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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 TTD OFFICER’S PREMISES RAIDED Tirumala Temple Board Official’s Premises Raided In Corruption Probe Another article
The TTD runs the famous Venkateswara Temple.
“allegations that the TTD official, Mendu Lokanatham, possesses assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.”
🔷 NEW RAM TEMPLE TRUST CEO
Air Marshal (retd.) Jeetendra Mishra appointed first CEO of Ram Temple trust Another article
🔷 NEW RAM TEMPLE TRUSTEES Woman professor, Ayodhya lawyer, Delhi businessman: Meet the new Ram Temple trustees
🔷 RAM TEMPLE GENERAL SECRETARY Who is Govind Dev Giri, new full-time general secretary of Ram Temple after Champat Rai?
🔷 UNFREEZING ACCUSED’S ACCOUNT Ayodhya court hears plea seeking unfreezing of bank account of Ram temple donation theft accused
🔷 PAK TEMPLE DEMOLISHED – TEMPLE DEMOLISHED FOR MADRASSA – Over 100-Year-Old Hindu Temple Razed In Pakistan To Make Space For Madrassa Another article
🔷 NON VEG IN DURGA PANDALS – West Bengal: VHP Opposes Non-Veg Food Inside Durga Puja Pandals
🔷 NAVAGRAHA PUJA RAPE Maharashtra: 3 arrested after tantrik allegedly rapes woman
The tantrik was performing a navagraha puja to help a woman who’s hubby was having health problems. He sent the hubby out to get items then allegedly sexually assaulted the woman.
🔷 26 YO PRIEST STEALS TEMPLE GOLD Priest arrested for stealing gold ornaments from temple
The 26 year old priest stole gold mangalasutras from the MalikArjuna Swamy temple in AP. 68 grams of gold.
🔷 EMERALD MURTI STOLEN Tamil Nadu: Rare emerald idol worth crores stolen from Nadu Palani
“A rare emerald idol, believed to be worth several crores of rupees, was stolen from the Sri Maragatha Bala Dhandayuthapani Murugan temple at Perunkarunai village near Maduranthagam...The temple, popularly known among devotees as Nadu Palani, is known for its presiding deity, a rare, nearly two-and-a-half-foot-tall idol made entirely of emerald”
🔷 JOURNALIST’S X RECORDS WANTED Journalist who reported on Ayodhya temple donation theft moves SC over police seeking his digital footprint
Abhishek Upadhyay broke the Ram Temple donations theft story. Now he’s reportedly being harassed.
🔷 4 CR DONATION CHECK BOUNCES Rs 4 crore Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir donation cheque bounces — here’s what happened
The account only had 3 rupees! She apparently wanted an assurance that the money would be used for improving temple employee facilities. The Ram Temple gave no assurance so the check bounced.
🔷 RAM ACCUSED HOUSE CONSTRUCTION Ram temple donation theft: Hearing on accused’s wife’s house construction deferred
🔷 ISKCON KUMBHA MELA EMBEZZLEMENT Delhi high court quashes FIR against ISKCON employee after Rs 20 lakh settlement
Ram Prakash Dubey was accused of embezzling Rs 21.45 lakh. He payed ISKCON Rs 20 lakh.
🔷 MH TEMPLE POND DROWNING Devotee drowns in temple pond at Mahur
🔷 UNEMPLOYED MAN PUNISHES GOD C’garh: Upset With God For Not Giving Him Employment, Man Vandalizes Idols In Temple
“A man here vandalized the Shivling and Hanuman idols for being upset with the god for not giving him employment.”
🔷 TRAIN CHAOS Tamil Nadu: Devotees jostle to board train after Avani Girivalam in Tiruvannamalai, demand special services
🔷 RAHUL GANDHI PURIFICATION BJP performs ‘buddhi shuddhi’ ritual for Rahul Gandhi as ‘shuddhikaran’ row grows
They did an intellect purification yagna. Used a Hindu ritual to mock a political opponent.
