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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 SECURITY AT KRISHNA JANMABHOOMI – Security beefed up at disputed Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah amid ‘Kar Seva’ concerns, Mathura officials tell Allahabad HC
On the exact spot where Lord Krishna was born now stands the Shahi Idgah Mosque. Hindus are in court to reclaim the site.
“The High Court is currently hearing 18 suits, clubbed together in 2023, that seek the removal of the Shahi Idgah, which they claim is an encroachment on the premises of the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura….‘Kar seva’ was called by Hindu religious leaders in Mathura for voluntary action to “liberate” the Krishna Janmabhoomi site.”
🔷 80 KAILASH PILGRIMS MISSING Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev breaks down over missing Kailash pilgrims in Nepal flash floods
The pilgrims were a part of Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation.
🔷 CHURCH CONSENT FORMS Anti-conversion law: Maharashtra churches seek prayer consent forms from worshippers
Maharashtra’s anti conversion law will be in effect tomorrow. It says if you cause someone to convert through force, coercion, promise of marriage, allurement (gifts, employment, free education, divine healing, etc) – you can be arrested. It’s non bailable & 7 years imprisonment. Churches are making parishioners sign forms they they’re attending of their own free will.
🔷 KRITI SANON RAKHI ROW – Kriti Sanon’s Raksha Bandhan ad pulled down by brand amid clothing controversy
🔷 CARTOON JAGANNATH BAN – Ban Jai Jagannath Animated Movie: Puri Shankaracharya claims wrong portrayal of Bhagwan & contradiction with scriptures
The objections are over Jagannath being portrayed as a child having childhood adventures.
🔷 DALIT PURIFICATION Uttarakhand BJP Chief Defends ‘Purification’ Ritual Performed at Congress President Kharge’s Rally Venue
“Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Mahendra Bhatt has defended the “purification” ritual that was performed on stage after in Haldwani after Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge (Dalit) had addressed a public meeting.”
🔷 MURUGAN FLAG RAISING DISPUTE When to hoist flag for Avani Mahotsavam? Madras HC seeks temple’s opinion
🔷 3 MURTIS, CASH STOLEN 3 held for temple burglary Another article
Penta Shiva Temple in Rayagada district, Odisha.
🔷 AYYAPPA BLASPHEMY Keralam: Ayyappa Seva Samajam leader files complaint against Sunny Kapikkad over Sabarimala remarks
🔷 TN COPS BEAT PRIEST TO DEATH Delay in autopsy report: Madras HC adjourns plea
Madurai cops investigating parking dispute, take priest Paramasivan into custody. He was beaten. Later developed bleeding on the brain and died on a private hospital.
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 BAPS PUNE New BAPS Swaminarayan Temple to be Nestled in Krisala Land of Dreamss Perimeter
🔷 RESTORING TN HANUMAN TEMPLE HR&CE dept urged to restore 500-year-old Anjaneyar temple in Harur
🔷 KANAKA DURGA PURIFICATION CEREMONY Pavithrotsavams at Durga temple from from August 27 in Vijayawada
🔷 NEW TEMPLE ON OMKARESHWAR ISLAND MP CM lays foundation stone for Panchayatan temple at Ekatma Dham in Omkareshwar
Mandhata Island in MP is where Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga is.
Also on the island is Ekatma Dham. That’s a learning center for Shankar Acharya’s teachings and Advaita Vedanta. Note that Shankaracharya was not a Shaivite, he was the founder of the Smarta religion where they worship 6 different gods as incarnations v of Brahman. They’re building a new temple at Ekatma Dham and the foundation stone was laid.
🔷 TN AGAMA SURVEY – Agama survey: HR&CE seeks public views, 34,000+ temples under lens
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 RAKSHA BANDHAN 2026 Raksha Bandhan 2026: When is Rakhi, August 27 or 28? Correct date, auspicious time to tie Rakhi, city wise shubh muhurat
🔷 Chari Mubarak marks culmination of Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 in Poonch
🔷 DURGA PANDAL THEMES VHP opposes Durga idol distortion in garb of themes, asks puja organisers to stick to norms
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 SIVAMANI Percussionist Sivamani visited Tirumala Tirupati | Drums Sivamani tirumala Darshan
🔴 LISTS
🔷 10 GANESH TEMPLES 10 Famous Ganesha Temples in India Where Devotees Seek Blessings
🔷 KRISHNA TEMPLES Janmashtami 2026 Travel Guide: Sacred Krishna Temples to Visit in India
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🇨🇦 🇺🇲 PRIEST EXORCISM RAPE Hindu priest convinced female she was ‘possessed by evil spirits,’ allegedly sexually assaulted her during ceremony: DRPS
The woman resides in Canada. Her family got the Indo-Caribbean Hindu priest from the U.S. to visit her for spiritual aide. He convinced the Canadian woman she was possessed – then allegedly sexually assaulted her during exorcism!
“The suspect, identified as Rajendranauth Doodnauth Maraj, 50, of Richmond Hill, New York, was later taken into custody without incident and charged with sexual assault.”
🇵🇰 PAK TEMPLE DEMOLISHED, TURNED INTO MADRASSA Temple demolition sparks Pakistan probe call
🇧🇩 BANGLADESHI HINDU WOMEN’S RIGHTS The rights Hindu women still don’t have in Bangladesh
“Unlike Muslims and Christians, who can file for divorce under their respective personal laws (religion-based laws that govern matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and family relationships), Bangladesh’s Hindu personal law contains no statutory provision allowing a marriage to be legally dissolved.”
In Hindu theology, there is no divorce.
“Another longstanding debate surrounding Bangladesh’s Hindu personal law is inheritance, where daughters do not inherit ancestral property”
🇺🇲 RSS IN NEW YORK Dr Mohan Bhagwat in New York: The rise of confident Hindu America
🇺🇲 RSS, MUSSOLINI & HITLER – RSS and the fascist shadow: How Hindu nationalism drew from Mussolini and Hitler
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 UP FAITH TOUR Faith tour to Kashi, Prayagraj, Ayodhya
🔷 BUDDHA TOURISM From first sermon to final Nirvana: UP plans tourism circuit around Buddha’s life
In Hindu theology, Buddha was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
🔷 RAJASTHAN: NO SENIOR PILGRIMAGE Rajasthan suspends senior citizens’ pilgrimage to Kathmandu till Aug 31
🔷 MH: 315 CRORE FOR SHRINE PROJECTS Maharashtra clears ₹315 crore for shrine projects, Shivsrushti
🔷 GOA PILGRIMAGE CIRCUIT Beyond Beaches: Goa Launches 11-Temple Pilgrimage Circuit For Travellers, Deets Inside
🔷 SACRED WASTE GHMC to organise ‘Project Udvasana’ to collect sacred waste material in 29 temples on August 29
“The GHMC will organise Project Udvasana at 29 temples across six civic zones on August 29 to collect sacred waste. Citizens can deposit old idols, religious photographs, calendars and other items, which will be processed through sustainable recycling.”
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 NEPAL FLASH FLOOD & 2012 Nepal flash floods visuals remind internet of that massive monk disaster scene from 2012
🔷 RAKSHA BANDHAN CHAOS Woman Dead, Three Injured After Ruckus Over Free Gifts At Mayor’s Raksha Bandhan Event In Bareilly
🔷 ‘The Orissan’ Documents 2,500 Years Of Odisha’s Culinary Heritage
🔷 COVID LOCKDOWN MOVIE Lockdown 21 Days to bring the untold stories of the Covid time to the big screen
“For millions, it meant financial uncertainty, job losses, isolation and a struggle to make ends meet. The film is set to revisit those difficult days, blending the harsh realities of the pandemic with a love story that unfolds during the crisis”
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 22 CHRISTIAN WOMEN ARRESTED They offered cure for ‘all diseases’ to Palghar villagers. Cops booked them for conversion
The women were distributing books and offering divine disease cures. Mumbai.
🔷 NEPAL A HINDU NATION? Concern Grows as Hindu Leaders Call for Nepal to Be Declared a Hindu Nation
“These concerns intensified following communal violence on July 26”
🔷 PAK GURU NANAK In a first, SGPC seeks Pak pilgrims‘ Golden Temple visit for Guru Nanak birth anniversary
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