Hindus express outrage on temple attacks; #SaveAndhraTemples trends on Twitter
For the last 18 months, Andhra Pradesh has seen a spate of attacks on temples. This has outraged Hindus all over the country.
For the last 18 months, Andhra Pradesh has seen a spate of attacks on temples. This has outraged Hindus all over the country.
Idols of Sri Saraswati Devi, Sri Lakshmi Devi and Sri Vrundavati Devi in Bhagvan Rameshwar Temple near here were vandalised by miscreants.
A century old Hanuman temple in Chandni Chowk was demolished by the Delhi government. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has strongly objected to this.
An angry mob demolished a Hindu temple in Karak District of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province on 30th December.
BJP MLA from Goshamahal, T. Raja Singh, has alleged that the Srisailam Temple in Andhra Pradesh has fallen into the control of religious fanatics and all contracts and shops are under their monopoly.
Security forces have arrested eight terrorists from various places in J&K. It includes 4 terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammed, 2 of J&K Ghaznavi Force and a special police officer assisting these terrorists.
Miscreants have stolen 22 antique idols from the ancient and historical Daksheshwar Temple at Banpur from Khordha District of Odisha.
On 11th December, miscreants vandalised 3 idols of Goddess Shri Mahakali in a temple at Ahmedpur, Sujanagar of Pabana District in Bangladesh.
The Omkarnath Matha at Tarakeshwar in West Bengal has been facing threats of massive land encroachment from the real estate mafia in the state. Recently, the head of the maṭha was threatened by builders for protesting against the land encroachment.
Several Idols of Hindu Deities were discovered to be vandalised in Shivashakti Temple in Kailash Vihar Pansari region. More than 12 Idols in the temple have been broken. The heads of these Idols have also been damaged.