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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 TIRUMALA SILK SCAM Company scammed Tirumala temple into thinking they bought mulberry silk dupattas – really polyester!
🔷 SUN TEMPLE SECRET CHAMBER Indiana Jones moment at Konark: ASI drills into chamber sealed in 1903 Another article
🔷 AKSHARDHAM FAKE PRIEST ‘I Was Robbed’: Akshardham Visitor Loses Valuables Worth Rs 1.8 Lakh To Fake Priest
🔷 MEGA GITA RECITAL Thousands of devotees from across Bengal, other States arrive in Kolkata for mega Gita recital
“‘Panch Lakkho Konthe Gita Path’ (Gita chanting by five lakh voices) is being projected as the largest collective recital of the Bhagavad Gita ever attempted in the State and possibly in the country”
🔷 CHICKEN AT GITA RECITAL Clash Over Chicken Patty Sparks Outrage at Gita Recital in Kolkata
🔷 MARRIED LORD KRISHNA? UP Woman ‘Marries’ Lord Krishna’s Idol In Hindu Ceremony After Receiving A Gold Ring In Prasad
🔷 BODH GAYA ADJOURNED Supreme Court Adjourns Bodh Gaya Temple Case Hearing: Petitioners Seek 4 Weeks for Rejoinder
MahaBodhi temple in Bihar is where Buddha found enlightenment. Hindus control it. Buddhists suing for control
🔷 KARTHIGAI DEEPAM ROW Karthigai Deepam row: What is the temple controversy that has pitted Tamil Nadu govt against Madras HC judge? Other articles The Wire, IndiaTV
In Madurai Temple Lamp Row, Court Summons Tamil Nadu Top Official, Cop
🔷 BABRI MASJID & RAM TEMPLE WB Ram Temple & Babri Masjid replica proposed in West Bengal
🔷 PRIEST TEMPLE ATTACK Priest brutally attacked at temple in UP:Assailants escape; victim succumbs
🔷 AYODHYA FLAG TENSION Ayodhya Flag Hoisting Sparks Tensions
🔷 PRIVATE TEMPLE MONEY State can inquire into mishandling of funds in private temples, rules Madras HC
🔷 VISARJAN DROWNING Boy drowns while saving friend during idol immersion in Jhansi
🔷 ISKCON TEMPLE FIGHT SC to hear review plea on ISKCON Temple on January 22
🔷 TN TEMPLE ENCROACHMENT HR&CE dept retrieves Rs 100crore worth temple land in Coimbatore
🔷 ILLEGAL TEMPLE WORK LSGD orders action against illegal work at Varkala temple
🔷 HINDU VENDOR ASSAULT? Fact Check: Hindu vendor in West Bengal assaulted for selling in Muslim area? No, here are the facts
🔷 DONATIONS MAKE TEMPLE PUBLIC? Temples receiving donation are public institutions: HC
🔷 TEMPLE VANDALISM Temple Vandalism Shocks Local Community
🔷 GOPAL MURTIS STOLEN Two Gopal idols stolen during visit to Iskcon temple recovered from Bowbazar
🔷 TEMPLE EXEC STOLE! AP – Kadiri Temple EO Suspended Over Ornaments Theft
“V. Muralakrishna, an executive officer who was allegedly caught red-handed while stealing 5 kgs of silver ornaments and other valuables from the historic Erradoddi Gangamma temple in Kadiri mandal in the Satya Sai district, was arrested”
🔷 GURUVAYOOR GOLD MYSTERY Decades-old Guruvayur temple gold mystery reignites political debates amid Sabarimala row
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 MUSLIM TEMPLE How a Puducherry Muslim’s Murugan temple became a symbol of religious harmony
🔷 HIMACHAL JOURNEY Deity’s once-in-generation journey to Himachal begins
🔷 PURI DISABLED DEVOTEES Ramp redeveloped to boost access for disabled devotees in Puri temple
🔷 MOSQUE & TEMPLE SHARE Bangladesh: The mosque and temple sharing one courtyard
🔷 VIP DARSHAN CANCELED VIP darshans cancelled for ‘Bhavani Deeksha Viramana’ says Home Minister
🔷 SAVE VISHNU TEMPLE MP Leishemba Sanajaoba urges Centre to save Manipur’s ancient Vishnu Temple
🔷 TEACHER RELIGIOUS CONVERSION MP News: School Teacher, Priest Accused Of Religious Conversion Of Student
