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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 10 killed in stampede at Venkateshwara temple in Kasibugga, AP
They were gathered for Vaikuntha Ekadashi. On this day, it’s believed that the gates of Vaikuntha (Vishnu’s abode) are opened. Anyone who fasts asks prays gains access to Vishnu’s abode.
The temple normally gets 3,000 people for regular Ekadashis twice per month. For Vaikuntha Ekadashi once per year – there were over 10,000 people there during the stampede!
🔷 Servitor used fake ghee made from vegetable oil at Puri temple – row!
Vanaspati “ghee” is made from hydrogenated vegetable oils. For temple rituals and prashad, it’s standard to use ghee made from cow’s milk.
🔷 Rajasthan Tragedy: 15 Pilgrims Killed In Horror Crash On Return From Temple
🔷 Chaotic scenes at Puri Jagannath Temple as devotees break barricades, force their way in
🔷 Single narrow gate, poor crowd control: What led to Andhra temple stampede
🔷 Andhra stampede: How a 94-year-old built temple in Srikakulam after being denied darshan at Tirumala
🔷 Andhra stampede – Cops bar entry to temple after stampede and register charges against temple!
🔷 ‘Act Of God’: 94-Year-Old Builder Of Andhra Temple After Stampede Kills 9 People
🔷 3 major temple tragedies kill 22, injure nearly 100 across Andhra in 2025 Another article Here
🔷 Private Temple, Private Rules? Priest Defends Himself After Stampede Claims Lives
🔷 Right To Hold Annadhanam Can Be Fundamental Right Under Article 25
🔷 TDB to intensify scrutiny of assistant priests in Sabarimala after gold controversy
🔷 Thief used a rod to lift gold ornaments off Kali murti! 3 lakh stolen
🔷 Dr. Devi Prasad Dwivedi vs Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust: Allahabad HC Restores Acharya’s Role
🔷 Former Sabarimala executive officer arrested in temple gold theft case
🔷 Sabarimala gold theft case: Noose tightening for former Devaswom board presidents
🔷 Divine assembly issues warning against desecration of sacred sites
🔷 Ornaments stolen from 90-year-old family Kali temple in Behala’s Sarsuna
🔷 Govt official’s bag with cash, phone & docus stolen from Bengaluru temple
🔷 Caste – Nallirukkai SC villagers allege discrimination in temple festival rituals
🔷 ‘Chitranna, pulao… no devotees found consuming non-veg food’: Datta Peeta clarifies over viral video
🔷 11-year-old loses leg after temple gate falls on him
🔷 Female Dalit sanitation workers forced to show proof of menstruation to get time off!
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 TTD chief BR Naidu vows to shorten serpentine darshan queues
🔷 Madhya Pradesh: Sacred Bhasma Aarti performed at Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain
🔷 Coimbatore’s Maruthamalai Temple devotees wait for hours due to shortage of bus services
🔷 Odisha govt to issue SOP for inventory of Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar valuables
🔷 Forgotten idols at Pernem temple reveal rare Kadamba symbol
🔷 Rs 80 Lakh for Toilet Complex at Dharmapuri Temple, Rs 3.1 Cr for Four VIP Suites
🔷 12th century Ganesha idol under threat at Lingala
🔷 Padmanabhaswamy Tanthri visits Chilkur Balaji Temple
🔷 Gods Guide the Way in Yadagirigutta
🔷 Andhra Pradesh likely to come out with guidelines for the crowd management in major temples
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 All set for Dev Deepawali tomorrow: Ghats to glow with divine grandeur
Dev Diwali is where Lord Shiva kills the demon, Tripurasura who was terrorizing the Gods. The Gods were so thankful that they lit diya lamps to honor Shiva. That’s why it’s called “Dev” Diwali (deva=God), Diwali of the Gods. In Varanasi they light fireworks and diya lamps on the ghats of the Ganges river.
🔷 Devotees flock to Dhableswar Temple for Grand Bada Osha Festival
“The grand Bada Osha festival, the most significant celebration of the Kartik month, is being held with immense enthusiasm today at the revered Shaivite shrine of Lord Dhableswar in Athagarh.”
🔷 Security Tightened for Jhiri Mela: Honoring Baba Jitto’s Legacy
🔷 Kartik Purnima 2025: Know Exact Date, Timings, Significance and More
🔷 Andhra Pradesh: Kaishika Dwadashi was celebrated with great grandeur at Tirumala temple
🔷 Lakhs of Devotees Witness Lord Jagannath’s Tribikram Vesha on Second Day
🔷 Indian Festivals List November 2025
🔷 Elaborate arrangements made for Karthika Pournami; around two lakh devotees expected
🔷 Vishweshvara Vrat 2025: Date, Time, Rituals and Significance
🔷 Multi-department drive to ensure a smooth Kalpathy chariot festival
🔷 LG Manoj Sinha to inaugurate 10-day Jhiri Mela in Jammu on Tuesday
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 President Murmu to visit Uttarakhand for three days, Kainchi Dham on agenda
🔷 Varanasi: Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple
🔷 IFFCO Chairman Dileep Sanghani visits Tirumala temple on Kaishika Dwadashi
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 Faith and power: How state exploits belief
🔷 My life changed after bathing in Ganga, adopted vegetarianism: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan
🔷 Families of Indian women’s cricket team visiting temples to pray for win!
🔷 Utthan Ekadashi: Chhota Madan Mohan awakes after four months of rest
🔷 Bollywood Film Says Taj Mahal Was Built On Destroyed Hindu Temple – OpEd
🔷 How a ‘dharma-ordained’ caste system has killed India’s prosperity
🔷 What Is Special About Maharashtra’s 51-Foot-Tall Lord Vitthal Idol At Upvan Ghat, Thane?
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 Uttarakhand CM Dhami honours statehood activists, women at Devbhoomi Rajat Utsav
🔷 Haryana teen killed in Guatemala while attempting to reach US through illegal ‘dunki’ route
🔷 UNESCO Named Lucknow As Creative City Of Gastronomy, Second In India After Hyderabad
🔷 Bengaluru shame! Grieving father pays bribes from ambulance to crematorium for daughter’s last rites
🔷 Rabies Scare As Stray Dog Bites 10 Children In Karnataka’s Bagalkote
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 Plea in Supreme Court challenges demolition of Ujjain’s Takiya Masjid
🔷 10 Sacred Gurudwaras Across The World To Visit This Guru Nanak Jayanti
🔷 Madras HC Slams Christians’ Monopoly on Public Land in Hindu-Minority Village
🔷 Upset with HC order, Christians protest conduct of annadhanam
🔷 Christians in India cleared of false forcible conversion charges
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