🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 9 Golden Temple threats to blow it up in past 6 days A software engineer was detained previously. Read Here. Two people from Tamil Nadu were arrested. Read Here
The 14 yo girl was afraid of going to the temple. The priest, Balraj Singh, allegedly told her mother and aunt to wait outside, took the 14 yo to a back room & raped her. Afterwards he threatened to call up ghosts if she told!
🔷 Police case filed against YouTuber over claims of human sacrifice among Meghalaya tribals
“The controversy stems from a YouTube video uploaded on June 13 by content creator Raghav Sharma, featuring astrologer Sushil Guru. In the video, Guru reportedly claimed that human sacrifice and cannibalism are still practiced by tribals in Meghalaya—remarks that have sparked outrage and drawn widespread condemnation.”
🔷 Replica of Kedarnath Temple in Uttar Pradesh causes outrage among priests! The temple committee in Uttarakhand where the real Kedarnath is located is seeking legal advice. Read Here
🔷 YouTuber eats chicken at ISKCON veg restaurant while taunting people in London
🔷 Mumbai: ISKCON temple in Girgaon receives bomb threat, police register case
🔷 Indian court orders state to ensure Hindu Dalits’ temple entry Another article Here
A Dalit sanitation speaker at Manjunatha Temple in Dharamshala, Karnataka said he was ordered to bury hundreds of bodies, many of then women who were raped and murdered
🔷 Dharmasthala mass burial case: Timeline of key events, how investigation unfolded
🔷 Dharmasthala temple Dharmadhikari’s brother gets gag order to delete over 8,800 links This is a gag order that prevents media from circulating defamatory info on Manjunatha Temple and Dharmadikari’s brother. Another article Here
🔷 Dharmasthala horror: Kerala man suspects foul play in his father’s 2018 ‘accident’ death
🔷 How an Indian temple town is at the centre of hundreds of alleged murders
🔷 TTD Suspends Four Employees For Practising Non-Hindu Faiths
🔷 Suspension of non-Hindu employees in TTD institutions is unlawful: CPM
🔷 Ajmer Dargah temple dispute – next hearing Aug 30th
Ajmer Dargah is a Sufi shrine in Rajasthan. Some Hindus claim that it was built on the ruins of a Shiva temple. The matter is in court.
🔷 TMC attacks BJP for ordering demolition of Assam Kali temple to make way for riverine port
🔷 Caught On CCTV: Idol Made Of Ashtadhatu Stolen From Radha Krishna Temple In UP’s Bareilly
🔷 BKTC Chairman Hemant Dwivedi flies to Kedarnath despite ban, probe ordered
All helicopter flights to all Char Dham temples are currently suspended.
🔷 A temple, a mosque & week-long power cut. Land dispute in a Delhi slum is taking political shape
🔷 Kerala’s Guruvayur Devaswom warns devotees against online fraudsters
🔷 Crackdown on Bangladeshis: Hindu refugees feel the heat without docus, CAA still a mirage
Many states are cracking down on Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants but Bengali speaking Hindu refugees are feeling the heat!
🔷 CBI books Delhi forest official, aide for taking bribe to ‘protect’ temple from demolition
🔷 Six kanwariyas killed, 20 injured in road accidents as pilgrim rush surges in Yatra’s final leg
🔷 People trying to defame Kanwar Yatris, action will be taken against them: Adityanath
🔷 ‘Hindu Raksha Dal’ storms KFC Ghaziabad, shuts outlet over meat sale during Sawan
🔷 Kanwariyas assault CRPF jawan in Uttar Pradesh, three arrested
🔷 Makeshift temple removal in Dhaka followed due process: Govt
🔷 Massive Fire Incident Near Sri Govindarajaswamy Temple in Tirupati
🔷 ISKCON temple in Baikhora, Tripura attacked by miscreants for forcible occupation, public resistance
🔷 The perils of pilgrimage in the age of the spiritual bucket list
🔷 Hindus are forced to beg for funds for festivals, says Union Minister Bandi Sanjay
🔷 Dozen Injured In Clash After Dalits Stopped From Worshipping In Temple In MP’s Morena
🔷 How Kanwar Yatra, once a quiet walk of piety, has taken a riotous turn
🔷 Bol Bom Devotee Killed, Two Injured In Road Accident In Keonjhar
🔷 ‘No money, no puja’: Devotees upset with arrangements at Puri Lokanatha Temple during Sawan
🔷 SC Rejects Plea on Use of Indigenous Cow Milk at Tirumala Temple Another article Here
🔷 Complaint filed against creators of Ayodhya Ram temple replica
This was the temple guard accused of stealing gold from a woman and allegedly beaten to death in police custody
🔷 TN – Bajrang Dal members booked for clash over demolition of Ganesh temple
