India News - Hindu Religious News 4-23-26

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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS

🔷 KEDARNATH PHONE BAN Kedarnath Dham leaders ban mobiles inside temple, violators to be prosecuted

🔷 TILAK & SINDOOR BANNED “We Heard You”: Lenskart Issues New Dress Code After Backlash Over ‘Bindi, Tilak’

After banning Hindu employees from wearing tilak, sindoor or bindi – while allowing hijab and turbans – Lenskart faced a backlash.

Angry activists were going into Lenskart stores and anointing Hindu employees with Sindoor on their foreheads. Due to the controversy, Lenskart has relented, allowing Hindu employees to wear tilak and sindoor.

🔷 TROLLED FOR NAMAZ – “God Is Watching”: Namita Thapar Calls Out Trolls Targeting Her Over Namaz Video

Shark Tank India judge, Namita Thapur speaks out about being trolled by Hindus for speaking about health benefits of Namaz (Muslim prayer positions)

🔷 FIRECRACKER DEATHS 13 dead in Thrissur fireworks explosion

13 dead preparing fireworks for a Kerala temple for upcoming Thrissur Pooram festival for Lord Shiva

🔷 FIREWORKS TRAGEDIES Another firecracker mishap to add to a long list of tragedies in Kerala

🔷 PILGRIMS HACKED! Pilgrimage turns violent, four booked for hacking pilgrims

While devotees with skin piercings were on a foot pilgrimage to Samayapuram Mariamman Temple – another group of devotees accidentally bumped into the pierced devotees. Offended, the pierced devotees pulled out knives and started HACKING the second group. 4 arrested! Trichy, TN.

🔷 VAISHNO DEVI FAKE COINS Fake silver coins offered at Vaishno Devi

🔷 GUNS IN SANCTUM? UP bureaucrat enters Uttarakhand temple sanctum with armed guard, priests object

“The official, identified as Bareilly DM Avinash Singh, had reportedly entered the inner shrine of the Jageshwar Dham complex to perform a Navagraha puja.”

🔷 STOLEN SILVER Saptashrungi Devi Temple Silver Irregularity: Precious Metal Allegedly Removed At Night; Probe Ordered

Silver used for temple carvings stolen at night from sanctum at Saptashrungi Devi Temple in Nashik, Maharashtra.

Another temple dealing with the same thing is Sabarimala. Gold used to plate statues was stolen!

🔷 DALIT DRAGGED OFF HORSE
‘People Like You Can’t Ride’: Dalit Groom Dragged Off Horse, Thrashed In Madhya Pradesh

Some say Dalits are not allowed to ride horses at weddings, wear mustaches, work good jobs, eat with higher castes etc.

🔷 DALIT TEMPLE BAN – Panchayat actor, Vinod Suryavanshi said his family still can’t enter temples in Karnataka

Vinod Suryavanshi said in his village in Karnataka, that Dalits live separately from the village, can’t enter temples or people’s homes & can’t celebrate festivals the way the village does.

🔷 SABARIMALA CONSTITUTIONAL RESCUE Will Constitution not rescue a believer who is not allowed to touch deity, asks SC

🔷 BANGLADESH KALI TEMPLE Dinajpur: Kali temple and Christian cemetery vandalised over land dispute

The Kali temple in Dinajpur was set on fire and the murti thrown in a field.

🔷 ANIMAL SACRIFICE FIR FIR Registered Against Illegal Sacrifice of Goats and Chickens at Sri Shakti Karumariamman Temple, Bengaluru

🔷 BITING GOAT NECK Kid Goat Killed Through Neck Biting During Illegal Sacrifice in Bidar, FIR

Baby goat killed by biting it’s neck at temple sacrifice – FIR! Bidar, Karnataka.

🔷 COMMUNAL TENSIONS Inside Delhi’s divided Tri Nagar—attacks on Muslims, an RWA takeover, a new Mandir

Hindus keeping pigs at home & putting up posters of Lord Varaha (Vishnu’s boar avatar) to deter Muslims. Pigs roaming, mysteriously dying. Accusations of harassment.

🔷 COURT ON TOUCHING DEITY SC Questions Temple Practice, Asks If Constitution Won’t Protect Devotees

🔷 GOVT TEMPLE CONTROL Government doesn’t want to control temples at all, says Centre

🔷 22 YEAR STRUGGLE A 22-Year Struggle Ends: Priest’s Viral Plea Leads HYDRAA to Rescue Historic Jagadgirigutta Tank

🔷 SILVER MURTI STOLEN Silver murti of Goddess Adivi Maisamma stolen from Hyderabad temple!

