🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in USA defaced by Khalistanis allegedly
The BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Greenwood, Indiana was spray painted with anti India and anti Modi graffiti. Another article
🔷 Terror threat to Puri temple: Cops detain mentally-ill man
🔷 Sick teen told by temple baba she’s possessed by ghosts – takesn to hotel & raped – Maharashtra
🔷 Buried 80 bodies myself: Dharmasthala whistleblower’s explosive ‘revelations’
“So far, 15 sites have been dug up. However, human remains have been found in only one site – spot 6.”
🔷 Profiteers of Poverty: The Real Forces Behind the Dharmasthala Controversy
This hill is where a prominent Murugan temple is. It’s one of the six abodes of Murugan. There’s also a Sufi Muslim dargah in the hill. They were slaughtering chickens on the hill which angered the Hindus. The matter is now in court.
🔷 No plan to allow sale of Puri temple’s Mahaprasad online: Min
🔷 12 held for posing as Puri temple servitors
“In a first for Puri, police on Sunday arrested 12 men for allegedly extorting money from unsuspecting devotees by posing as servitors of the Jagannath Temple.”
🔷 Ayyappa convention to be held in Sept, woman activist attendance controversial
🔷 ‘Uncivilised’: Rajasthan woman ties rakhi to leopard, viral video sparks outrage
🔷 Mob Vandalises Fatehpur Tomb In UP, Claims It Is Built On A Temple
🔷 Protest over misinformation campaign against Dharmasthala temple
“Devotees of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Swamy Temple in Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday held a protest under the banner of Shri Dharmasthala Devotees Forum. They alleged a malicious and orchestrated misinformation campaign against the temple.”
🔷 Karnataka mass grave case: SIT to excavate 13th site in Dharmasthala
Pakistani Hindu refugees in Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila face fresh eviction threat
🔷 UP: 2 girls asked to leave class for applying ‘tika’; VHP protests in Ghaziabad
🔷 Woman activist’s participation plans at Kerala govt-spearheaded Ayyappa convention irks BJP
Global Ayyappa convention in September.
🔷 Govt mulling law amendment to make filming in Puri shrine a punishable offence: Min
🔷 Drunk youth slapping statues of Ram & Hanuman in Chhattisgarh – video!
🔷 Conspiracy afoot to ‘tarnish’ image of Dharmasthala: Deputy CM Shivakumar
🔷 HC directs Telangana govt to provide details on Peddamma temple demolition
🔷 Ramalinga Reddy calls for Kannada Shloka training in Muzrai temples
“…priests in Karnataka’s Muzrai temples will be instructed to learn and recite shlokas in Kannada during worship. The directive aims to promote the use of the Kannada language in religious rituals.”
🔷 Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple server hacked but no security risk
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 Odisha govt rejects proposal for online sale of Puri Jagannath temple’s ‘Mahaprasad’
🔷 This 5,000-Year-Old Shiva Temple In Himachal Stays Submerged Most Of The Year
🔷 Vikramaditya performs ‘Pran-Pratishtha’ of reconstructed Maharani Temple in Gulmarg
🔷 Bengaluru devotees donate Rs 1 crore, golden Lakshmi pendant to Tirupati temple
🔷 Bill to form trust for Mathura’s Banke Bihari temple introduced in Uttar Pradesh Assembly
🔷 Vehicles without a FASTag will no longer be allowed to enter Tirumala, temple management says
🔷 Indore: Centuries-Old Krishna Temples All Set For Janmashtami
🔷 Mamata Banerjee’s proposal to build Durga Angan in Kolkata gets Cabinet nod
🔷 MKB Foundation Lays Foundation Stone for Landmark Shiv Temple in Juhu
🔷 Vana Durga Bhavani temple in Medak closed due to flooding
🔷 TTD Releases Schedule For November Darshan, Accommodation
🔷 Yallamma Devi temple is not private property’: Supreme Court sets aside Karnataka High Court order
🔷 Bengaluru to ban plastic in state-run temples from August 15 — what devotees must know
“Sufinena, who had been undergoing cancer treatment for an extended period, learned from her Malayali friends in France that shaving her head at the Vilakkara temple could bring healing. She made the vow with faith, but her visit to India was postponed until her treatment was complete.”
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 Grand Shobha Yatra taken out in Ghagwal with religious fervour
🔷 108 varieties of laddus mark Sri Krishna Janmashtami at Gokul in Mumbai
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 Rain Halts Kedarnath Yatra, Pilgrims Break Barricades, Lathicharged
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 Rani Mukerji, Ayan Mukerji Return From Shirdi After Seeking Blessings Ahead Of War 2
🔷 For late actress, Sri Devi’s 62nd birthday, daughter offers prayers at Tirupati Balaji temple
🔷 Thalaiva fever in Tamil Nadu: Rajinikanth fans perform special pooja ahead of ‘Coolie’ release
🔴 LISTS
🔷 From Andhra to Tamil Nadu: explore the most powerful lord Narsimha temples today
🔷 India’s 8 Most Famous Ganesh Chaturthi Pandals To Visit (2025)
🔷 From Mathura to Los Angeles: Famous Lord Krishna temples across the world
🔷 Janmashtami 2025: From Mathura to Mumbai, Where to See the Most Beautiful Krishna Tableaux
🔷 Celebrate Janmashtami in Patna’s Five Most Famous Temples Where Faith Meets Festivity
🔷, 4 Shakti Peethas Where the Goddess Still Walks Among Us
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 How Mauritius keeps Indian imprints alive in its culture, heritage and cuisine
🔷 Sri Lanka govt recognises Sabarimala pilgrimage in Kerala
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 Religious revival: Why young people around the world are finding faith again
🔷 From prawns, mutton to fish: Non-vegetarian prasad traditions across India
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 Supreme Court orders street dogs to be removed from streets!
🔷 Hunger strike for Ladakh statehood
Ladakh is a union territory.
🔷 Manipur marks 134th Patriots’ Day, honours martyrs of 1891 war
🔷 Why Hindus Should Give Birth To More Children?
🔷 RG Kar victim’s father rejects Kolkata Police claim of no evidence of attack on his wife
🔷 Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains completes religious punishment by offering ardas
🔷 Uttar Pradesh: Hindu fanatics vandalise Muslim shrine and pray inside it
“Fatherpur (AsiaNews) – A group of fanatical Hindu extremists stormed a Muslim shrine in the Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Claiming that the structure was actually a temple demolished by Muslims, the attackers performed Hindu rituals.”
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