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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 SET ON FIRE – Rajasthan man sets himself on fire at Jwalamukhi temple:Dies in hospital; left home 15 months ago after family dispute Another article
“A youth from Jhalawar died after pouring petrol over himself and setting himself on fire on the premises of the Shakti Peeth Maa Jwalamukhi Temple in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.”
🔷 MP PILGRIM DEATHS 8 Devotees, including 3 children, killed as car swept away by swollen stream in Madhya Pradesh
“Eight people, including three children, died after a car carrying devotees was swept away by a rain-swollen stream near the Maa Baglamukhi Temple in Nalkheda on Saturday.”
7 of the people were an Odisha family. Read that article here
🔷 MURTI SMUGGLER LEAVING INDIA Idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor’s journey comes full circle
Subhash Chandra Kapoor smuggled murtis out of India where they were then trafficked & auctioned to overseas museums. Germany agreed to extradite him to India to face a smuggling charge – but only for that charge, no other. He’s finished his sentence and India wants to try Subhash Kapoor for other murti thefts but legally they’re not allowed to. He’s now going back to Germany.
“Fourteen years after India brought Subhash Chandra Kapoor from Germany to face an idol theft case, the convicted antiquities dealer is all set to be extradited back to Germany”
🔷 KASHMIRIS PROTEST SEX GURU ORG Political, religious leaders protest against ‘Tantra in Silence’ event in Kashmir’s Gurez valley
Rajneesh was controversial for his sexually permissive spiritual teachings, rejection of traditional religious morality, and scandals involving his followers and commune in Oregon, USA. The Tantra In Silence event is behind billed as a meditation retreat.
“A similar “Tantra” retreat facilitated by Swami Dhyan Sumit, a self-styled godman promoting a new religion under the Shree Rajneesh Foundation, was cancelled in Goa last year after its obscene promotional material sparked widespread controversy”
🔷 GODMAN’S NEW RELIGION ‘Self-Syled Godman Promoting A New Religion’: Proposed ‘Tantra In Silence’ Event In Kashmir Sparks Outrage
🔷 TANTRA RETREAT TROUBLE Tantra retreat that ran into trouble in Goa now courts controversy in Kashmir
🔷 BURIED ALIVE! Priest who buried alive 2 friends in UP temple premises caught in Kolkata disguised as beggar
Mahant Naresh Nath was allegedly having an illicit affair with a man’s sister.
“…victims Ankit Kumar and Israr Ahmed (early 30s) went missing on July 25, and their bodies were recovered from a pit inside the temple premises on Aug 13, nearly three weeks later. Investigations revealed that Nath and his two disciples allegedly laced the victims’ tea with sedatives, administered intoxicating injections, and buried them alive.”
🔷 THEFT AT VAISHNO DEVI COMPLEX
Deity’s silver jewellery, vehicle stolen from Ludhiana temple
It happened at one of the smaller temples in the complex.
🔷 RAM DONATION THEFT
Ram temple donation theft case: Judicial custody of 8 accused extended till Sept 21
🔷 FAKE PUJA TICKET Fake Dasara puja ticket sold to devotee, Durge temple files police complaint
“Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam has lodged a complaint with Vijayawada police commissioner after a devotee reported being sold a fake ticket for a special puja during the upcoming Dasara festivities at Indrakeeladri.”
🔷 KERALA DEITY’S RIGHTS SC upholds Kerala HC order on deity’s right over temple property
“The Supreme Court has upheld the Kerala High Court’s order holding that temple property purchased using funds collected from devotees cannot be held in the name of an advisory committee and must vest absolutely in the deity.”
🔷 TEMPLE ELEPHANT CONCERNS Indian court refuses to halt transfer of five elephants to temples despite welfare concerns
Assam based conservationist Rohit Choudhury filed an application seeking to stop the transfer of five elephants from Assam, in northeastern India, to Tamil Nadu in the south, where they are due to be kept at temples and other religious institutions.
