Hinduism News Articles 10-11-26

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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS

🔷 ARABIA HINDU DEATH PENALTY Growing anger over death sentence for Sri Lankan migrant worker in Saudi Arabia

Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu migrant, Sivarasa Anojan, working in Saudi Arabia – sentenced to death for insulting Prophet Muhammad.

Background – on Facebook there was a post about a Muslim man who kicked a dog during a Hindu Yatra procession. Words were exchanged online. Someone made a derogatory comment about Lord Shiva. In return, Sivarasa Anojan said “If I had the Prophet Muhammad in my hands, I would have cut off his pen1s”. He deleted the comment 10 minutes later but someone screenshotted it & sent it to his employer. The comment was reported to police. Sivarasa Anojan was initially sentenced to 5 years in prison but then the prosecutor insisted on trying him under Sharia Law. Sivarasa Anojan was then re-sentenced to death for blasphemy.

Hindus in India are saying he should not have been arrested over a Facebook post. Critics say in India, Muslims are arrested over social media posts critical of Hinduism.

🔷 PREMANAND MAHARAJ SCANDALS Private part cut, grinder found: Mystery over Premanand Maharaj’s disciple’s death

1) Premanand Maharaj’s disciple, Deepak Lodhi, also known by his initiated name Rasik Dulari Sharan, jumped from a 4th floor window to his death. Early he was seen on camera with bloody clothes. He had an injury to his groin. There was a grinder found in his room & they’re not sure whether that contributed to the groin injury.

2) A teen disciple, Anuj Chaudhary, 17, missing since July – later found in another ashram.

3) A 25 yo missing woman’s family’s said she visited Premanand Maharaj’s ashram.

4) Then there’s the allegation that Virat Kohli was paid 5 crore to visit Premanand Maharaj’s ashram.

🔷 VIRAT KOHLI ASHRAM BRIBE? Was Virat Kohli Paid ₹5 Crore To Visit Premanand Maharaj’s Ashram?

🔷 BADRINATH THEFT Badrinath offerings theft: SIT files 1,000-page charge sheet; court takes cognisance

Security guard, Manoj Kumar is being abused of taking offerings as they were being counted!

🔷 MUSLIM PASHUPATI ARREST Couple held over alleged entry into Pashupatinath Temple

Priyanka Pariyar and Osim Ansari were arrested for entering the Pashupati temple. The wife is Hindu and was bringing her Muslim husband to see the temple.

🔷 MODI TEMPLE ROW Why Modi’s worship photos at Delhi temple have riled up the internet

Modi visited a South Indian temple in Delhi. Controversial because 1) Modi photographed inside sanctum reserved for priests, 2) pics of the moola murti were taken wick is prohibited in South Indian temples.

🔷 MADRAS HIGH COURT ROW “Hinduism Is Inclusive, Abrahamic Religions Inherently Exclusive”: Madras High Court While Upholding Denial Of FCRA Registration To Zen Trust

Madras High Court said Hinduism is inclusive & Abrahamic religions are exclusive – causing controversy!

The case was about a Zen Buddhist meditation center, run by a Christian priest, that wanted permission to accept foreign money. The court denied permission and in doing so, made the controversial remarks.

🔷 BUY HINDU BIRIYANI? ‘Buy biryani from Hindu shops’ row in Bengal ahead of Durga Puja

“A poster campaign by the Hindu Jagaran Manch urging people to buy biryani and puja articles from shops owned by Hindus triggered a controversy here, the largest town in the northern part of West Bengal. The posters were put up across the city by the Hindu Jagaran Manch, an affiliate of the RSS, ahead of the Durga Puja festivities.”

🔷 ANCIENT SHIVLING VANDALIZED Uproar in Ghaziabad after Shivling vandalised at ancient temple, teen girl suspected

🔷 BLACK MAGIC PRASHAD 8 Of Family Fall Ill, 2-Year-Old Child Critical After Consuming Prasad At Chhatarpur Temple

Family of 8 fall sick after eating prashad at Chhatarpur Temple in MP. They’re accusing a local man of doing black magic at the Kali temple.

