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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 Priest Allegedly Shot At Temple Seer’s Driver In Ayodhya Over Parking
“The incident involved the driver of Hanuman Garhi seer Mahant Hemant Das, and another seer called Mama Das alias Prabhuram Tiwari and four of his aides”
🔷 Sabarimala gold theft case: How the main accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, stole gold from temple idols
🔷 Sabarimala Gold Scandal: Missing Temple Gold Found at Sponsor’s Relative’s Home, Reinstalled
🔷 Gold-clad copper plates reinstalled on Dwarapalaka idols at Sabarimala temple ahead of monthly pujas
🔷 Complaint filed against food delivery company for online sale of Puri temple’s ‘mahaprasad’
🔷 Criminal Contempt Proceedings Approved Against Lawyer for Shoe-Throwing Incident at CJI Gavai
🔷 Haryana police suicides: Avoid Jat-Dalit confrontation
🔷 Devotee dies of suspected heart attack at overcrowded Banke Bihari Temple in UP
🔷 5.5 kg silver stolen from Noida Sector 12 temple
🔷 ‘Mujhe mulli kaha gaya’, says SP MP Iqra Hasan condemns Shiva temple vandalism
🔷 Prime accused in Sambhal violence case traced abroad, extradition efforts on
🔷 Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case: HC fixes next hearing on November 7
🔷 Head priest of Baba Balak Nath shrine flags irregularities in temple management
🔷 TMC’s Yusuf Pathan Visits Adina Mosque In Bengal, BJP Says It Is ‘Adinath Temple’
🔷 3 Vaishno Devi Pilgrims From Odisha Killed In Road Mishap
🔷 Temple Dispute Triggers Violent Clash In Gujarat’s Sabarkantha; 20 Injured, Over 100 Booked
🔷 Dispute over Diwali planning turns violent in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha; eight injured, over 25 detained
🔷 8 pilgrims killed in Maharashtra after bus loses control, falls into ravine
🔷 Bhagwan Hanuman murti desecrated in Hyderabad, police clueless as targeted attacks on temples rise
🔷 Himachal’s Baba Balak Nath Temple to overhaul SOP after alleged irregularities
🔷 Tirupati on edge again as Collectorate gets hoax bomb threat
🔷 VHP to launch Free Hindu Temples campaign
🔷 Activists caution Karnataka govt. against promoting temple ‘jatra’ in Bandipur core area
Temple fair in a tiger reserve!
Temple’s crown made of gold was stolen 17 years ago and replaced with one made of fake gold! It’s been uninvestigated for 17 years! Sree Poornathrayeesha Temple near Kochi.
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 Mamata announces construction of Mahakal temple in Siliguri
🔷 Clamour grows to renovate Rajanna temple with Krishnashila
🔷 Banke Bihari Temple’s Treasury Reopened Amid Tight Security After 54 Years
🔷 Sabarimala Temple gets new ‘melsanthi’
🔷 Boroma Temple: 102-yr-old beacon of faith beyond religion
🔷 Mumbai News: Mahalaxmi Temple Beautification Work Resumes; Completion Target Set For March 2026
🔷 Devotees Protest 2-Year Delay in Karimnagar TTD Temple Construction
🔷 TTD may revert to 2-day ‘Vaikunta dwara darshan’
🔴 DIWALI 2025
🔷 Ayodhya Deepotsav: New world record with 26.17 lakh diyas, 2128 people performing aarti together
🔷 What is Narak Chaturdashi? Foods that are made in South India on this day
🔷 The changing face of Narkasur Vadh
Naraka Chaturdashi is the day Lord Krishna kills the demon Narakasura and rescues the 16,100 princesses the demon kidnapped. People in Goa build large effigies of Narakasura and burn them.