🔷 CHRISTIAN BHAJAN – Keralam Temple Defends Bhajan Group as Christian Song Sparks Row

Bhajan group songs Christian song at Kerala temple for unity – igniting Hindutva anger

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🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES

🔷 KONARK SUN TEMPLE Tunnel work advances at Konark Sun Temple in Puri, sand extraction likely soon

Konark Sun Temple is dedicated to the Sun God, Surya. During the time of the British, the Konark Sun Temple was structurally unstable and parts of it had collapsed. To save the temple, the British filled it with sand and stone to prevent it from collapsing, the sealed it off. The ASI is now restoring the temple. They’re in the process of removing sand from the sanctum.

🔷 BLIND AT AYODHYA – 30 blind kids from Haryana visit Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

🔷 TRANSGENDER BUILT TEMPLE Transgender guru builds ₹85 lakh Shiva temple using ‘badhai’ earnings

75 yo transgender guru, Prema, built a Shiva temple in Gorakhpur from money earned through giving blessings at celebrations, singing and dancing etc

🔷 ALIEN TEMPLE This south Indian state has an alien temple, and here’s why you need to add this to your quirky bucket list

The alien temple is in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

🔷 ANCIENT SHIVA TEMPLE Consecration ceremony of ancient Shiva temple in Tirupati begins

The temple is from the 2-3 century. “The five-day event, which will conclude on April 23 (Thursday), brings what is touted as one of India’s oldest Shiva temple, now in a defunct state, back into worship mode.”

🔷 TRIPURA CHINMAYA TEMPLE Chinmaya Mission Temple to be a center of excellence: CM

🔷 CHINMAYI TEMPLE INAUGURATION Inauguration Ceremony Of Maa Saundarya Chinmayi Temple In Mohanpur, Agartala.

🔷 CHINESE KALI TEMPLE The Chinese Kali temple and its unique prasad

The Chinese Kali temple is in Kolkata. The prashad is noodles, chop suey & fried rice.

🔷 PURI’S SECRET TRADITIONS Lord Jagannath Uses Sandalwood To Beat 40°C Heat; Puri’s Secret Traditions

🔷 GURUVAYUR ANIMAL HOSPITAL Ambani’s ‘Vantara’ team visits Kerala’s Guruvayur: A multi-speciality veterinary hospital, likely soon

Animal hospital for temple elephants and cattle.

🔷 PEDDA PETA TEMPLE West Godavari panchayat passes resolution for temple construction at Pedda Peta

🔷 KANAKA DURGA PLAN Master plan to transform Kanaka Durga temple into global spiritual destination

🔷 SUBRAMANYA WEDDING Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Kalyanam performed with fervour at Kanaka Durga temple

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🔴 FESTIVALS

🔷 RAMANUJA JAYANTI Ramanuja Jayanti 2026: Date, Thiruvathirai Nakshatram Timings, Significance And Rituals

Ramanuj was an 11th century Vaishnava saint and the acharya for the Sri Vaishnava sampradaya. Ramanuj taught Vishishta-Advaita – that man is one with God, but different at the same time – like sparks to a flame. The Venkateshwara Temple in Tirumala is run by Sri Vaishnavas.

🔷 SHANKAR JAYANTI Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti 2026: Date, time, history and significance

Shankaracharya was a 10th century saint. Believed to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva, he revived Advaita Vedanta and founded the Smarta sampradaya. At the time of Shankaracharya’s appearance, Buddhism had taken over India. Shankar re-established the Vedas and drove Buddhists out of India – up north into China and down south into Sri Lanka.

🔷 BASAVA JAYANTI Basava Jayanti celebrated with fervour in several districts of Karnataka

Basava was the founder of the Lingayat religion.

🔷 8 BUDHWA MANGALS Bada Mangal 2026: Why Are There 8 Budhwa Mangals This Year? Significance & Rituals To Follow

🔷 GOA FESTIVAL PREP – CM: Have ensured not even a minor incident occurs at this year’s jatra

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🔴 PILGRIMAGES

🔷 MUST EAT COW DUNG What is ‘Panchgavya’, a mixture containing cow urine made mandatory by Gangotri Mandir Samiti to enter temple

Gangotri Dham is mandating that all Non-Hindus (defined by RACE, as being non-Indian) eat Panchgavya to enter Gangotri Dham. Panchgavya is made from 5 cow products : cow urine, cow dung, milk, yogurt, ghee.

There are different sampradayas that adhere to different scriptures. Gangotri Dham is simply the origin of the Ganges – not under any one sampradaya.

It is NOT required to serve Panchgavya to devotees nor is Panchgavya mandated in the shastras as an entry test to get into temples. If you claim it is, then WHO’S shastra? Vaishnava? Shaiva? Shakta? Smarta? Kaumara? Gangotri Dham belongs to everyone – not any one sampradaya.

🔷 CHAR DHAM GUIDELINES Char Dham Yatra 2026: New Rules, Registration And Safety Guidelines Explained

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