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🔴 RELIGIOUS CRIMES / BIG STORIES
🔷 South eastern railway cancels special train services to Digha, TMC sees ‘conspiracy’
Bengal is opening up a replica Jagannath Temple today in Digha. The main Jagannath Temple in Puri and BJP are against it. Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee is a BJP critic. She’s saying the BJP is behind canceling trains heading to Digha because she’s inaugurating the temple.
🔷 Sikhs storm 2 Hindu temples, drew swords & forcibly removed Sikh Bible from temples
A “Nihang” is an armed Sikh warrior. They entered 2 temples in Haryana, drew swords when confronted & forcibly removed the Sikh Bible, The Guru Granth Sahib. The Lakshmi Narayan temple said their first floor houses a Sikh prayer hall, that’s why the book was there.
🔷 Fake website of Jagannath Temple Puri guest house, 2 arrested from Uttar Pradesh
🔷 Kashmir’s 48 tourist spots closed: Full list of destinations; tourist advisory
🔷 Surge In Gold Prices Likely To Hit Akshaya Tritiya Sales In Hyderabad
🔷 Former Himachal CM Jairam Thakur targets Congress govt over imposing ‘jizya tax’ on Hindus
🔷 Reconstruction of riot hit temples in Murshidabad, Bengal
🔷 Allahabad High Court Postpones Sambhal Temple-Mosque Hearing to May 5
Some Hindus say the Shahi Jama Masjid is built on the ruins of a Hindu temple. The matter is in court.
🔷 Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects ‘Boycott Muslims’ call from right-wing groups
🔷 Bangladesh temple demolished, plans to replace crematorium with cattle market
🔷 Thief bows before Hanuman idol before stealing money from temple! MP
🔷 Mamata to be present at ‘Maha Yajna’ in Digha’s Jagannath Temple, day ahead of inauguration
🔷 Mamata plans Digha Jagannath Ratha Yatra
🔷 Somnath encroachment case: SC asks Gujarat govt to keep wall height at 5-6 ft
🔷 ‘Philanthropic thief’ arrested in Karnataka after donating stolen goods to temples and charities
🔷 Maharashtra government to give Rs 50 lakh and jobs to kin of Pahalgam terror victims
🔷 Pakistan weighs international legal action after India suspends Indus Waters Treaty
🔷 Dispute over right to hoist flag leads to suspension of ceremony at Kannagi Temple
🔴 TEMPLE NEWS / NON CRIMES
🔷 Lord Shiva idol leaves winter abode for Kedarnath
🔷 Ram Mandir spire now sports 42-foot flagpole
🔷 Consecration of Lalita Tripura Sundari Devi idol
Sri Dharma Shastra Ayyappa Swamy Temple in Telengana
🔷 Assam: Kamakhya Temple to remain closed during Ambubachi Mela between 9 pm to 5 am from June 22-26
🔷 BJP to build Ram replica temple in Nandigram, Bengal to compete with Digha Jagannath Temple
🔷 Chhattisgarh’s Mahadev Ghat Corridor: A Boost to Spiritual Tourism
🔷 10,000 Bhanushali Women Brighten Historic ‘Odhav Maharas’ At Jakhau Temple Pratishtha In Kutch
🔷 Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham To Anoint 71st Shankaracharya On Akshaya Tritiya
🔷 Modern Annaprasadam Complex To Come Up At Rajanna Temple.
🔷 TTD to release June quota Tirumala seva tokens tomorrow
🔴 FESTIVALS
🔷 Akshaya Tritiya 2025: Understanding Its Significance and Celebratory Practices
🔷 Himachal Pradesh governor Shiv Pratap Shukla inaugurates state-level Haroli Utsav
🔷 Jagannath Puri deities 42 day long ChandanYatra
“Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra participate in the 42-day-long festivity where they take boat ride in Narendra pond to beat the intense heat”
🔷 Berhampur’s Thakurani Yatra ends. Goa
“The 25-day-long biennial Thakurani Yatra, a vibrant and historic festival in Berhampur, concluded early Tuesday morning with the ceremonial return of Maa Budhi Thakurani to her temple. The deity, revered as the presiding goddess of the city…”
🔷 Chaturthi Vrat – 01st May 2025: Significance, Rituals, and Timings
🔴 PILGRIMAGES
🔷 Char Dham Yatra 2025: First batch leaves from Haridwar
🔷 7000+ horses and mules cleared for auspicious Char Dham Yatra
🔴 CELEBS & POLITICIANS AT TEMPLES
🔷 Fan dedicates temple to Samantha Ruth Prabhu on her 38th birthday in Andhra Pradesh
It’s called the “Temple Of Samantha”
🔷 Former Indian cricketer S Sreesanth visits Tirupati Balaji temple
🔷 Arti Singh, Dipak Chauhan Renew Their Vows At Triyuginarayan Temple To Mark 1st Wedding Anniversary
🔴 LISTS
🔷 A Journey Through Some Of India’s Oldest Hindu Temples
🔷 5 unique temples in India you won’t find in any travel brochure
🔷 6 Optical Illusion Places In India You Must See
🔴 OVERSEAS HINDU NEWS
🔷 Man accused of throwing Hindu flags in trash can on Long Island, NY
Indo-Caribbeans put up flags on bamboo poles after they do puja.
🔷 Rebuilt Concord Hindu Temple Opens May 9
“After four years of meticulous reconstruction, the Concord, California Shiva Murugan Temple is set to reopen its doors May 9 with a landmark event drawing an estimated 10,000 attendees.”
🔴 MISC
🔷 Preparations underway in Rajasthan’s Jaipur for revival of Vedic-era Saraswati river
🔷 MP scientists study whether ‘havan’ can bring rain
🔷 Can Vedic fire rituals bring rain? Madhya Pradesh scientists explore Som Yagya effects
🔷 Can Food Set You Free? The Gita Says Yes; Here’s Why
🔴 OTHER RELIGIONS
🔷 Muslim boy, 16, beaten with sticks for 2 hours, nails pulled out at Varanasi temple
The boy’s hand had accidentally touched a woman. Men gathered, dragged him to a temple and beat him with sticks for 2 hours. They pulled out his fingernails and broke his fingers!
🔷 Can Sharjeel Imam be prosecuted in different states over single speech? Supreme Court asks
