🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES, BIG STORIES, ROWS
🔷 Temple volunteer beaten to death for not serving prashad – 9 arrested
“The Delhi Police have arrested nine people in connection with the brutal killing of a 35-year-old sewadar (volunteer) at the Kalkaji temple last week.”
🔷 Karnataka Govt doing Devi Dasi survey
Though the devidasi system is banned, it’s still practiced in rural Karnataka. The Hindu scriptures don’t authorize the DeviDasi system. It’s where young girls are dedicated to temples. They’re considered married to the deity. Prostitution would be involved to make money for the temple.
🔷 Onam 2025: When is Thiruvonam? Know the significance of the day, rituals, time, and more
🔷 AI-crafted Durga idols in UP’s Gorakhpur draw global demand
🔷 Faithful flock to Uttarakhand’s Naina Devi temple after animal sacrifice nod
🔷 9-point safety plan for pilgrims at Uttarakhand shrines after Haridwar stampede
🔷 Drunk Hindu man threw meat at woman praying in Hanuman Temple, UP
🔷 Dharmasthala case: ED launches probe, seeks detail of foreign deposits from banks in Karnataka
🔷 Tirumala Temple And Its Growing Challenge Of Waste Management
🔷 4 of inter-state gang held for temple theft in Jaipur
🔷 Entry of VIPs in Mahakal Temple Sanctum Sanctorum Subject to Administrative Discretion: MP High Court
🔷 Rs 20,000 stolen from temple donation box
🔷 Gujarat Police deploy AI surveillance for pilgrim safety at Ambaji temple during annual fair
🔷 Bengaluru cops arrest trio for temple thefts, recover 22 idols
🔷 Udayavani Dress code made mandatory for security staff at Gokarna Mahabaleshwara templ
🔷 Temple Town In Eye Of Storm: Foreign Funds To Malign Faith?
🔷 Kerala govt defends Global Ayyappa Summit amid opposition scepticism
🔷 Kerala’s Left, once a champion of women’s entry to Sabarimala, now turns protector of ‘faith’
🔷 Police ban meat around Karnataka temple, devotees challenge decision in court
🔷 Dharmasthala case: Seers meet Amit Shah, seek NIA probe
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS, NON-CRIMES
🔷 Dog Found Dead At Arunachaleswarar Temple Shrine, Devotees Raise Concerns
🔷 J-K: Vaishno Devi Yatra continues to remain suspended for 8th consecutive day
🔷 Baijnath’s 800-yr-old Shiva Temple battles rain fury
🔷 J-K: Vaishno Devi Yatra remains suspended for 9th consecutive day amid heavy rainfall
🔷 Bamana Janma Niti
Puri Jagannath Temple to remain closed for five hours tomorrow for Bamana Janma Niti
🔷 Queue-based darshan system soon at Puri Jagannath Temple
🔷 Revamping Safety and Tradition at Shree Jagannath Temple
🔷 CM promises basic facilities for pilgrims visiting Anjanadri Hill in Koppal
🔷 Chennai company donates Rs 1.3-crore electric bus to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
🔷 Andhra CM directs officials to focus on temple tourism, home stays, global branding
🔷 Himachal temple partially collapsed due to rain
🔷 The Kerala temple that celebrates Onam every month
🔷 Minister lays foundation for development works at Kumaragiri temple in Salem
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 An Onam odyssey beyond borders
🔷 Suspended midway for first time in decades, what is Manimahesh Yatra
🔷 Chhatisha Niyog finalizes Rituals of Bhadraba Purnima Lunar Eclipse
🔷 Chennai gears up for grand Onam celebrations
🔷 Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrated In Kashmir After 35 Years
🔷 Delhi: Jal-Jhulni, Ganpati Visarjan celebrated with devotion at Akshardham temple
🔷 Kekkaru GD Bhatta handcrafts eco-friendly Ganesha idols
🔷 Women Recite Ganapati Atharvasirsha At Siddhivinayak Temple For Peace And Welfare
🔷 Hyderabad City Gears Up For Ganesh Immersion
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 Akshay Kumar wears traditional mundu on visit to Guruvayur temple in Kerala while shooting Haiwaan.
🔷 Manoj Bajpayee, Girija Oak Visit Siddhivinayak Ahead of Inspector Zende Release
🔷 Nushrratt Bharuccha visits Mahakaleshwar temple ahead of Uff Ye Siyapaa release
🔷 Bhutan PM to visit Ram temple in Ayodhya on Friday
🔷 Puri Jagannadh and Charmme Visit Statue of Equality in Hyderabad
🔴 LISTS
🔷 Rounding Up 10 Of The Biggest Ganesha Temples Around The World
🔷 Durga Puja 2025: 8 Temples In India That Worship Shakti In Her Myriad Forms
🔷 Top 9 Famous Temples in Odisha You Must Visit
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 US Congressman Krishnamoorthi visits Shiv Durga Hindu temple targeted by burglars in California
🔴 MISC: RELIGIOUS
🔷 From temple to touchscreen: Haridwar welcomes ‘Ek Ishwar’ App for virtual puja
🔷 UP adds new tourist spot to Mahabharat circuit: Kampil, ‘linked to Draupadi’
🔷 Nagaland Assembly defers discussion on ‘Satanic Worship’
🔷 Indian Railways Announces Bharat Gaurav Train To Offer 12-Day Pilgrimage To Seven Jyotirlingas
🔷 Sorry, Mahabali Wasn’t a Malayali: The Real Origins of Onam
🔴 MISC: NON-RELIGIOUS
🔷 Where do Indigenous peoples belong in the new Bangladesh?
🔷 Silk In India: 12 Iconic Varieties And Where To Buy The Authentic Weaves
🔷 SC Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Baby Swap At Private Hospital In Chhattisgarh
“The petitioner couple alleged that while Usha Singh delivered a boy and a girl at Mata Laxmi Nursing Home in 2023, the hospital discharged them with two girls. A subsequent DNA test confirmed that only one child was biologically theirs, while the other did not match either parent.”
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 Dalai Lama Returns to Dharamshala Following a More than Month-and-a-half-long Sojourn in Ladakh
🔷 Jain temples in Melbourne and Sydney to be built with tonnes of marble from Rajasthan
🔷 7 Most Visited Mahavir Temples in India You Shouldn’t Miss
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