🔷 PRIEST BEATEN TO DEATH Temple priest beaten to death in Sonipat, police launch probe

🔷 TN ELEPHANT ROW Transfer of Assam Elephants to Tamil Nadu Temples ‘Illegal Trade’ Disguised as ‘Gifts’: Animal Welfare Groups Tell CM Vijay

🔷 SABARIMALA SHORTAGE – No need for concern over ‘aravana’ availability during Sabarimala pilgrimage: TDB tells Keralam Minister

In Sept 2026 there was a shortage of aravana (type of sweet devotees take home). Temple asdures govt there’s now enough.

🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES

🔷 VIP ENTRY STOPPED VIP entry stopped at Baglamukhi, 700 personnel deployed in Maihar Another article

🔷 KAINCHI DHAM Uttarakhand govt to implement 5-point plan to decongest roads leading to Kainchi Dham

This is the temple of Hanuman Ansh guru, Neem Karoli Baba

🔷 TEMPLE WALL COLLAPSE
DC orders inspection after wall of temple collapses in Raipur Rani

🔷 GURUVAYUR – ‘Udayasthamana pooja’ to be performed in Kerala’s Guruvayur temple on Ekadasi, says SC

🔷 RAM FOOD SAFETY Why Is Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir Receiving FSSAI’s “Eat Right Place” Tag & What It Means?

🔷 TN PHONE BAN A month after ban, phone rule relaxed in Tamil Nadu temples

🔷 RAMAPPA SPILL TESTS Hyderabad ASI team conducts soil tests to guide next phase of works at Ramappa Temple

🔴 FESTIVALS

🔷 MAHALAYA PINDA DAAN Thousands offer ‘pinda daan’ on Mahalaya

For Pitru Paksha festival to pay for deceased ancestors.

🔷 PITRU PAKSHA Devotees Perform Tila Tarpan and Pinda Daan on Mahalaya Amavasya

🔷 CELEBRATING SHIRDI SAI BABA Celebrating Shirdi Sai Baba and Narasimha swami. Oct.11 to 25

Shirdi Sai Baba day of death is Oct 15th.

🔷 BHAKTI LOST ‘Bhakti is getting lost’: How Durga Puja at Delhi’s CR Park has changed

“From door-to-door chanda to corporate sponsorships, CR Park’s Durga Puja has grown into a large-scale operation — and not everyone is happy with what that has brought.”

🔷 JAGANNATH DURGA PANDAL Patna’s Etwarpur To Feature 121-Foot Jagannath Temple Replica For Durga Puja

🔷 VAISHNO DEVI TO KAMAKHYA From Vaishno Devi to Kamakhya, Devotees Throng Temples Across India as Navratri Begins

🔷 MAKHARS & GARBA From temple makhars to the magic of Garba

🔷 GUJARAT NAVRATRI Navratri begins in Gujarat with religious fervour, state gears up for nine days of Garba celebrations

🔷 1,500 GARBA PANDALS Temples draw devotees, 1,500 garba pandals set the rhythm for Navratri

🔷 HYDERABAD NAVRATRI Navaratri Celebrations Begin Across Hyderabad

🔷 NAVRATRI DATES Navratri 2026: When is Durga Ashtami, Maha Navami, Dussehra? Check here

🔷 SHARADIYA NAVRATRI Sharadiya Navratri Begins with Religious Fervour at Major Goddess Temples in Maharashtra

🔷 TN DASARA Dasara festival begins at TN’s Kulasekarapattinam temple amid tight security

🔷 MATCHSTICK MURTI Durga idol made with 1.5 lakh matchsticks draws crowds in Satkhira

The temple was fined for failing to provide documents that the govt requested on their foreign workers

“Sri Bhuvaneswari Hindu Temple Canada Inc, located at 230 Wilkinson Road in Brampton, has been fined $10,000 for violating regulations under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), according to federal records.”

🇧🇹 BHUTAN GOLDEN SHIVA TEMPLE Bhutanese people offer millions to turn Gelephu’s Shiva temple into Golden Mandir

🇧🇩 BANGLADESH DURGA PUJA Nationwide Durga Puja Countdown Begins with Mahalaya

🇧🇩 4 DOORS PUJA MURTIS VANDALIZED Four Durga Puja idols vandalised in Kushtia

🇺🇲 HINDU FRIENDLY CANDIDATES Indian-Americans seek bigger US midterm role by backing Hindu-friendly candidates