The ongoing Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi case in the Mathura District of Uttar Pradesh has taken a new turn. The Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Andolan Samiti has said that the ‘Srivigraha’ (Idol) of the huge temple of Thakur Keshabdev is buried on the steps of the small mosque of Lal Quila (Agra Fort) Dewan-e-Khas in Agra.
In 2007, the previous Himachal Pradesh Government had appointed two non-Hindus to the administration of Maa Jwalamukhi Temple, one of the Shaktipeethas.
Abdul Rahim and Abdul Taufik from Jokatte have been arrested by the Police for putting condoms and obscene letters in the donation box of Swami Koragajja Temple here. Mangaluru Police Chief, N. Shashikumar informed that Rahim and Taufik surrendered to Swami Koragajja out of fear of being cursed by Koragajja.
Former minister and a senior TDP leader Ayyanna Patrudu has accused the ruling YSR Congress Party leaders of being involved in illegal trafficking of human hair donated in Tirupati temple to foreign countries like China, Thailand and Myanmar.
BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay had filed a PIL challenging Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
A Hindu Temple of the Swaminarayan sect which is under construction, is expected to be completed by April 2021. Stones carved by more than two thousand sculptors from Gujarat and Rajasthan, were transported to Abu Dhabi to be assembled for the construction of the walls.
Posters proclaiming that “This premises is a holy place for Hindus. Entry of non-Hindus is restricted here,” have been put up by Hindu Yuva Vahini in over 150 temples here.
In Uttargaon in Rani Sankil sub-district of Bangladesh, the religious fanatics attacked the temple of Goddess Kalimata and set it on fire.
The four stone beams that were excavated from the excavated area of the Sibatirtha Mutt, just 50 metres away from the wall of the Lingaraj temple were kept near the Gadi of the Mutt.
The Temple Administration has clarified that the news reports regarding selling of 35,000 acres of the famous Shree Jagannath Temple is completely false.