Temples
- Telangana
11-year-old dies of electrocution during temple event in Jagtial
Hyderabad: Tragedy struck at the Venkateswara Swamy temple in Jagtial’s Kodimial mandal when an 11-year-old girl was electrocuted during the Brahmotsavam celebrations on Tuesday, November 25. The girl, identified as Madhusree, had…
- Telangana
Temple revenues surge across Telangana: Minister Konda Surekha
Hyderabad: Telangana endowments minister Konda Surekha stated that temple revenues across the state have seen a remarkable increase over the past year. She said that by the end of 2023, 699 temples…
- Telangana
Telangana: Recruitment for temple priests, scholars, and staff posts initiated
Hyderabad: The Endowments department of Telangana has initiated the process to fill vacant religious service posts across several temples under its jurisdiction. Department director S Harish has issued orders to the concerned…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra: Devotee ‘donates’ burning camphor in temple hundi
An act of devotion or rebellion? Temple staff at Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam in Andhra Pradesh’s Pithapuram were shocked to find smoke emanating from one of the hundis. A devotee allegedly put a…
- Hyderabad
Three arrested for selling ganja near Hyderabad temple
Hyderabad: Three people were arrested by Telangana excise officials on Thursday, November 6, for selling ganja near a temple in Hyderabad. According to the excise officials, 2.080 kg of ganja was seized…
- Bangalore
Syed Ullah Sakhaf rebuilds Bengaluru temple with own funds
Bengaluru: Syed Ullah Sakhaf, a Muslim businessman from Channapatna in Bengaluru South district, has personally funded the reconstruction of a Hindu temple, setting an example of communal harmony. When the centuries-old Sri…
- India
Rajasthan: Dalit men assaulted for attempting to enter temple
Jaipur: A group of Dalit men were allegedly assaulted for attempting to enter a temple during a religious procession at a village in Rajasthan’s Churu district, police said on September 22. The…
- Telangana
Telangana: Basara Temple to remain closed for lunar eclipse
Hyderabad: Many temples in Telangana will remain closed on Sunday, September 7 and will reopen on Monday, September 8, owing to the total lunar eclipse on Sunday night. A notification from the…
- India
UP temple caretaker held over namaz; head priest backs him
A Muslim caretaker of a temple in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh was arrested in June after a secretly recorded video showed him offering namaz in the temple courtyard. For 60-year-old Ali…
- 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…