🔷 LAWRENCE BISHNOI Lawrence Bishnoi’s life inside Sabarmati’s ‘10-Kholi’:Hanuman, Bhagat Singh photos hang on wall & staff attend to him
🔷 BARBERS BOYCOTT Barbers boycott duties at temple town Vemulawada
🔷 TEMPLE LAND SCAM Fake documents used to transfer Srirangam temple land to DMK area secretary: Minister Ramesh
🔷 RANGANATHASWAMY LAND FRAUD Tamil Nadu opens probe into Sri Ranganathaswamy temple alleged land fraud
🔷 STOLEN DOMAIN NAME Hindu temple Dharmasthala recovers stolen domain name
🔷 STONES THROWN & URINATION Bihar Temple Vandalism: Police detain 3 minor Muslim boys for stone-throwing, urination at Hanuman murti in Nalanda
🔷 DALIT STUDENT SUICIDE Anger at IIT Bombay After Dalit Student Dies by Suicide, Peers Accuse Institute of Casteism
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 SUN TEMPLE COINS
Rs 100 commemorative coin to mark 1,000 years of Gujarat’s Modhera Sun Temple
🔷 RAM MANDIR MOVEMENT In Ayodhya, memorial temple built at site of Ram Lalla’s makeshift shrine
🔷 FOUNDATION STONE Uttarakhand CM Dhami Lays Foundation Stone For Yamuna-Krishna Temple, Announces ₹150 Crore Hanol Plan
🔷 YAMUNA MURTI UNVEILED Uttarakhand CM Dhami unveils Yamuna idol, inaugurates Harighat in Kalsi
🔷 PUNAURA DHAM Bihar’s Sacred Landmark Gets a Grand Makeover: Punaura Dham Temple Targeted for 2028
🔷 108 YO DURGA MANDIR Assam: 108-year-old Tamarhat Durga Mandir gets new permanent structure
🔷 MAA SARALA TEMPLE – Rs 17.52 lakh approved for Maa Sarala Temple’s Sharadiya Puja
🔷 SOMNATH ECO-FRIENDLY Somnath Temple Replaces Plastic Prasad Boxes With Eco-Friendly Packs; Here’s What Makes Them Special
🔷 DRESS CODE Maharashtra’s Ganpatipule temple to enforce dress code, bar above-knee clothes
🔷 HUNDI COLLECTIONS Mahanandi Temple Hundi Collections Touch ₹52.84 Lakh
🔷 MADURAI MEENAKSHI Madurai Meenakshi Temple holds Maha Kumbabhishekam ceremony after 17 years
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 RADHASHTAMI Radha Ashtami 2026 Tomorrow: Date, Puja Muhurat, Vrat Rules, Mantra And What To Do On September 19
🔷 RADHASHTAMI CELEBRATED Sri Radhastami celebrated at Hare Krishna Golden Temple in Hyderabad
🔷 KASHMIRI PANDITS Defying threats, Kashmiri Pandits bring back Ganesh Visarjan in Srinagar
🔷 VASUKI FESTIVAL 3-Day historic Mela Patt concludes at Bhaderwah amidst religious fervour, cultural grandeur
🔷 GIANT MODAK A Giant Modak For Bappa! Pune’s Dagdusheth Ganpati Gets A 251 Kg Modak-Shaped Rasmalai Cake
🔷 GARUDA SEVA Tirumala shrine packed with devotees for Garuda Seva
🔷 GANESH WITH 6 PACK ABS The Hindu god Ganesh turns macho and martial in Indian festivities
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 PRASHAD SHORTAGE Aravana prasadam shortage at Sabarimala temple in Kerala triggers protests, TDB questioned
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 MAITHILI THAKUR – ‘Why can’t we live well?’: Kangana backs Maithili over Rolls-Royce ride to Lalbaugcha Raja
🔷 DERPIKA PADUKONE What mom-to-be Deepika Padukone wore for Siddhivinayak visit with Ranveer Singh
🔷 TIFFANY TRUMP Donald Trump’s daughter Tiffany gets her ‘desi girl’ moment at Ambani’s Ganesh Chaturthi celebration
🔷 SALIM MERCHANT Salim Merchant faces backlash over Kamakhya Mandir visit
🔷 EKTA KAPOOR Patna Buzzes With ‘The VVAAN’: Ekta Kapoor Visits Temple, Sidharth-Tamannaah Meet Students
🔷 TELENGANA HC JUDGES HC Judges Offer Prayers At Kuravi Temple
🔷 UTTARAKHAND CM Uttarakhand CM Dhami joins women in traditional Chachani dance during Badrinath visit
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🇺🇲 HARVARD HINDU ROW Harvard’s Mittal Institute Helped Book a Nine-Day Hindu Recitation at Sanders. Then Its Own Faculty Revolted
🇺🇲 NEW TEMPLE ZONING DENIAL Planning commission recommends denying Hindu temple rezoning request
“The owners of the Sri Dasavathara Venkateswara Swamy Temple & Cultural Center of South Carolina are seeking to rezone about 21 acres along Two Notch Road near Sesquicentennial State Park from light industrial to general commercial.”
🇨🇦 NEW ISKCON TEMPLE APPROVED Land use approved for future 500-person multifaith temple by Hindu group in northeast Calgary
🇸🇦 CHATURTHI IN MIDDLE EAST Telugu NRIs celebrate Vinayaka Chavithi across Dubai, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 FLORAL WASTE Used Temple Flowers Turn Into Incense Sticks & Biomaterials: Here’s How These Startups Recycle Floral Waste
🔷 RUDRAKSHA FARMING Uttarakhand’s spiritual solution to stem migration – Rudraksh farming
🔷 ABHINAVAGUPTA STATUE
LG Sinha Unveils Abhinavagupt Statue in Jammu
Abhinavagupt was a saint of the Kashmir Shaivism denomination.
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 EATEN BY DOGS!
Teen Gang-Raped, Killed By 4, Including 3 Minors In Delhi, Body Eaten By Dogs
🔷 HINDU MAN, WHITE WOMAN MARRIAGE My Marriage to America: Reflections of an Odia Hindu Man on His Life’s Journey With a White Southern Christian Woman
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 UTTARAKHAND MADRASSAS CLOSING
Nearly 40% Of Uttarakhand Madrasas In Old Records Closed After New Norms, Only 30 Get Recognition
🔷 ASSALAMUALAIKUM & INDIAN LEXICON – ‘Assalamualaikum’ is Part of Indian Cultural Lexicon, Don’t Limit it to Religion
🔷 BUDDHIST MONK FOOD Chura Baklap To Biryani & Chapatis; Here’s What Buddhist Monks Eat Daily In Monasteries
🔷 SIKH BOOK
Rs 1.46-lakh Golden Temple book unveiled, Delhi LG urges lowering price
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