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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 King Charles, Queen Camilla visit BAPS Temple in Neasden to mark its 30th anniversary
🔷 600 people fined for videography around Kedarnath this yatra season: RTI
🔷 AI-based surveillance system to be introduced at key temples in Uttar Pradesh
“Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Ram Temple in Ayodhya, and Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur.”
🔷 Plea Against ‘The Taj Story’ Release: Delhi HC Refuses Urgent Hearing
🔷 PIL slams proposal to bring baby elephant from Uttarakhand to Tirunelveli temple
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🔷 Servitors’ protest stalls rituals of Lingaraj temple in Odisha
“Rituals at the Lingaraj temple were suspended and the presiding deity had to remain without food on Wednesday owing to an agitation by Samartha Nijog servitors.”
🔷 SIT questions Smart Creation CEO in Sabarimala gold theft case
🔷 Explained: Sabarimala temple and the row over missing gold
🔷 Kerala Gold Loss: SIT Custody for Key Accused B Murari Babu
🔷 Andhra Pradesh High Court orders CID probe into theft of money offered to the Tirumala temple
🔷 Guwahati: CBI starts probe into mysterious death of Kamakhya temple Panda
Temple priest, Himanshu Sarma was last seen found a puja with others. His dead body was found in the Kamakhya temple pond.
🔷 Varanasi Court Reserves Order Till Nov 10 on Replacing Cloth Over Gyanvapi Wuzukhana Seal
🔷 Delhi priest smothers wife with pillow, passes it off as suicide – arrested!
🔷 Sounding Death Knell for State Control: Himachal Verdict Ends Ambiguity Over Temple Funds
🔷 Uttarakhand: Khatima Police book man for attempting to convert Dalit Hindus to Christianity
Rajasthan. A silver canopy and 100 grams of gold were stolen. Unsolved for 2 years.
🔷 Nashik: Trimbakeshwar Temple Trust Contributes Rs 1.11 crore To Chief Minister’s Relief Fund
🔷 Lawyer Slapped Rs 6 Lakh Fine for Frivolous Ram Temple Verdict Challenge
🔷 Shiva Temple In UP’s Kanpur Vandalised, One Held
🔷 Jharkhand: Three Go Missing While Taking Bath During Chhath Festival
🔷 Temple Thefts Shake Kokrajhar; Devotees Wake up to Destruction at Kali Shrines
🔷 Assam: Theft at two Kali temples shocks Kokrajhar residents
🔷 Illegal hill cutting near Kalka Devi Temple prompts action
🔷 The Supreme Justice Dwells Beyond Idols
🔷 Amritsar: Valmiki community protest brings traffic to a standstill
“The organisation members alleged that some individuals carried out inappropriate activities at their sacred Ram Tirath Temple and entered the temple premises wielding swords, thereby hurting their religious sentiments”
🔷 BJP leader claims Paresh Rawal’s The Taj Story based on his petition, approaches centre seeking ban
🔷 Carcass of one-horned rhino found near Kamakhya temple at Silghat
🔷 Darj Mahakal temple issues dress code for women, cites ‘modesty & respect’
🔷 Temple cleaned after PK offers prayers with Muslim nominee
“PATNA: A fresh controversy has erupted over cleaning of a temple by its priests after Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor offered prayers to the deities in the presence of his party’s Muslim candidate in Bihar.” Kapileshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir
🔷 BJP demands clarity on Dargah, Kotilingala removal issues
Due to renovation work, they want to remove small lingams at the Rajanna Temple. There’s concern that if the lingams are removed but a nearby dargah (Sufi Muslim saint’s grave) is allowed to remain, it’ll incite communal tension.
