🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 Dalit sanitation worker alleges murders, rapes & mass graves at Karnataka Dharmasthala – Manjunatha Temple! Here’s another article
“the survivor, who has requested anonymity, alleged that between 1995 and 2014, he was forced under death threats to dispose of hundreds of bodies, many showing signs of sexual violence and brutal murders.”
🔷 Dalit Man Allegedly Assaulted By Temple Priest Inside Barabanki Temple
Shailendra Pratap Gautam, 27, says he was beaten with a temple bell & brass pot by the priest and his sons because he entered the Lodheshwar Mahadev Temple in Barabanki, UP.
🔷 Operation Kalnemi: 118 fake ‘babas’ busted in Uttarakhand
“the widespread campaign targets individuals posing as ‘Peer-Fakirs’ who are exploiting unsuspecting citizens.”
This comes after the Digha Jagannath Temple in Bengal called itself a “Dham” and referred to its prashad as “Maha prashad” – things Puri temple objects to. The Jagannath Puri temple also objects to ISKCON holding Ratha Yatras on different dates from the Puri temple.
🔷 ‘Don’t think copyrights can be given on how to worship Lord Jagannath’
🔷 Severe Heat In Kashmir Affects Annual Amarnath Yatra; Shiv-Lingam Melts Rapidly
🔷 Karnataka Govt can take over private temples if irregularities are found: Minister
“Transport and Muzrai minister Ramalinga Reddy said if any misconduct occurs in private temples, govt has the authority to take control of such temples for five years. He was speaking to reporters on the department taking over Sri Gali Anjaneya Temple on Sunday.”
🔷 Anonymous donation of Rs 63 lakh made to Shirdi Sai Baba Temple for Guru Purnima
MahaBodhi Temple in Bihar is where the Buddha received enlightenment. Hindus control it. Buddhists took them to court for Buddhist control of the temple. In Hinduism, the Buddha is one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
🔷 Criminal case to be registered against Shingnapur temple trust for corruption
“trustees were using bogus apps and QR codes to embezzle donation funds.”
🔷 CBI registers case in custodial death of temple guard in TN’s Sivaganga
TN temple guard accused of stealing gold chain from car, allegedly beaten to death and tortured in police custody
🔷 Search operation underway to trace missing Amarnath Yatri at Railpathri
🔷 Is UP’s QR code mandate in eateries during Kanwar Yatra a move to target Muslim vendors?
🔷 UP: 4 devotees killed as speeding car rams into tractor-trolley
🔷 BJP MLA flags ‘chaotic’ traffic system in Vrindavan, calls for removing illegal encroachments
🔷 Indian armed forces have special blessings of Goddess Kali: Rajnath Singh
🔷 Dwarkadheesh Temple Trust issues Clarification on VIP and Priority Darshan Fraud
🔷 Muslim man held for posing as Hindu to marry woman in UP’s Pratapgarh
🔷 Uttar Pradesh: 5 Arrested for Thrashing Dalit Teen, Hurling Casteist Abuses in Muzaffarnagar
🔷 Heaven sent? India’s opposition parties build temples to woo Hindu voters
🔷 Vivek Agnihotri flips through erased chapters from history books ahead of ‘The Bengal Files’ release
🔷 Businessman, Bishu Vala, 62, shoots himself at Gujarat temple
🔷 Politician puts out bounty on Christians who visit villages for conversion
🔷 TTD Faces Fresh Controversy Over Non-Hindu Employees
🔷 Tamil Nadu BJP alleges misuse of temple funds
🔷 CBI takes over investigation into custodial death of Tamil Nadu temple guard
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 ‘Navagraha’ temple at Sabarimala consecrated
🔷 Faith, Sarees And A Child Goddess: Inside Karnataka’s Parvathambe Temple
🔷 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board dedicates 5 Temples to public in Reasi
🔷 Tejasvi Surya slams government move take over Gali Anjaneyaswamy temple
🔷 Grand flag hoisting ceremony at Ram temple in Ayodhya likely in November
🔷 Tripura to get largest Nataraj statue, skywalk bridge
🔷 Tripura CM Lays Foundation for Rs 97.70 Cr “51 Shakti Peeth Replica Park” at Udaipur’s Bondowar
🔷 Tamil Nadu to build Asia’s tallest Lord Murugan statue in Erode, minister PK Sekarbabu confirms
🔷 186-ft Murugan statue proposed at Thindal Velayudhaswamy temple in Erode
🔷 Meat sale banned along Nuh yatra route; internet to be suspended – Haryana
“In Maldakal, a village in Jogulamba Gadwal district…not a single person visits the Tirumala temple. This isn’t due to a lack of devotion, but because of a deeply held belief that visiting Lord Venkateswara’s shrine in Tirupati brings misfortune to them. Instead, their faith lies in their own deity, Sri Swayambhu Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy, fondly known as Thimmappa.”
