Temples
- India
SC directs Uttarakhand HC to decide plea over Haridwar temple row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttarakhand High Court to decide the plea of “sevayat” of the Maa Chandi Devi Temple in Haridwar, seeking a stay on an order…
- India
BJP slams Mamata Banerjee over Rs 1.1 lakh grant to community Durga Pujas
Kolkata: The BJP criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of indulging in politics of religion over her announcement of a Rs 1.1 lakh government grant for community Durga Pujas.…
- India
Ajmer Dargah temple claim: Hearing postponed, next date set for August 30
Jaipur: The hearing on the claim related to a Shiva temple within the Ajmer Dargah premises was postponed on Saturday. The civil court has now scheduled the next hearing for August 30.…
- India
Temple priests in Tamil Nadu deny sacred ashes to Dalits, FIR lodged
Dalits in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukottai district were denied vibudhi (sacred ashes) by temple priests of Kaliyuga Meyya Ayyanar Temple on July 6. Based on their complaint, an FIR was lodged against the…
- Kashmir
Gulzar Hussain’s quiet devotion keeps Dia-Nag Shiv temple alive in Kashmir
In the heart of Kashmir’s Budgam district, Gulzar Hussain, a Muslim resident, has devoted decades of his life to maintaining the historic Dia-Nag Shiv Temple, standing as a living symbol of Kashmir’s…
- News
Dalit young man stopped from entering temple in Karnataka
Tension broke out in Karnataka’s Kavanadala village of Madhugiri taluk on Saturday, May 10, after a Dalit young man was allegedly stopped from entering a local temple by members of the temple…
- Andhra Pradesh
Pawan Kalyan begins temple tour to Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party President Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday began a three-day pilgrimage to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, seen as part of his ‘Sanatan Dharma Parirakshana’…
- Hyderabad
Video: Tension in Hyderabad’s Tappachabutra after meat found inside temple
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Tappachabutra after local people found pieces of meat inside a Hanuman temple on Wednesday. The temple priest discovered the pieces of meat and alerted the committee members. As…
- India
PETA, renowned sitarist to gift mechanical elephant to Kerala temple
Thrissur: The non profit organisation PETA India along with renowned sitarist and 2025 Grammy nominee Anoushka Shankar will gift a life-size mechanical elephant to the Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple here, the NGO…
- News
UP: Mathura ISKCON employee absconds with donation money & receipt book
Mathura: An ISKCON temple employee tasked with collecting money donated by devotees has fled with lakhs of rupees along with a receipt book, officials said on Saturday. “An FIR was filed by…
- India
Temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in UP after Ayodhya Ram temple consecration
Lucknow: After the consecration (‘Pran Pratishtha’) of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 24, numerous temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in 2024. They culminated in Sambhal where four lives…
- India
Abanadoned temple reopened in Aligarh, purification ceremony held
Aligarh: Right-wing organisations and some local BJP leaders held a ‘shuddhikaran‘ (purification) ceremony and chanted Hanuman chalisa at a long-abandoned Shiva temple in a Muslim-majority locality here after it was “reopened” by…
- India
Amid communal tensions, Sambhal authorities reopen 46-year-old Shiva temple
In a major move amid communal tensions in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal region, a Shiva temple that reportedly remained shut for the last 46 years was discovered and reopened on Saturday, December 14…
- India
Temples in India not safe under BJP: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday sought to corner the BJP over Hindutva and said the party-led central government should inform Parliament what steps it is taking to protect…
- India
SC refuses to examine plea for regulations on quality of temple ‘prasad’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine a plea seeking regulations over the quality of “prasad” or food offerings being distributed at temples, observing its prayers were within the…
