🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 Human Sacrifice – beheaded body of man found near MP temple! Here’s another article
Akhilesh Kushwaha, 32, was found beheaded near a temple in Vijaypur, Madhya Pradesh. A flag, lemon, coconut, incense and chillium were found near the body.
🔷 Tirumala temple board suspends AEO officer for attending church services
🔷 Puri temple files FIR against servitors for using mobile phone on chariots
🔷 Karnataka woman killed in exorcism – beaten with sticks for hours!
Geethamma, 45, is from the Shivamogga district. A woman named Asha visited the home, convinced the son, Sanjay that his mom was possessed. After puja she dragged Geethamma to temple and beat her with stick for hours.
“The violence escalated when Asha struck Geethamma on the head with a large stone and poured cold water over her body, the police said. Geethamma eventually collapsed due to hypothermia and severe head injuries, the police added.”
🔷 DJ, Cricket And Booze Near Kedarnath Temple Sparks Outrage
🔷 Posters outside Jabalpur temples urge devotees to wear ‘culturally appropriate’ clothes
🔷 New sonar scans reignite legend of ‘Krishna’s sunken kingdom’ off Dwarka
🔷 Temple priests in Tamil Nadu deny sacred ashes to Dalits, FIR lodged
The incident happened at the Kaliyuga Meyya Ayyanar Temple. Ayyanar is a folk deity in charge of rural areas that some believe to be an incarnation of Shiva. The priests allegedly told the Dalits, “We cannot give vibudhi to people like you.”
🔷 Karnataka’s Cop-God: Meet Siddapura’s Divine Crime-Solver
“In Siddapura, Bhoothappa is not just worshipped by locals—he’s revered by the entire police force. His powers are legendary. Whenever a difficult case lands at the local police station—whether it’s a theft, a missing person, or even a murder—the cops follow a unique tradition. Before stepping out to investigate, they visit Bhoothappa’s temple with a coconut in hand.”
Vaishno Dhaba in UP. A “Dhaba” is a roadside eatery. The Kanwar Yatra is where devotees bring Ganges water to Shiva temples. They carry it in pots tied to a bamboo stick on their shoulders. A new law says restaurants along the route must display business owner’s names. The Hindu org is claiming that Muslims are using Hindu business names and putting garlic and onion in the food – which they say is forbidden during Shravan month. But is that true? According to the Shiva Purana, garlic and onion are forbidden permanently – not just during Shravan month. There’s no time limit that says only during Shravan. See: Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwara Samhita, chapter 25, verse 43 here
🔷 Security beefed up as Puri preps for Lord Jagannath’s ‘Bahuda Yatra’ days after stampede deaths
🔷 Bodies of 2 missing Yamunotri landslide victims recovered
🔷 BJP Demands Inclusion of Hindu Temples and Idols in Punjab’s Proposed Sacrilege Bill
🔷 BJP MLA’s son booked for firing gun in air at Gokak temple fair
🔷 Temple theft in Ganjam; Miscreants loot donation boxes after locking priest’s house
Baba Shyam aka Khatu Shyam Ji is a Hindu saint worshipped in Rajasthan. He’s believed to be an incarnation of Barbarika, the grandson of Bhima from the Mahabharat.
🔷 Pujari Not Landowner, Can’t Claim Temple Property: Chhattisgarh High Court
🔷 Karnataka: Obscene videos found in Hindu leader’s mobile phone
“Hindu Jagarana Vedike’s Dakshina Kannada district co-convenor Samith Raj Dharegudde”
🔷 Gujarat man arrested at PadmanabhaSwamy Temple for wearing glasses with a camera on them!
🔷 TN Congress chief who’s Dalit, barred from Kanchipuram temple ritual due to caste?
🔷 Ganta faults Simhachalam temple officials for shed collapse ahead of ‘Giri Pradakshina’
🔷 Police Announce Traffic Restrictions for Simhachalam Giri Pradakshina
Simhachalam Giri Pradakshina is walking around Simhachalam hill where a Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha remote is.
🔷 Telangana: Bhadrachalam temple EO injured in attack by land encroachers
🔷 TTD EO takes stock of digital payment glitches at Tirumala counters
🔷 Techie turned thief, addicted to online gambling, stole gold chain from woman in temple queue
🔷 Impeachment of sitting Karnataka HC judge sought over Dharmasthala order
🔷 Madras HC confirms temple guard’s death was custodial torture, orders CBI probe
Temple guard, Ajith Kumar was accused of stealing a woman’s gold chain. He denied it. Tamil cops reportedly tortured him to death.