🔷 Durga Temple Officials Plan Smooth Devotee Access to Indrakeeladri
🔷 Asia’s tallest Murugan statue to come up at Thindal temple in Erode: TN minister
🔷 Consecration done at 3,325 temples in Tamil Nadu in last four years: Minister Sekarbabu
🔷 Paid darshan for long hours at Vedapureeswarar Temple in Thiruverkadu irks devotees
🔷 Madurai Murugan temple consecration to be held on July 14
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 Devotees throng temples across India to offer prayers on first Monday of ‘Sawan’
🔷 Sindhi Community Gears Up for 40-Day Chaliha Festival Honoring Lord Jhulelal from July 16
🔷 Kanwariyas arrive in Prayagraj, hail UP govt’s ‘excellent arrangements’
Kanwar Yatra is where, during Shravan month, mostly North Indian devotees fetch Ganges water, put it in pots attached to a bamboo pole on their shoulders aka walk by foot to Shiva temples to offer the holy water.
🔷 In 9 days, 1.63 lakh perform ongoing Amarnath Yatra
🔷 Himachal Pradesh Preps for Spectacular Shravan Ashtami Fairs at Shakti Peethas
🔷 BKTC sanctions Rs 127 crore budget for 2025–26 to support temple management, Char Dham Yatra
🔷 Diaspora celebrates Niladri Bije in Japan, Canada, Aus
Brajmandal Yatra is a Krishna centered Yatra where devotees visit places where Krishna performed miracles.
🔷 UP govt makes special preparations at Kashi Vishwanath Dham for first Monday of Shravan
Shravan is the current lunar month dedicated to Lord Shiva. Mondays during Shravan are especially holy.
🔷 Thousands of women mark Jaya Parvati Vrat Jagran at Kankariya; City Mayor, others played Garba
🔷 Massive Turnout For Ashadha Saare At Kanaka Durga Temple
Ashadha Saare is a festival in Ashadha month where Goddess Durga receives offerings. Andhra Pradesh
🔷 A riot of colour, devotion and drumbeats: Bonalu draws lakhs to Ujjaini Mahankali temple
🔷 Thousands throng Mahankali temple as Sec’bad sways to Bonalu beats
🔷 ‘Kattige Muhurta’ held with religious fervour
🔷 Sankashti Chaturthi 2025: Muhurat, Rituals, And Benefits Of Worshipping Lord Ganesha
🔷 Massive Devotee Rush At Kashi Vishwanath Temple On First Sawan Somwar, Security Stepped Up
🔷 Kerala’s 700-YO Onam Feast, Aranmula Vallasadya Begins Today With 60 Dishes, Boat Songs & More
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 Amarnath Yatra: City hospitals abuzz with pilgrims for ECG, blood sugar tests
“The official informed that those with “bad” results of their ECG and blood sugar levels are not being given clearance to undertake the pilgrimage.”
🔷 Amarnath Buses Collide Again; 17 Pilgrims Injured
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 Isha Malviya Reflects On Her Recent Visit To Golden Temple: ‘It’s Where My Journey Began’
🔴 LISTS
🔷 Top 10 Lord Shiva Temples In India
🔷 Famous Shiva temples in Maharashtra
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Flushing, New York (USA) has annual Ratha Yatra
The murti of Shirdi Sai Baba was put on a palanquin and carried around the neighborhood. The palanquin was followed by devotees. Devotional chants and conch shells were blown to mark the festive occasion. The Flushing, NY temple is made to resemble the Shirdi temple.
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 Girls made to strip for menstruation check after blood stains found in school toilet – Maharashtra
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 China says Dalai Lama succession issue a ‘thorn’ in relations with India
🔷 Homes of 1,080 families, mostly Muslims, bulldozed in Assam
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