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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 HINDU PROPERTIES TARGETED? Temple trusts to protest against proposed Maharashtra law, call it discriminatory
State Devasthan Inam Abolition Draft Act, 2026. “The draft statute aims to grant ownership rights to tenants and occupants of lands historically owned by temple trusts. It proposes resolving pending disputes and unlocking 400,000 hectares of land.”
🔷 DALITS CLAIM MOSQUE! After Bhojshala, dispute flares up over Kasmandi Mosque in Lucknow as Pasi community claims it was once a temple
🔷 WHEELCHAIR DENIED Birla temple denies entry to PwD, state body seeks report
Radha Krishna temple in Goa
🔷 PAKISTAN HINDU RE-NAMING Search for roots or a devious image-makeover? Pakistan replaces Muslim names, Bangladesh on opposite track
🔷 WESTERN CLOTHES BANNED Kapileshwar Temple ushers in dress code, tightens norms ahead of Shravan month
This is in Karnataka. Western clothes are banned – everyone entering has to dress like an Indian. Lord Shiva has devotees of all races, from many countries. They should not have to dress like a different ethnicity to see God. That’s racism.
🔷 BENGAL COW SLAUGHTER Assam CM Himanta praises Eidgah committees’ appeal against cow slaughter during Bakrid
🔷 ISKCON CRITICIZED Bahrain Odia Samaj criticises ISKCON for holding untimely Rath Yatra
🔷 MARIAMMAN JEWELRY STOLEN Jewellery stolen from temple near Krishnagiri, TN
🔷 HP TEMPLE THEFT Himachal: Dadasiba youth held in temple theft case
🔷 BHOJSHALA MUSLIM APPEAL Muslim side moves SC against MP HC order declaring Bhojshala Complex at Dhar a temple
🔷 RAMADAN NEAR TEMPLE BJP MP Brij Lal claims Mulayam govt tried to hold Ramzan prayers near UP’s Hanumangarhi temple
🔷 J&K TEMPLE DESTROYED Historical 9th Century Baili temple reduced to debris
🔷 STOLEN CROWN – Pune: Thief Steals Silver Crown From Tuljabhavani Temple in Talegaon Dabhade as Priest Remains Unaware
🔷 KERALA CM GURUVAYUR ROW CM’s VIP darshan at Guruvayoor Temple violates rules, says BJP leader; Complaint lodged
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 JAGANNATH INVENTORY Puri Shri Jagannath Mandir Ratna Bhandar inventory suspended amid heatwave
🔷 WEDDING TEMPLE Triyuginarayan temple emerges as India’s divine wedding destination: Nearly 100 marriages since January
🔷 SIDDHIVINAYAK BUS New AC bus ring route service for Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple launched on May 23
🔷 BEAUTIFICATION Siddhivinayak Temple Trust To Launch Major Beautification In Prabhadevi Project On May 25
🔷 DEVELOPMENT WORKS CM lays foundation stone for development works worth Rs 99.55 crore at Yadadri temple
🔷 MARTAND SUN TEMPLE Devotees offer prayers at historic Martand Sun Temple in J-K’s Anantnag, marking Baan Maas Mela
🔷 TIRUMALA CROWD Tirumala Witnesses Unrelenting Pilgrim Rush
🔷 INDIA GIFTS NEPAL India gifts special type of sandalwood to Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple
🔷 TRIMBAKESHWAR Nashik: Trimbakeshwar Temple Plans ₹2,500 ‘Break Darshan’; Devotees To Get Darshan In Eight Minutes
🔴 FESTIVAL
🔷 PURUSHOTTAM MAAS Devotees gather at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple on Purushottam Maas Ashtami
🔷 STOLEN CROWN Mystery of Gudivada temple’s ‘missing’ golden crown ends in ‘mistake’ drama
Golden, diamond studded crown for Venkateshwara
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 MADHYAMAHESHWAR TEMPLE – At 3,497m, Madhyamaheshwar Temple In Uttarakhand Reopens For 6 Months For Panch Kedar Yatra
🔷 CHAR DHAM BOULDERS! Char Dham Yatra: Youth Killed, Another Injured As Boulders Fall From Hilltop On Kedarnath Route
🔷 KEDARNATH LANDSLIDE Kedarnath landslide: Route blocked, over 10,000 pilgrims rescued overnight
🔷 GLACIER COLLAPSE Massive glacier collapse near Badrinath triggers avalanche scare; no damage reported
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 ROJA SELVAMANI Roja Selvamani offers prayers at Tirumala temple in traditional saree look
🔷 CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER Uttarakhand: CEC Gyanesh Kumar arrives at Kharsali helipad ahead of Yamunotri Temple visit
🔷 KERALA CM Chief minister V D Satheesan visits Guruvayur temple, offers thulabharam
🔷 UNION MINISTER Union Minister Rammohan Naidu completes 3,400-step pilgrimage to Lord Venkateswara Temple
🔷 INDIA FIELDING COACH India fielding coach T Dilip prays at Tirumala temple before Afghanistan series
🔴 LISTS
🔷 UTTARAKHAND TEMPLES 10 Must-Visit Temples In Uttarakhand This Summer
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 HINDU TAKEOVER ‘Hindus and Muslims teaming up to take over Texas’: Jan 6 rioter’s hate speech at Frisco council meeting
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 PRASHAD EXPIRATION DATE Temple ‘prasadam’ must carry making, expiry dates: Minister
🔷 KRISHNA SUMMER RITUALS summer rituals to give Lord Krishna relief from the scorching heat Another article
🔷 ANCIENT VISHNU MURTIS Discovery of Ancient Vishnu Idols in Ramban
🔷 ECONOMY & TEMPLE GOLD Can Temple Gold Fuel India’s Economy?
🔷 ASI RECLAIMING TEMPLES From Ayodhya to Bhojshala: How ASI reports are reclaiming Bharat’s buried Mandir civilisation.
🔷 ART OF LIVING 45th Anniversary of The Art of Living
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 MARCO RUBIO – Marco Rubio arrives in Kolkata, marking key moment in India–US Relations
🔷 DOCTOR MOLESTS? Lucknow doctor arrested for sexually assaulting patient inside operation theatre
🔷 COCKROACH JANTA PARTY Mathura-based activist dons cockroach costume to protest Yamuna pollution
🔷 CONVERT REMOVAL Tribal groups seek removal of converted Muslims, Christians from Scheduled Tribe list at Delhi conclave
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 STOLEN JAIN STATUE Stolen 100-year-old Jain temple idol recovered, 1 arrested
🔷 BHOJSHALA MUSLIMS Dhar Muslims to Offer Friday Namaz at Home after HC Order
🔷 UTTARAKHAND NAMAZ No ‘Namaz’ on public roads: Uttarakhand CM Dhami cites law and order in strict stance
🔷 MUGHAL EMPIRE India’s war on the Mughal Empire
Older article from 2025
🔷 BAKRID SHORTENED – West Bengal BJP government cuts Bakrid holiday to one day amid slaughter curbs
“West Bengal’s new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has reduced the public holiday for Bakrid to one day, reversing a two-day break announced earlier by the previous Trinamool Congress”
🔷 KOREAN ARMY SIKHS Sikh turban debate tests South Korea’s military rules in multicultural era
🔷 BUDDHIST MP The Endless Buddhist Trail Across Madhya Pradesh
🔷 BUDDHISY STOLWN STATUE US to restitute rare bronze statue of ‘Avalokiteshvara’ worth Rs 19 crores, stolen from Chhattisgarh museum
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