🔷 PILGRIM BUS CRASH Six pilgrims killed after pick-up crashes into parked truck on Haryana expressway
🔷 BANGLES STOLEN Woman’s bangles stolen at temple:Accused tricks her with talk of secret donation, gets bangles removed and flees on bike
🔷 MUSLIMS REMOVED ‘Religious aspects should remain within Hindu community’: Kolkata’s Mominpur Janmashtami Puja committee reshaped
“A 58-year-old Janmashtami Puja tradition in Kolkata is facing a shift after a local BJP leader intervened to remove all its Muslim committee members”
🔷 TN COURT ALLOWS SHAIVA HYMNS Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple Consecration: Madras HC Allows Tamil Devotional Hymns Alongside Sanskrit Vedas
The Kumbabishekam at Madurai Meenakshi temple is being done after 14 years. It’s a re-consecration. The court ruled that Tamil hymns from the Shaiva Siddhanta scripture, the Tevaram (part of Tirumurai) can be recited alongside Vedic chants.
In related news, a court ruled that the invitations for the consecration ceremony must include the names of the temple trustees! Read that article here
🔷 TAJ MAHAL TEMPLE CASE Hearing in ‘Tejomahalaya’ case deferred:Next hearing on Oct 8; plea seeks permission for Jalabhishek and prayers
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 PURI TEMPLE – FACE TECH & FINGERPRINT SCANS Facial tech, fingerprint scans bolster Puri temple security
🔷 JAGANNATH TREASURY Odisha: Jagannath Mandir Ratna Bhandar inventory enters 17th day, valuables matched with 1978 list
🔷 GLACIER HANGS NEAR BADRINATH Ganging Glacier to the East of the Famous Badrinath Temple in Uttarakhand
🔷 BIHAR’S VAN DEVI TEMPLE – Is the forest temple in The Vvaan real? The fascinating story of Bihar’s mysterious 400-year-old Van Devi Temple
🔷 KAINCHI DHAM After Hanuman Ansh’s theatrical success, devotees are flocking to Neem Karoli Baba’s Kainchi Dham again
Neem Karoli Baba was believed by followers to be an incarnation of Hanuman. He was the Guru of Western kirtan singer, Krishna Das
🔷 DURGA TEMPLE WASHED AWAY Century-old Chaiti Durga temple washed away by Ganga erosion in Bihar’s Bhagalpur
🔷 INSPECTING DURGA TEMPLE WORK Officials inspect Durga temple works in Vijayawada
🔷 VAISHNO DEVI REGISTRATION Open Vaishno Devi Registration Counter at Raghunath Temple: Shiv Sena
🔷 CONSTRUCTING 5,000 TEMPLES Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu directs TTD, Endowments officials to expedite construction of 5,000 temples
🔷 MP GANESH CELEBRATIONS Khajrana Ganesh Temple Begins 10-Day Ganeshotsav With Grand Offerings
🔷 PROTECTION FROM ELEPHANTS Beltangady forest staff offer ‘Rangapooja’ at Sowthadka temple amid elephant menace
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 KALI JAYANTI 9/4 – Kali Jayanti 2026: What Goddess Kali Symbolises, Puja Rituals, Mantras and What to Avoid
🔷 JANMASHTAMI DIVERSITY Janmashtami 2026: How Krishna’s birthday is celebrated across different Indian states
🔷 JANMASHTAMI 2026
Janmashtami 2026: Delhi’s ISKCON Dwarka expects up to 10 lakh visitors; 1,108-kg cake, 5,600 bhog items, more planned
🔷 GANESH CHATURTHI REGIONAL Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Regional Celebrations Across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa And Beyond
🔷 ASHTAVINAYAK YATRA Ashtavinayak Yatra Guide 2026: Route, Temples, Significance, And Travel Tips
🔷 TN GUIDELINES FOR IMMERSION Salem district administration issues guidelines for immersing Vinayaka Idols
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 AMARNATH YATRA ENDS Amarnath Yatra Concludes At Cave Shrine
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 BHUMI PEDNEKAR – Bollywood Actress Bhumi Pednekar Visits Datia Temples, Offers Prayers At Maa Pitambara Peeth & Vankhandeshwar Mahadev
🔷 SUDHIR DALVI Ranbir Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan and Akshay Kumar helped pay Sai Baba actor Sudhir Dalvi’s medical bills, reveals wife Another article
“Actor Sudhir Dalvi, known for his role in Shirdi Ke Sai Baba, was hospitalised due to sepsis in October 2025. Bollywood actors assisted with medical expenses”
🔷 HEMA MALINI Hema Malini Shares New York Memories From ISKCON Visit
🔴 LISTS
🔷 5 FAMOUS KRISHNA TEMPLES 5 famous Krishna temples in India to visit this Janmashtami 2026
🔷 ICONIC GANAPATI PANDALS Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Your Guide To Mumbai’s Most Iconic Ganpati Pandals
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🇺🇲 RSS MOHAN BHAGWAT IN USA Bhagwat Madison Square Garden Speech: An Epitome of Double Standard
🇺🇲 RSS INFO WITHHELD 2 faith leaders say they didn’t know RSS leader would be there!