🔷 VARANASI ROPEWAY Varanasi Ropeway: Kashi Vishwanath Temple To Get India’s First Urban Rope Car Service By May 2026
🔷 ODISHA TEMPLE PROJECT Completion target of second phase of Odisha’s SAMALEI project pushed to June next year
🔷 FORGOTTEN GANESH TEMPLE This forgotten Ganesh Temple near Lingaraj awaits preservation
🔷 WEDDING BAN Century-Old Halasuru Someshwara Swamy Temple In Bengaluru Bans Weddings On Premises; The Reason Will Shock You
🔷 HOYSALA INSCRIPTION Hoysala inscription found at Shiva temple in Sri Sathya Sai district
🔷 TEMPLE ELEPHANT DIED Tusker Mullakkal Balakrishnan no longer there to carry Mullakkalamma’s idol, devotees bid tearful farewell
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 HANUMAN JAYANTI Hanumath Jayanthi 2025 Date: When is Hanuman Jayanthi as per hindu panchang – December 19 or 20?
This is for South India. For the North, Hanuman Jayanti is around April.
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 SABARIMALA DANGER Safety Advisory for Pilgrims at Sabarimala Amid Rising Wildlife Risks
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 VIRAT KOHLI Virat Kohli visits Simachalam temple
🔷 GAUTAM GAMBHIR Indian cricketers, head coach Gautam Gambhir visit Shri Jagannath Temple in Odisha
🔷 CM PRAYS CM prays for peace & communal harmony at Madan Mohan temple
🔷 BIGG BOSS 19 Bigg Boss 19 Finalist Tanya Mittal Greets School Kids At Siddhivinayak Temple
🔴 LISTS
🔷 CAVE TEMPLES 5 Cave Temples In India That Are Engineering Marvels
🔷 VISHNU TEMPLES 5 Lord Vishnu temples in India continue centuries-old worship, receive millions of pilgrims
🔷 ASTOUNDING TEMPLES Visit these 7 astounding temples in India on the occasion of Bodhi Day
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 USA – TEXAS Texas Hindu Temple Opens in Liberty Hill After Years-Long Effort
🔷 USA – TAMIL Tamil Unity Shines with Record-breaking Thirukkural Recitation Across the U.S.
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 NEEB KAROLI BABA Honest review: I visited Neeb Karoli Baba’s Ashram this year only to realise that it might not……
🔷 DEVOTIONAL PRINTS Household Gods: Hindu Devotional Prints, 1860–1930
🔷 TELANGANA TEMPLE TOURISM Telangana aims to develop temple tourism through four major circuits: Minister
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 TOILETS NAMED AFTER BABRI MASJID Controversial Protest Sparks Political Tension in Bhopal
“An attempted protest in Bhopal by Hindutva workers aimed at renaming public toilets as ‘Babar Toilet’ was foiled by police. The protest was against the foundation stone laying of a mosque in West Bengal. Political tensions escalated following the action, leading to wide public debate.”
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 TAJ MAHAL MOVIE ROW A Bollywood film is turning India’s monument to love into a symbol of division
🔷 AYODHYA MOSQUE STALL Six years on, Ayodhya mosque yet to begin as design disputes and fund gaps stall progress
🔷 MUSLIM DOC ARRESTED: SHARED VIDEO Anniversary of Black Day: Muslim Doctor in India Arrested for Sharing Video About Historic Babri Mosque!
🔷 BJP ON BABRI MASJID IN BENGAL ‘Hindu community will respond appropriately…’: BJP’s Sukanta Majumdar on Babri Masjid project in Bengal
🔷 ONLINE RADICALIZATION Government Intensifies Efforts Against Online Radicalization
🔷 SIKH RE-NAMING Akal Takht jathedar asks all Sikh MPs to urge Centre to rename ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ as ‘Sahibzade Shahadat Diwas’
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