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 Broken lingam in Uttara Kannada once considered a stairway to heaven!
Chakrakhandeshwara Temple in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka
🔷 Shravan month for Shiva worship starts July 11-Aug 9
🔷 Flag-hoisting at Ram temple likely in November; PM Modi may attend as chief guest
🔷 Restoration Of Ratna Bhandar (treasury) Of Shree Jagannath Temple Completed
🔷 How Akhilesh push for Shiva temple in home turf is fuelling SP, BJP battle before 2027 polls
🔷 Uttar Pradesh launches Major ancient temple renovation and tourism drive
🔷 Devotees rush to Bhadrachalam temple for Ekadashi celebrations, to take two hours for darshans
🔷 ASI declares Odisha’s Swapneswar Mahadev temple as protected monument
🔷 Ahead of Shravan, Pahari Temple in Ranchi undergoes repairs and facelift
🔷 29.5 kg of gold from Kanaka Durga temple deposited under GMS scheme
🔷 Consecration of Tiruchendur Murugan Temple held after 16 years
🔷 Devotee Spends Rs.70 Crore For Temple Development, Builds Multi-Level Parking For 2,500 Vehicles
🔷 Goa’s temple tourism to honour tradition: Kedar Naik
🔷 Audit of Jagannath temple Ratna Bhandar to begin from next month
🔷 Bengaluru’s Sahakar Nagar Jagannath Temple Celebrates Niladri Bije With Fanfare
🔷 Surging coconut prices affecting temple offerings!
🔷 Over 3,000 temples consecrated under DMK regime, says minister
🔷 Stage set for consecration of Tirupparankundram temple on July 14: HR&CE Minister
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 This 200-Year-Old Festival Turns Telangana Into a Living Temple Every Year – Bonalu
“Bonalu is an old Hindu festival celebrated in the month of Ashada from July to August. It’s a thanksgiving festival to Goddess Mahakali for protecting people from epidemics, especially after a plague outbreak over a century ago.”
🔷 Rath Yatra: Servitors Perform ‘Adhar Pana’ Ritual Ahead Of Deities’ Return To Jagannath Temple
“a ritual of offering sweet water to the deities on their chariots, a day before their return to the Jagannath temple.”
🔷 Around 208 kg of gold ornaments to be used in Lord Jagannath’s ‘Suna Besha’ on chariots
🔷 Officials inspect Kanwar Yatra route, food safety in Uttarakhand
🔷 Special gates at borders to welcome Kanwariyas
🔷 Bangladesh Ratha Yatra festival ends
🔷 Devotees throng temples for Toli Ekadashi celebrations
🔷 Kandadevi temple car festival conducted peacefully in Sivaganga
🔴 PILGRIMAGE
🔷 The pilgrimageof Shri Amarnath Shrine
🔷 Amarnath Yatra sees 48,000 devotees in three days;
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 Japanese Ambassador visits Ayodhya, offers prayers at Ram Janmabhoomi temple
🔷 Assam Governor offers prayers at Navagraha Temple for state’s well-being
🔷 CM performs Mahapuja with warkari couple at Pandharpur temple on Ashadhi Ekadashi
🔷 Maharashtra Governor visits Sri Sringeri Sankara Math on Ashadhi Ekadashi
🔴 LISTS
🔷 Ashadi Ekadashi 2025: Lord Vitthal temples in India you must visit at least once in lifetime
🔷 5 Jyotirlingas Every Shiva Devotee Tries to Visit Once in Life
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 Silver Replica Of Ayodhya Temple Among PM Modi’s Gifts to Trinidadian, Argentine Leaders
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 Cloned Fingerprints and Ghost Doctors: CBI Unravels India’s Biggest Medical Scam
🔷 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey alleges British involvement in Op Bluestar
🔷 TMCP leader show-caused over video showing humiliation of students in Bengal college
🔷 Kerala nurse to be executed in Yemen on July 16th for murder
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Moves Court to Seek Ban on Release of Udaipur Files
“Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (Arshad Madani faction) said on Saturday that it has approached the courts against the film as it ‘completely maligns a particular religious community, potentially fuelling hatred and seriously threatening mutual respect and social harmony among citizens.’ ”
🔷 Attack on Sikh shrines is worrisome, says SGPC
🔷 Delhi – Hindu mob beat pastor unconscious, burn Bibles; churchgoers live in fear
🔷 Punjab: Patna Sahib edict on Sukhbir raises hackles of Akal Takht
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