In reference to RSS leader, Mohan Bhagwat’s appearance at Madison Square Garden in NYC, 2 religious leaders said they were not told in advance that the RSS leader would be there. Rev. Adriene Thorne, Senior Minister at Riverside Church and Imam Shamsi Ali, a NYC Muslim interfaith leader.
🇺🇲 100 US POLITICIANS: NO RSS MONEY U.S. Politicians Reject Donations From Hindu Nationalists, Days After Far-Right RSS Rally in New York
🇺🇲 VIDEO ON USA PROTESTS OF RSS, HINDU LEADER INTERVIEW “Stand Up for Multifaith Democracy”: U.S. Activists, Lawmakers Protest India’s RSS & Hindu Supremacy
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 AI TRANSLATING AI tools to translate Bihar’s ancient manuscripts: Minister
🔷 UNTOUCHABILITY Untouchability and the idea of ‘purity’
Madras High Court over turns blanket ban on temples acquiring elephants.
🔷 ARCHEOLOGIST WANT EXCAVATION Archaeologists call for excavation after temple relic found in Ganjam
🔷 NEW ASI MONUMENT Mulugu’s Kakatiya-era Gollala Gudi declared monument of national importance
🔷 LOST FESTIVAL SHOES Tonnes of lost footwear during Ganpati procession in Lalbaug get a second life
🔷 KERALA MUSLIMS (opinion article) Kerala’s Silent Storm: How Islamist Radicalism and Vote-Bank Politics Are Changing God’s Own Country
🔷 SMARTPHONE BAN Smartphone ban at 52 Tamil Nadu temples with a ₹5-rule and an exception
Phones without cameras will be allowed in.
🔷 NEEM KAROLI BABA Who was Neem Karoli Baba, the spiritual guru at the centre of the movie ‘Hanuman Ansh’ Kainchi Dham
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 UP FLOOD LIKE SITUATION Heavy rains trigger flood-like situation in UP, Uttarakhand; Ganga, Yamuna water levels rise
🔷 DROWNED IN GODAVARI Telangana Youth Returns From UK, Drowns In Godavari
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 BENGAL TO REVOKE MARRIAGE ACTS Bengal UCC likely to replace 13 marriage Acts with a single law
“The 13 acts likely to be replaced are Indian Divorce Act, 1869; Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872; Bengal Muhammadan Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1876; Anand Marriage Act, 1909; Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936; Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937; Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937; Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939; Special Marriage Act, 1954; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Foreign Marriage Act, 1969; Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986; and Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.”
🔷 CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION Hindus Cut Water, Electricity Off for Christian Family in Chhattisgarh
A Hindu mob surrounded the Christian family’s home & demanded they participate in reconversion ceremony. When family refused, roof ripped off of home, water & electricity cut off. Family forced to close store & leave village.
🔷 BAHAI TEMPLE IN DELHI Lotus Temple and its marble petal form in Delhi
🔷 JAPANESE TEMPLE FIRE – Fire now burns down 570-year-old temple in Japan, some see migrant conspiracy
🔷 BANGLADESHI BUDDHISTS In Bangladesh, An Indigenous Buddhist Revival Takes Root
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