN – No phone inside major temples in Tamil Nadu from Sept 1

🔷 KANAKA DURGA BANS PHONES Mobile phones banned on Kanaka Durga temple premises in Vijayawada

🔷 FOREIGNERS FLYING TO TIRUPATI Foreign devotees can soon fly directly to Tirupati for darshan

🔷 INTERVIEWED FOR RAM TEMPLE CEO
‘Staunch Hindu or simply a believer?’ Ram Temple CEO aspirants grilled on faith, food Another article

🔷 16 RAM TEMPLE CEO CANDIDATES 16 candidates shortlisted for Ayodhya Ram Mandir Trust CEO position

🔷 RAM TRUST DENIES QUESTIONS Ram temple Trust denies asking CEO candidates about liquor, ‘janeu’ or faith

🔷 BLOOD FOR DARSHAN Omkareshwar devotees donate blood for faster darshan during Sawan festival

🔷 TTD HASN’T DONE RAIN RITUALS Unlike Other Temples In AP, TTD Yet To Perform Varuna Yagam To Appease Rain God

Because of drought, temples across TG & AP have been doing rain rituals to appease the God, Varuna. TTD operates agamic temples so they can’t deviate from the agamic scriptures.

“TTD says it will hold the ritual at Tirumala if Agama scholars recommend it and the situation warrants.”

🔷 RS 500, BURGERS LANGAR
‘Paison ka langar’ goes viral in Chandigarhs Sector 8 temple: Rs 500, burgers, cold drinks distributed; bouncers deployed to manage crowd

🔷 GURUVAYUR WEDDINGS 377 & counting: Guruvayur temple sees record marriage bookings for August 23

🔷 RAJANNA TEMPLE RENOVATION Rajanna temple renovation gets Sringeri Peetham’s nod

🔷 TEMPLES CELEBRATING EARLY Faith, History And Panchang: 2 Temples In MP Celebrate Independence Day Four Days Early

🔷 MANSA DEVI RENOVATIONS Escalator, water ATM: Mansa Devi temple visit set to get smoother for devotees

“Devotees may soon find their journey to the Mata Mansa Devi Temple smoother and more comfortable, with escalators, improved access routes and upgraded visitor amenities set to become part of the iconic temple complex.”

🔷 PREGNANCY RITUALS Women eat off TN temple floor hoping to conceive

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“The seminar is being organised under the Alwar Divya Prabandha Project of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). It will focus on the lives and contributions of Sri Ramanuja, Acharya Pundarikaksha, Sri Govinda Bhattar (Embar), and Sri Dasarathi (Mudaliandan), and their role in propagating Visishtadvaita philosophy and preserving Sri Vaishnava temple traditions”

🔷 GODS & GANJA Gods and Ganja: The Divine Duality Of Himachal’s Kullu Valley

🔷 SECULAR TO HINDU HOMELAND?
Is India shifting from a secular state to a Hindu homeland?

🔷 TANTRA ON JUDGE Youths perform ‘tantric’ ritual at cremation ground with judge’s photo for friend’s bail

🔷 INDIA INTERFAITH One nation, many faiths

🔷 5 DALITS CRUSHED BY TRACTORS IN 2015 – Now, from a Rajasthan village, a familiar question: ‘If all acquitted, who killed 5 Dalits?’

All 40 accused were acquitted.

🔷 60 YEARS OF ISKCON Six decades of ISKCON – 50 Years of Sri Radha Madan Mohan Temple in Hyderabad

🔷 RAMAYAN ROUTES Ramayana Routes and Maritime Bridges: India and Southeast Asia’s Living Civilisational Ties

🔷 INDIAN QUEEN WHO BUILT TEMPLES On Ahilyabai Holkar’s 231st death anniversary, let’s visit the famous temples built by her

🔷 MODI TEMPLE BY TRANS Bihar’s Trans Welfare Board Wants to Build a Temple for Modi. What About Protecting Trans Rights?

🔷 ORANGE ECONOMY Odisha CM Unveils Tourism-Focused ‘Orange Economy’ Vision for Employment

🔷 CRITICIZING HINDU GODS ONLINE Sanatan Dharma, Hindu Deities: PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Blocking Of Allegedly Hateful Social Media Content

Someone has allowed the courts to force govt and suicidal media to take down all hateful content about Hinduism.

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🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS

🔷 RG KAR RAPE MURDER CASE Trinamool’s Nirmal Ghosh held in RG Kar rape-murder case

After the trainee doctor was raped and murdered at the RG Kar medical school – her father said cops pressured the family to cremate that same night. Nirmal Ghosh was a politician who supervised the cremation. Cremation was carried out without the signature of a family member and normal cremation protocols were not followed.

🔷 NURSE DEAD AT GOVT HOSPITAL Nurse found dead at Bengal government hospital, probe underway

🔷 MONKEY SKULL CISF detects monkey skull in passenger baggage at Delhi airport

🔷 LESBIAN TEMPLE MARRIAGE Patna Girls Flee Home, Marry At A Khagaria Temple Before Police Track Them

Bihari girls of different religious backgrounds flee their homes, marry at temple & stay at hotel. One is adult, one is minor. One of the girls father is a cop. Girls found, bright back to Patna, Bihar. Remained adamant about staying together.

🔷 INDIAN OPINIONS How do South Asians view other countries in the region?

🔷 SAGE FEEDING ELEPHANTS The Sage who fed the wild elephants—Now faces a forest department notice in Assam

🔷 INDIA LOOT IN ITS MUSEUMS? Why India must return the British loot in its museums

🔷 INDIAN ORIGIN BOY IN USA KILLS FAMILY Indian-origin teen murders mother, brother in US; used ChatGPT to search for ‘family killing’ fantasies

Arjun Aravind, 17, had been searching the internet & ChatGPT for ideas to kill his family. Both his younger brother & mother found dead in MA home. He absconded in his mother’s car while dad at work!

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