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.
Shiv Giri, a Sadhu performing puja in a Hanuman Temple near the banks of river Yamuna, was hacked to death with an axe by an unidentified person. Shiv Giri was killed within the temple premises itself where he was residing.
The communist led government of Kerala issued an order to regulate the sound levels of the loudspeakers in temples. This order has been issued only to Kerala Devaswom Board and the circular issued to the board states that temples should not use speakers louder than 55 decibles.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 3rd February amid uproar over a discussion on farm laws.