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 Restoration work at Srinagar’s Vachar Nag Temple begins
“Vachar Nag Temple was abandoned in the 1990s when Kashmiri Pandits left the Valley in the wake of rising militancy”
🔷 Himachal CM Sukhu Unfurls 108-Foot Flag At Shimla’s Jakhu Temple
🔷 Bhima Kali Temple In Sarahan: A Fascinating Stop On The Way To Kinnaur
🔷 Jammu-Vaishno Devi rail line doubling: What it means for pilgrims, tourism
🔷 Yogi Adityanath says those who go to temple and those who don’t are both Hindus
🔷 Far From Omkareshwar? Here’s How You Can Perform Sacred Pujas From Home
🔷 Odisha On COVID-19 Alert: Konark Sun Temple Off Tourists Radar For 7 days
🔷 Maha Snana performed at Puri Srimandir after child vomits
🔷 Bihar Govt Dissolves Janaki Temple Trust, Forms New Panel For Punauradham Revamp
🔷 Kodhiyar Mata temple stands in way of 1800 bed hospital in Ahmedabad
🔷 Foundation stone for Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple extension laid
🔷 Traditional Pallavotsavam observed at Tirumala
🔷 Restrictions on videography at Sabarimala to be tightened
🔷 Plea to permit devotees inside Meenakshi temple’s meditation hall
🔷 TNTDC Launches Special Aadi Amman One-Day Spiritual Tour Packages Across Tamil Nadu
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 Devotees throng Shiva temples nationwide on second Sawan Monday
🔷 Devotees throng Pashupatinath Temple as Nepal observes second Sawan Somwar
🔷 Mahakal steps out in silver palanquin, blesses devotees in Ujjain:
🔷 Which Are The 5 Most Powerful Naga Temples In India To Visit This Sawan?
What Is Kamika Ekadashi? Know Rituals, Significance & More
🔷 Uttarakhand CM welcomes Kanwariyas in Haridwar, washes feet of pilgrims
🔷 170 camps organised for Kanwar Pilgrims,” says Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra
🔷 Sawan Rush Brings Brisk Business To Flower Vendors In Ujjain
🔷 Gaiety marks Bonalu celebrations in Hyderabad
🔷 Centuries-old ‘Ker Puja’ symbol of unity, brotherhood and well-being: Tripura CM Manik Saha
🔷 Mother’s carrying sick kids in strollers on Kanwar Yatra
🔷 Muslims greet kanwariyas with refreshments on temple route
🔷 Ghatam procession to mark second day of Bonalu in Hyderabad
🔷 Virudhunagar Collector Declares Local Holiday for Andal Temple Car Festival on July 28
🔷 Special trains between Madurai and Rameswaram for fest
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 Day-16 of Amarnath Yatra Over 2.73 lakh had ‘darshan’ so far
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷RCB Skipper Rajat Patidar Offers Prayer At Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple Alongwith Family
🔷 Nitish Kumar’s Son Nishant Marks Birthday With Temple Visit, Talks Job Push And Bihar Polls
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 Indian astrologer arrested in USA for scamming woman out of $62,000
Hemanth Kumar Muneppa from Queens, NY was arrested in Hicksville, NY.
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 From Rakhi to Janmashtami: 10 Major Hindu Festivals in August
🔷 Shravana Special: How Tribal India Has Held Onto Shiva
🔷 From BJP’s ‘Jai Ma Kali’ to Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Durga Angan’: Religious symbolism takes centre-stage ahead of 2026 West Bengal polls Another article Here
🔷 Interfaith gathering opposes Waqf, Bodh Gaya Temple Acts
🔷 Telangana’s Maldakal, faith limits floors: No house taller than the deity’s palanquin
🔷 Faith call in Tamil Nadu: Should temple funds build colleges?
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 Who Is Tauseef Badshah? Patna Hospital Shooter With Gang Links & A Taste For Contract Killing
“The cold-blooded murder of gangster Chandan Mishra inside Patna’s Paras Hospital has brought a new name into the spotlight: Tauseef Badshah.”
🔷 Tamil Nadu’s coconut roasting ritual
🔷 Two arrested in Noida as they cut neighbour’s nose for scolding their dog scolding
🔷 8 ‘Haunted’ Roads in India That Make Cars Move Uphill Automatically
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 LBA, All India Buddhist Forum Discuss Bodhgaya Temple Issue In Leh
Buddhists want control of MahaBodhi temple in Bihar where Buddha received enlightenment. Hindus currently control it.
🔷 Delhi: Peaceful Pro-Palestine Protest Met With ‘Jai Shree Ram’ Chants, Threats in Police Presence
🔷 Delhi Jain community protests razing of wall at temple in Shalimar Bagh
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