India News - Hindu Religious News for 4-25-25

🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES / BIG STORIES

🔷 Pahalgam terrorists named by J&K police
“The terrorists were identified as Ali Bhai alias Talha (Pakistani), Asif Fauji (Pakistani), Adil Hussain Thoker and Ahsan (Kashmir resident).”

🔷 2 men posing as pony providers on Vaishno Devi route
They were using fake documents. “On verifying, police found his name to be Manir Hussain. He was using someone else’s authorised service card to operate illegally.” It’s not known whether the men were just trying to work and not terrorists.

🔷 Two Held For Impersonating Authorised Pony Handlers On Mata Vaishno Devi Track

🔷 Vaishno Devi – security beefed up

🔷 Telangana: Madrasa attacked in Sangareddy after idols damaged in temple

🔷 Monkeys damaged Shiva idol at Sangareddy temple, not madrassa students. Telengana

🔷 Muslim workers barred from temple construction in Hathras, UP
Shri Balkeshwar Mahadev Temple

🔷 Security tightened at Tirumala

🔷 Yoga Guru, Baba Ramdev faces backlash for communal rhetoric

🔷 Puri Servitors Warned Against Cooking ‘Prasad’ For Digha Jagannath Temple Consecration
The Jagannath Temple in Puri is against the opening of another Jagannath Temple like the new one in Digha, Bengal.

🔷 SC adjourn hearing on Maa Durga temple in HP
Dispute on management of temple

🔷 IAS officer hosted private Holi party & billed state for it!

🔷 Delhi Police register case against ‘cow vigilante’ Rocky Rana accused of abducting and assaulting man

🔷 Sambhal admin to remove mosque, temple encroachments. UP
“local administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district is preparing to take action against encroachments involving religious structures—a mosque and part of a temple—that have been built on a Public Works Department (PWD) road”

🔷 Kolhapur: Man Found Strangled Near Jotiba Temple, Murder Probe Underway

🔷 Hindu family from B’desh seeks refuge in India, arrested

🔷 BJP leader injured as cable car crashes at hilltop temple in Chhattisgarh

🔷 BJP agrees to remove two temples in India’s Durgapur for school’s expansion. Bengal.

🔷 Alerted By Army, Found Shelter In Dangri Temple. Kashmir

🔴 TEMPLE NEWS / NON CRIMES

🔷 80-Meter Long Tunnel Built In Ayodhya Ram Mandir To Streamline Devotee Flow

🔷 Famous Hindu temples in Pakistan

🔷 Haryana CM Saini inaugurates Ambedkar Bhawan at Ravidas Temple and Dharamshala in Kurukshetra, announces Rs 21 lakh grant

🔷 Murals on Vindhya Corridor walls to depict religious tales
“visitors to the renovated temple complex of Vindhyavasini at Vindhya Corridor will soon be able to visually connect with the goddess and her story in the form of 30 artistic murals.” UP.

🔷 Ayodhya to have 6 entry ‘gate complexes’ with tourist facilitation centres and hotels

🔷 Parking facility announced for Ram temple in Ayodhya

🔷 Tripura Sundari Temple Donation Boxes Opened After Two Months; Foreign Currencies Found Amid Tight Security
“The temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, draws thousands of devotees every year.”

🔷 Mobile Phones Banned At Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple; Devotees To Deposit Phones Before Entering

🔷 Heavy police deployment for inauguration of Jagannath temple in Bengal’s Digha

🔷 Mahasnana of deities performed at Puri Srimandira after someone vomited near Jay Bijay dwara

🔷 Male Mahadeshwara Hills to be a liquor-free zone: Chief minister. Karnataka

🔷 A historical brassware shop that links several ancient temples in Kerala

🔷 Iconic Kerala temple builds enormous robot elephant for use in ceremonies
Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple.

🔴 FESTIVALS

🔷 Kalash Yatra taken out in Bhaderwah J&K

🔷 Chandan Yatra: Sevayats and devotees to be insured; fireworks banned at Puri rituals
Chanan Yatra is a 42 day festival where the murtis of Jagannath in Puri are taken on a boat ride.

🔷 Madurai goes green: bamboo bins debut at meenakshi temple for chithirai festival

🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES

🔷 Chum Darang Visits Pashupatinath Temple In Nepal

🔷 DK Shivakumar’s serial visits to temples spark unease in Congress

🔷 Rajinikanth surprises fans with a temple visit while on his way to the ‘Jailer 2’ shoot in the Kerala hil

🔷 Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar keeps up temple visits, stirs political waters; unease in Congress

🔴 LISTS

🔷 From Mountains to Mandirs: 9 Best Uttarakhand Temples to Visit This Summer

🔷 6 Must-Visit Temples in India to Feel Lord Shiva’s Presence

🔴 MISC

🔷 Javadhu – Tamil Nadu’s Ubiquitous Perfume with an Elusive History
“Originally made from sandalwood, herbs, and the aromatic secretions from civet cats, Javadhu powder has its roots in Siddha medicine and mentions in Sangam literature.”

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