🔷 Koodalmanikyam Controversy: Weaving The Garlands Of Vedic Renaissance
Row over Dalit garland maker at Kerala temple
🔷 Villagers protest HR&CE takeover of Pachaivazhi Amman Temple near Vadalur
🔷 Hindu Munnani Alleges Temple Choultry Being Converted Into Mosque In Trichy District
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 Ganga Kalash Yatra Leaves For Nepal’s Pashupatinath Temple From Gangotri Dham
🔷 141-year-old Sambhal temple set for ₹1.71-crore facelift
🔷 Ayodhya gearing up to welcome devotees for annual parikramas
🔷 Mahabodhi temple illuminated in red to mark International Dyslexia Awareness Day
🔷 Pilgrimage season nears, Sabarimala virtual queue bookings yet to open
🔷 Foundation stone laid for main gate of Navagraha Temple in Mangal Dai, Assam
🔷 ‘Over Rs 3,000 crore for Ram Temple came from public’
🔷 350 deities to deliberate on nature, humanity at Kullu divine parliament
🔷 ₹17 cr temple reconstruction works launched
“Tirupati: The reconstruction of Sri Rukmini Sametha Venugopala Swamy temple was initiated with the ceremonial foundation stone laying…”
🔷 76-Year-Old devotee dies inside Puri Jagannath Temple before darshan
🔷 Ground in front of temple becomes garbage dump, Deo Nagar residents fear health hazard
🔷 Cyclone Montha Update: Landslide hit Andhra Pradesh’s Srisailam Temple
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 Why no Diwali and Dussehra in Kerala and Kashmir
Skanda Sashti is when Lord Shiva’s son Murugan aka Skanda defeated the demon, Surapadman.
Chhath Puja is a festival that worships the Sun God, Surya.
🔷 Thousands throng Durga temple to offer prayers on Nagula Chavithi
Nagula Chavithi is the worship of nag devatas
🔷 Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu to inaugurate 6-day Renukaji fair on Friday
🔷 Alpashi Arattu festival: Govt declares local holiday tomorrow, traffic restrictions from 3 pm
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 Madirakshi Mundle, Rohit Bakshi seek blessings at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain
🔷 Former cricket captain Srikkanth makes maiden visit to Mahakaleshwar
🔷 Shehnaaz Gill offers prayers at the Golden Temple ahead of ‘Ikk Kudi’ release
🔷 Ajith Kumar asks fans to keep quiet as they yell ‘Thala’ at Tirupati temple. Watch
🔷 Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai Offers 51,000 Tulsi Leaves at Jagannath Temple in Kunkuri
🔷 Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Visit Udupi’s Sri Krishna Math on November 28
🔷 Devadiga family fulfils sacred vow with Mari Puja at Kaup’s Sri Hale Mariamma Temple
🔷 Vice President offers prayers at Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 ‘Ramayan country’: Why Trinidad and Tobago wants to build a large Ram temple
🔷 Trinidad and Tobago government approves construction of majestic Ram Temple
🔷 Indian envoy attends foundation stone laying ceremony of Hindu temple in Canada
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 Ancient Chola-era sculptures unearthed near Villupuram village in TN
🔷 MP News: Bangkok Designer Finds Peace In Narmada Journey
🔷 Uma Bharti seeks Ram Mandir-like campaigns for cow protection, Ganga conservation
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 The 1947 Massacre and Tribute to the Martyrs of PoJK
🔷 27-Year-Old Woman From Punjab Found Dead In Canada, Kin Allege Murder
🔷 Community in shock after Indian-origin woman’s ‘racially aggravated’ rape in Walsall, UK
🔷 Thevar jayanthi: VP, CM to visit Pasumpon today
“Madurai: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Chief Minister M K Stalin will be paying homage to freedom fighter Muthuramalinga Thevar at his memorial in Pasumpon”
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 USA’s Rutgers University hosts event, “Hindutva in America”
Four US lawmakers write to Rutgers to cancel event. Read article Here
🔷 Pak-inspired Islamists plan siege of Dhaka for non-Muslim tag on Ahmadiyyas
🔷 As trust agrees to cancel sale of Jain hostel & temple, Charity Commissioner extends status quo
🔷 Is Punjab Observing Bank Holiday on Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab? Here’s What You Should Know