🔷 MP’s Mahalakshmi temple adorned with notes worth ₹2 crore:Decorated with diamonds & jewellery
🔷 Dhanteras 2025: All About Significance Of Buying Gold, Silver And Utensils On This Auspicious Day
🔷 Dhanteras celebrations in MP see festive shopping rush:high demand for luxury cars and properties
🔷 India’s costliest sweet worth Rs 1.11 lakh! Jaipur’s ‘Swarna Prasadam’ infused with 24-carat gold
🔷 1100 indigenous drones to depict Ramayana scenes in Ayodhya skies during Deepotsav
🔷 Widows in Vrindavan during Diwali
🔷 Ayodhya gears up for Deepotsav: Hotels, Ram temple darshan slots almost booked to capacity
🔷 Madhya Pradesh: Ragi Laddu To Be Offered As Prasad At Mahakal Temple This Diwali
🔷 From Saryu to Rampath, Ayodhya lights up in devotion
🔷 Tripura: Elaborate Arrangements in Place for Diwali Fair at Tripureshwari Temple from October 20
🔷 No firecrackers in Bhubaneswar after 9 pm on Diwali; stern warning issued
🔷 Temple trails: 6 best places to witness Diwali lights this year
🔷 Four Dhams Of Uttarakhand Come Alive With Diwali Decorations
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 Mamata opens Kali Pujas, urges peaceful celebrations
🔷 Elephant threat forces Shimladangi Temple to shift its Kali Puja fair to moonlit night
🔷 Hidden Stories: A Kali Puja that started in 1974 keeps the tradition alive in Pimpri
🔷 ‘Keep roofs locked on Kali Puja night to avoid firecracker mishaps’
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 State-of-the-art Kedarnath ropeway set to cut travel time from 8-9 hours to just 36 minutes
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 PM Modi visits Andhra Pradesh, offers prayers at Srisailam’s Mallikarjuna temple
🔷 Superstar Rajnikanth seen meditating peacefully inside a cave in Uttarakhand
🔷 Tripura CM visits Ram Mandir and Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya
🔷 Mongolian President visits Akshardham temple in Delhi
🔷 Actor Kiran Abbavaram visits Tirumala temple ahead of K-Ramp release
🔷 President Droupadi Murmu to pray at Sabarimala temple on Oct 22
🔷 Jackie Shroff Schools Paparazzo For Recording Him At Pankaj Dheer’s Prayer Meet In Mumbai
🔷 TN Governor worships at Durga temple
🔷 Rashmika Mandanna and Ayushmann Khurrana visit Shirdi Sai Baba Temple ahead of Thamma release
🔷 Kavitha Seeks Blessings at Tirumala Before Padayatra.
🔴 LISTS
🔷 Top 5 Kali Temples Around The Country
🔷 Diwali 2025: 8 Pollution-Free Hill Stations In India Where You Can Escape Crackers & Chaos
🔷 5 Best Temples To Celebrate Govardhan Puja In Delhi
🔷 5 temples in India where mobile phones are banned inside the premises
🔷 UNESCO Heritage Sites in India – Complete Travel & Culture Guide
🔷 Top 5 Kali Temples Around The Country
🔷 Diwali In India: 6 Places In India That Bring Ramayan To Life For Kids
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 Diwali 2025: 7 incredible US festivals you can’t miss
🔷 Diwali celebrations across different U.S. states
🔷 Diwali Goes Mainstream: American Businesses Take Notice
🔷 Diwali in US 2025: Which 3 States Now Recognize Diwali as a Holiday? Check List
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 Sai – The Musical premieres to a packed house at NCPA
🔷 My First Visit To The ISKCON Temple: A Soulful Escape Amid Delhi’s Chaos
🔷 World’s first Ramayana wax museum ready in Ayodhya; CM Yogi to inaugurate during Deepotsav 2025
🔷 Rhythmic Gussadi to bring together Adivasis at Padmalpuri Kako temple
🔷 Lone Padmalpuri Kako Temple Attracts Adivasis for Diwali Gussadi Fete
“Adivasis worship Padmalpuri Kako, whom they consider the grandmother of the Gussadis and the guardian of their traditional instruments.”
🔷 The sacred & the State: How Indian courts have redrawn boundaries over use of temple funds
🔷 Folk artistes of Vizianagaram train children of Telugu families settled in Malaysia
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 No people, no lamps: 66 abandoned villages in Pithorgarh to remain dark this Diwali
🔷 Vendor held in Uttarkashi after video of him spitting on tandoori roti sparks tension
🔷 Delhi Police detain two Nigerian nationals illegally residing in India for over a decade
🔷 Man held from Lucknow for kidnapping Delhi boy
🔷 Bangladesh prosecution seeks death penalty for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina over protest killings
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 Devotees face parking problem around Golden Temple as festival rush peaks
🔷 Platform X used to promote hate speech, economic boycott of Muslims ahead of Deepavali
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