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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 PASHUPATI SEAL ROW Not Shiva-Pashupati on Harappan seal? US historian Audrey Truschke sparks outrage
🔷 87 DEVOTEES FAINTED? Tirupparankundram temple denies reports of 87 devotees fainting during Vaikasi Visakam festival
🔷 TEMPLE FUNDS INVESTED Tamil Nadu govt gives sovereign guarantee to temple funds invested in TNPFIDC
Temple funds to be invested in govt run power/energy finance system. Critics say temple funds should be used for temple bills, Pooja supplies, prashad food purchases, temple programs etc. Surplus money could be put in reserves & not used to fund government programs.
🔷 BRIBES FOR DARSHAN HR&CE minister’s temple sting exposes bribe racket at Tiruchendur; priest barred
HR&CE minister undercover at Tiruchendur Subramania Swamy Temple. He was offered darshan for 1,000 rupees. Priest barred, 2 security guards fired.
🔷 VIP DARSHAN ROW – ‘Everyone is equal before God’: VIP darshan in temples wrong and discriminatory, Madras high court says
🔷 PADMANABHASWAMY THEFT Allegations of security lapses, missing valuables at Padmanabhaswamy temple to be probed: Kerala minister
🔷 SWAMINARAYAN PUJA TRAGEDY Five, including two from Hyderabad, feared drown in Kurnool’s Tungabhadra river
After attending a Satyanarayan puja at relative’s home they went for a holy dip & drowned!
🔷 KUMBH LABEL Uttarakhand HC Rejects Challenge to Kumbh Label for 2027 Event in Haridwar
🔷 CAMERAS LOOKING FOR BRIBES CCTVs Installed At Varanasi’s Kaal Bhairav Temple To Monitor Touts
“The decision comes after police recently detained 11 alleged touts from the temple area for reportedly exploiting devotees & demanding money for arranging smooth access to worship.”
🔷 TEMPLE MOSQUE ROW Temple-mosque row erupts in Lucknow village:Hindu groups call it Maharaja Kansa Pasi fort; police seal disputed shrin after tensions rise
🔷 MEAT COOKING Case registered over alleged meat cooking in Meerut temple complex during fair
🔷 40 ARRESTED 40 arrested on charges of sparking communal tension in Karnataka’s Bhatkal
“The police on Friday said that when the miscreants came in a large group to the Moorinakatte temple and tried to demolish it, police personnel and officers tried to stop them. But the mob prevented the police from discharging their duties”
🔷 HINDU FAMILY THREATENED Viral video shows Hindu family threatened over Muslim son-in-law
WB. The Hindu family is told their Muslim son-in-law is destroying the culture, that he must change his religion if he wants to stay.
🔷 TAJ MAHAL ROW NBDSA flags Sudhir Chaudhary’s Aaj Tak show over Taj Mahal ‘Hindu temple’ claim
🔷 BANKE BIHARI SAFETY ‘Avoid Going Right Now’: Massive Crowd Outside Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari Temple Sparks Concern Online
🔷 FOOD BLOGGER ARREST Food blogger held for showing Shiva temple in non-veg food review video
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 PANDAVA ERA TEMPLE Pandav-Era Kambareshwar Temple Emerges From Bhatghar Dam Waters In Pune
🔷 VAISHNO MANAGEMENT MP CM visits Vaishno Devi shrine, says its management being studied for temples in his state
🔷 TEMPLE REVENUE Temple revenues surge amid rising statewide pilgrim footfall
🔷 KERALA FOREST SHRINE Kottiyoor Temple 2026: Everything you need to know before visiting Kerala’s sacred forest shrine
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 VAIKASI VISAKAM 5/30 Vaikasi Visakam 2026 Date and Key Rituals for Lord Murugan Devotees
🔷 VAIKASI VISAKAM FESTIVITIES Vaikasi Visakam: Devotees offer prayers, Kavadi at Thiruparankundram Murugan temple in Madurai
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 TIFFANY TRUMP Tiffany Trump and her husband on India tour, visit Akshardham Temple in Delhi
🔷 MYANMAR PREZ Myanmar President Arrives in Gaya to Visit Mahabodhi Temple
🔷 WEST BENGAL CM West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari performs Gau Puja at ISKCON Mayapur temple
🔷 TAMANNAAH BHATIA Tamannaah Bhatia’s old temple video sparks attention; Actress once revealed how spirituality changed her life
🔷 AP MINISTER Andhra Pradesh minister Ponguru Narayana offers prayers at Tirumala temple
🔷 MODI’S BROTHER Prime Minister Modi’s Brother Visits Paramakudi Varahi Temple
🔴 LISTS
🔷 7 WONDERS The 7 Wonders Of India
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 HINDUISM’S QUEER HISTORY Hinduism’s queer history provides a “sword of knowledge” for fighting anti-LGBTQ+ bias
🔷 ANTI CONVERSION Vishwa Hindu Parishad to Launch Nation-wide Anti-Conversion Initiative
🔷 MISSING 2 DECADES Missing For Two Decades, Karnataka Man Reunites With Family As A ‘Swami’
🔷 BHOJSHALA UNIVERSITY Ashwini Upadhyay calls for university at Bhojshala complex after court ruling
🔷 BROKEN STATUES Hyderabadi Recreates Sculptures Broken Centuries Ago
🔷 AYODHYA PROJECT HoABL launches new campaign for Ayodhya project featuring Ranbir Kapoor
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 TRUMP BUFFALO Bangladesh saves buffalo named ‘Donald Trump’ from Eid sacrifice
🔷 2,000 YO ITALIAN TEMPLE 2,000-year-old temple unearthed in Italy; will it rewrite history?
🔷 ANCIENT DRAIN SYSTEM Karnataka: ASI excavation in Hampi reveals ancient Vijayanagara drainage system, uncovers rare Jain temple roof remains
🔷 USA SPELLING BEE Indian-American Shrey Parikh wins Scripps National Spelling Bee competition
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 EX SHAOLIN IMPRISONED Ex-Shaolin Temple Abbot Receives 24-Year Prison Sentence for Corruption
🔷 KUNG FU TEMPLE Ex-head monk of China’s ‘kung fu temple’ jailed for embezzlement
🔷 PARSI’S WOMEN’S RIGHTS SC defers hearing on Parsi woman’s rights plea pending constitution bench verdict
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