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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 NEEM KAROLI BABA ROW
Uttarakhand HC takes suo motu cognizance of Kainchi Dham temple mismanagement
Neem Karoli Baba was believed to be an incarnation of Hanuman by his disciples. He was the Guru of Western singer, Krishna Das. Kainchi Dham was the temple he founded.
🔷 MUSLIM MAHAKAL ARREST
Youth arrested for hiding identity at Mahakal Temple in Ujjain
🔷 MAHAKAL ASSAULT VIDEO
Bajrang Dal beats Muslim youth at Mahakal Temple over phone clips
🔷 RAM TERRORIST MURDER
Abdul Rahman murder accused hated him for plotting Ram temple attack
🔷 MAA CHANDI SCANDAL
Scandals and scrutiny: The troubling tale of the Maa Chandi Devi Temple
🔷 PRIESTS CASE RISE
Rise in cases against priests affecting dignity of religious institutions: Uttarakhand HC
🔷 MODI RAMAKRISHNA ROW
Mamata criticizes Modi for calling Sri Ramakrishna ‘Swami’
🔷 RAMAKRISHNA TRIBUTE ROW
Swami Ramakrishna: Didi reacts after PM Narendra Modi tribute
🔷 SWAMI PREFIX CONTROVERSY
West Bengal CM criticises PM for using ‘Swami’ prefix in Ramakrishna message
🔷 DALIT BOY ASSAULTED
Dalit minor boy assaulted at temple in Chittorgarh over caste prejudice
🔷 JABALPUR TEMPLE CLASH
Youth vandalises temple grill during aarti; clashes break out in Jabalpur
🔷 PRIEST AFFAIR: MURDER
Priest, woman held for killing husband over affair in Jabalpur
🔷 SABARIMALA GHEE SCAM
Kerala: 33 named in Sabarimala ghee scam; HC orders probe to conclude in 45 days
🔷 TEMPLE SHOPS SEALED
Madras HC orders police-assisted eviction, sealing of rental shops in temple mandapam
🔷 VEMULAWADA DUMPED PRASHAD
Vemulawada temple clarifies anna prasadam not dumped; routine immersion caused confusion
🔷 GANJA SHIVA WARNING
Hyderabad Police warn after viral video shows ganja offered to Shiva murti
🔷 DURGA TEMPLE VANDALISM
Tension in Jabalpur’s Sihora after Durga temple vandalism; heavy police deployed
🔷 SC PRIEST RESIGNS
SC priest resigns from Tiruvitamcoor Devaswom Board alleging harassment
🔷 DALIT PRIEST RESIGNS
Kerala: 23-year-old Dalit priest resigns citing caste discrimination
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 SHANKARACHARYA FOUNDATION LAID
J&K LG lays foundation of Shri Shankaracharya Temple in Reasi district
🔷 JAGANNATH ENCROACHMENT
Odisha govt moves to safeguard lands belonging to Lord Jagannath Temple
🔷 SECOND YADADRI PLAN
Kodavatancha temple to be developed as second Yadadri: MP Kavya
🔷 MAHALAXMI WALKWAY
Mumbai: Mahalaxmi temple walkway lies unused two years after inauguration
🔷 AHOBILAM MOCK DRILL
Emergency mock drill at Ahobilam temple ahead of Brahmotsavams
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 BRAJ HOLI
Why you must visit Braj in Uttar Pradesh for Holi this March
🔷 ATTUKAL PONGALA
Tamil Nadu: Over 40 lakh devotees expected for Attukal Pongala ceremony on March 3
🔷 LUNAR ECLIPSE
Temple doors to remain closed on March 3 due to lunar eclipse
🔷 KAILASAGIRI PRADAKSHINA
Spiritual fervour marks Kailasagiri Giri Pradakshina in Srikalahasti
🔷 UDUPI RATHOTSAVA
Udupi Anantheshwara Temple Rathotsava rituals
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 CHAR DHAM SAFETY
ASEGO launches Pilgrim Protect for enhanced safety on Char Dham yatra
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 PRIYANKA AT KAMAKHYA
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Gaurav Gogoi offer prayers at Maa Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati
🔷 ESTONIA AT AKSHARDHAM
Estonia’s President visits Swaminarayan Akshardham
🔷 AMBANI DONATES ₹27.5CR
Anant Ambani donates ₹27.5 crore for free meals for Ambaji temple pilgrims
🔷 TRISHA AT TIRUMALA
Trisha Krishnan visits Sri Venkateswara Temple Tirumala, seeks blessings
🔷 K-POP SHIVA CHANT
K-pop singer Aoora stuns devotees with flawless Shiva Tandav Stotram on Mahashivratri
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 HANUMAN STATUE OUTRAGE
Republican activist calls Hanuman statue in Texas an invasion of “third world aliens,” sparks outrage
🔷 BANGLADESH SAFE?
Tarique Rahman: Bangladesh safe for all faiths
🔷 FRANCE SWAMINARAYAN
France to get 1st BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir stones from India, land in Paris echoing ancient architectural heritage
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 DHAMMAYATRA TO HYDERABAD
Thai, Indian monks bring 400 km Dhammayatra to Hyderabad with call to revive Buddhism in India
🔷 ANANTNAG RIOTS ANALYSIS
Anantnag riots 1986 a “dress rehearsal for the genocide in Kashmir”
🔷 UP RELIGIOUS TOURISM
Rising footfall at religious sites in UP reflects improved facilities: govt
🔷 ROBOTIC ELEPHANTS
Robotic elephants to replace captive ones at Cherthala temples
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 RACIST ATTACK: AUSTRALIA
Indian-origin nurse assaulted in alleged racist attack in Australia
🔷 BIHAR NAXAL
Bihar declared Naxal-free after Koda surrender
🔷 CHINESE NEW YEAR IN MUMBAI
Lions, incense and a 107-year-old temple: Chinese New Year in Mumbai
🔷 GUJARAT UCC
Gujarat’s leap towards Uniform Civil Code implementation
🔷 COMMUNAL TENSIONS JABALPUR
Communal tensions in Jabalpur Durga temple, Karnataka, Hyderabad Shivaji Jayanti
🔷 BAGALKOT STONE PELTING
Communal tension in Bagalkot after stone-pelting at Shivaji Jayanti procession
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 TAIWAN PREZ VOMIT
Did Taiwan President William Lai just get vomited on?
🔷 CANADA KHALISTAN TRIAL
Canada national security information at stake in Nijjar trial
🔷 SGPC ULTIMATUM
SGPC gives 72-hour ultimatum to Golden Temple head granthi over corruption claims
🔷 TIPU SULTAN
How history remembers Tipu Sultan
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