Saturday, July 12, 2025

Topic: Temple

Karnataka: Temple management regrets BJP MLA’s anti-Muslim speech, writes letter to Muslims

A week after BJP MLA Harish Poonja delivered an Islamophobic speech at an event in a temple at Thekkaru, located in the communally sensitive Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, the temple management issued a letter to the village’s Muslim community, expressing regret over the legislator’s remarks.

Rajasthan: Ram temple ‘purified’ by BJP leader after Dalit Congress leader takes part in ritual

A political storm erupted in Rajasthan after senior BJP leader and former MLA Gyandev Ahuja performed a “purification” ritual at a temple in Alwar, shortly after the visit of Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully, who belongs to the Dalit community.

Kerala: Fireworks explosion at temple leaves over 150 injured, eight critical

At least 154 people were injured, eight of them grievously, when fireworks exploded during a festival at Anjootambalam Veerakavu temple near Neeleswaram in Kasaragod district on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.

VHP launches campaign against “govt control of temples”, cites “mindset of Muslim invaders, British”

The right-wing Hindu organisation, Vishva Hindu Parishad, on Tuesday, announced a campaign to free temples across the country from "government control," claiming that the government's takeover of temples reflects the mindset of "Muslim invaders" and "colonial" British.

Hindu man vandalises temple in Jammu, suspected ‘black magic’

A Hindu man was arrested on Sunday for vandalising a temple in Jammu’s Narain Khoo area of Nagrota after he suspected “black magic.”

If BJP looks for temples under mosques, people would soon start looking for Buddhist monasteries under temples: SP’s Swami Prasad Maurya

If the Bharatiya Janata Party looks for a temple in every mosque then people would soon start searching for a Buddhist monastery in every temple, said Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya.