Hinduism News Articles 8-4-26

“Burglars broke into a prominent Hanuman temple in Lucknow and stole silver crowns and ceremonial umbrellas adorning multiple idols, along with the CCTV digital video recorder. Shri Sankat Haran Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple.”

🔷 RAHUL GANDHI FIR UP Police Register FIR Against LoP Rahul Gandhi, Two Opposition MPs Over Skit on Ram Temple Theft

🔷 SWAMINARAYAN PAROLE – Swaminarayan Temple board chairman murder: Gujarat govt supports convict’s remission despite CBI’s opposition

Backstory – In 1998, Swami Gadadharanand, the chairman of the management board of the Vadtal Swaminarayan Temple in Gujarat was murdered. It’s believed he wants to remove certain members of the board for financial irregularities and mismanagement. He was kidnapped from the temple, strangled, thrown in a ditch & set on fire. 5 me convicted. One of those men, Narayan Shastri, is now 70 yo. He’s claiming since he’s already spent 17 years in prison, he’s asking for remission – compassionate parole before the natural end of his life.

🔷 MEAT DUMPED AT SHIVA TEMPLE Tamil Nadu: Hindu Munnani’s protest stops meat waste dumping at historic Shiva temple in Tiruvallur

“authorities halted the dumping of animal slaughter waste at the 1,800-year-old Vaacheeswarar Temple in Tiruvallur”

🔷 SLIPPER HURLED Slipper hurled at Pappu Yadav at presser as he defends skit on Ram temple donation theft

🔷 10 KG SILVER FOUND OUTSIDE TEMPLE Rajasthan craftsman claims 10kg silver found outside Kanpur temple

🔷 RAM THEFT PROTEST Opposition MPs Protest Over Ram Temple Donation Row, Police Action Against Students

🔷 ADITYANATH ON RAM THEFT PROTESTERS ‘Those who opposed Ram temple now question donations’: Yogi hits back as SP protests Ayodhya row

🔷 TEMPLE PROPERTY DISPUTES Criminal Proceedings Cannot Replace Civil Remedies in Temple Property Disputes: J&K High Court Quashes FIR

🔷 MURUGAN HILL ROW SC refuses to stay Madras HC order on Thiruparankundram Deepam

🔷 TELENGANA GOVT TEMPLE NEGLECT? Telangana government neglecting Hindu temples, festivals: Bandi

“The Minister of State for Home Affairs said devotees are being forced to endure the scorching heat due to a lack of proper shelters and are being left exposed during rains.”

🔷 HUNDI BROKEN Thieves break open Durgiana temple donation box, steal cash

🔷 VARANASI FAKE PRIEST Fake priest cheats Karnataka woman of Rs 4,000 for darshan. Varanasi cop steps in

🔷 DMK TEMPLE IRREGULARITIES Vijay Govt Mulls White Paper on Temple Irregularities Under DMK Rule

🔷 TN TEMPLE LAND ENCROACHED Residents urge authorities to recover temple land from encroachment

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🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES

🔷 MONEY PRASHAD ‘Money Langar’ at Manimajra Temple offers meals and cash aid to devotees

🔷 32 DAY MAHA AARTI 32-day Maha Aarti concludes successfully at Shri Raghunath Ji Temple

🔷 TEMPLE BUILT WITH GHEE? This 500-Year-Old Rajasthan Temple Was Allegedly Built With 40,000 Kg Of Ghee. Yes, You Read That Right

🔷 QUITS RAM TEMPLE TRUST Senior RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi quits Ram Temple Trust

🔷 TEMPLE TRANSPARENCY VHP seeks transparency in Puttur temple redevelopment

🔷 TEMPLE LIFT ACCIDENT Retired engineer dies in Karnataka temple lift accident

🔷 SABARIMALA NEW CHIEF PRIEST Kerala HC approves appointment of Kandararu Brahmadathan as new Sabarimala Tantri

His father was the old chief priest who was arrested in the Sabarimala gold theft scandal

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Chinmoy Das is the ISKCON accused of disrespecting Bangladesh’s flag, attempted murder, vandalism, obstruction of govt duties. Another article

🇧🇩 TASLIMA NASREEN “Illegal arrest” of Chinmoy Krishna Das: Taslima Nasreen says he was “uniting the Hindu community” in Bangladesh

🇧🇩 BANGLADESHI HINDUS SUFFERING Religious minorities in Bangladesh are not doing well, new report says

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🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS

🔷 GODDESS RETURNS MISSING DOG Missing dog returns home after 3.5 months, owner walks 60 kms to fulfill temple vow in India’s Gujarat Another article

“A Labrador retriever named Tiger, who had been missing for nearly three-and-a-half months, unexpectedly returned to his owner’s hotel in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district…To express his gratitude, the hotel owner fulfilled a heartfelt promise he had made to Goddess Ambaji by undertaking a 60-kilometre walk to the famous temple, accompanied by his entire staff and Tiger himself.”

🔷 UNESCO FOR RATHA YATRA? Odisha Chief Minister Seeks UNESCO Heritage Status for Puri Rath Yatra

🔷 HINDU DHARMA DEBATE Hindu dharma: A civilization of immanent debate, reform, and assimilation

🔷 HI-TECH YATRAS Pilgrimage Re-imagined: Indias Spiritual Yatra in the Age of Helicopter and Private Charter Travel

🔷 SILENCE OF HINDU RIGHTS The Silence on Hindu Rights in South Asia

🔷 WHITE WOMAN PRESERVING KERALA British-born Chronicler Pepita Seth finds home in Guruvayur, devotes life to preserving Kerala’s living traditions

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