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MODI BRINGING SHIVA AND VISHNU IDOLS FROM AMERICA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will bring home 157 artefacts and antiquities, which were handed over to India by the US during his visit, with both he and President Joe Biden expressing commitment to strengthening efforts to combat theft, illicit trade and trafficking of cultural objects.
While nearly half of the artefacts (71) are cultural, the other half consists of figurines related to Hinduism (60), Buddhism (16) and Jainism (9), an official statement said on Saturday.
Modi conveyed his deep appreciation for the repatriation of antiquities to India by the United States.
The list of 157 artefacts includes a diverse set of items ranging from the one-and-a-half metre bas relief panel of Revanta in sandstone of the 10th CE to the 8.5 cm tall, exquisite bronze Nataraja from the 12th CE.
The Modi government has brought back more ancient Indian treasures than the four decades before it, they claimed
Referring to the items handed over to India by the US during Modi’s ongoing trip, the official statement said they largely belong to the period of 11th CE to 14th CE as well as historic antiquities such as the copper anthropomorphic object of 2000 BC or the terracotta vase from the 2nd CE.
The bronze collection primarily contains ornate figurines of the well-known postures of Lakshmi Narayana, Buddha, Vishnu, Siva Parvathi and the 24 Jain Tirthankaras and the less common Kankala murti, Brahmi and Nandikesa besides other unnamed deities and divine figures.
The statement noted that the motifs include religious sculptures from Hinduism– three headed Brahma, chariot driving Surya, Vishnu and his consorts, Siva as Dakshinamurti and dancing Ganesha among others.
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Prime Minster to unveil 216-ft statue of Ramanuja next year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the ‘Statue of Equality’ of Bhagavad Ramanuja in Muchintal village on the city outskirts of Hyderabad on February 5, said Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy.
Addressing a press conference at his ashram in Muchintal on Monday, the spiritual leader said the statue of Ramanujucharya, who founded the Vishishtadvaita philosophy, would be unveiled in a grand ceremony to be held from February 2 to 12 next year.
The seer stated that he met Modi on September 18 in Delhi and invited him to unveil the statue.
“The Prime Minister assured me that he would attend the event without fail. We are making all arrangements for Modi’s visit on February 5,” Jeeyar Swamy said.
He added that he had extended invitations to President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, and several others by meeting them personally during his recent Delhi visit and all of them assured to grace the event.
Last week Jeeyar Swamy met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin and extended the invitation for the statue opening ceremony .
The 65.8-metre (216-feet) statue being constructed is coming up on 40 acres inside the 200 acre-ashram with an estimated cost of Rs 216 crore.
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Supreme Court rejects Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust’s plea to exempt it from audit of 25 years
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a plea filed by Shree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust seeking to exempt it from the audit of 25 years as ordered by the top court last year.
A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit said the audit should be completed as early as possible, preferably within three months.
“It is clear that the audit contemplated was not intended to be confined to the temple only but with respect to the trust.
The Administrative Committee of the Shree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvanantha puram had on September 17 told the apex court that it is in great financial stress and the offerings are not sufficient to meet the expenses, while seeking an audit of the temple-related trust run by the Travancore royal family.
All temples in Kerala are closed and while this temple’s monthly expenses are Rs 1.25 crore, “we are able to hardly get 60-70 lakh rupees. Therefore, we have sought certain directions,” senior advocate R Basant, appearing for the committee had said.
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Mahant Narendra Giri’s Death Case: CBI Takes Over Probe, Constitutes Six-member Team
For the investigation of Mahant Narendra Giri, Uttar Pradesh Govt had recommended CBI investigation, meanwhile, the late seer’s disciples had demanded the same.
As per the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh Government, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday took over the probe in the death case of Mahant Narendra Giri with a six-member team.
The Central Government issued a notification on Thursday stating the investigation has been extended to the CBI with ‘consent of the state government of Uttar Pradesh’. Earlier today, Allahabad Court had sent the third accused, Sandeep Tiwari to 14-day judicial custody.
Acharya Narendra Giri was found dead under mysterious circumstances and the Akhada Parishad members have been alleging murder.
Later, an alleged suicide note was recovered where the late seer has accused Anand Giri of his death.
On Wednesday, prime accused Anand Giri and ‘Bara Hanuman Mandir chief priest Aadya Tiwari were sent to 14 days of judicial custody. The police had detained Anand Giri along with two other persons from Haridwar
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Hindu family assaulted and abused in Canada
A 44-year-old Hindu man and his family were performing a small religious ceremony in the Streetsville park in Mississauga city, Canada recently when two teens approached them and started abusing them. They also assaulted the man and threw rocks at him.
The man was able to flee from the park with his family in the car. The accused kept throwing rocks at them while they were leaving the park resulting in damage to the car.
The victim went to the hospital, where he was treated for the injuries. As per the doctors, his injuries were not life-threatening. The wife and two children escaped unharmed.
This is not the first time Hindus faced hate crimes in Canada.
Several cases of hate crimes against Hindus have been reported, especially in Canada. During Holi celebrations in April this year, a group of around 100 protesters barged into the area where around 400 Hindus were celebrating Holi. They started shouting slogans against India . It is said that they were from pro Khalistani Sikh groups.
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Vijayawada Durga temple festival from Oct 7,
Only 10,000 devotees per day will be allowed to have darshan of Goddess Kanaka Durga atop Indra keeladri in Vijayawada ,during the nine-day Dasara festivities, which will be celebrated from October 7 to 15.
On the auspicious Moola Nakshatram day when Goddess Durga will bless devotees in the incarnation of Goddess Saraswati, the temple administration is anticipating heavy rush and more number of devotees will be allowed for darshan.
News from Maharashtra
Maharashtra government also has decided to reopen all temples in the state on 7th October, the first day of Navaratri Festival
“From the auspicious first day of Navratri, all places of worship shall be thrown open for devotees to pray… Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said in a statement on Thursday.
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Here is another news from Mumbai
A Bombay-based lawyer, Santosh Dubey, on September 22 sent writer-lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar a notice for allegedly making “false and defamatory” remarks against the RSS in an interview to a television news channel. Dubey said, he would file a criminal defamation case against Javed Akhtar, seeking damages of Rs. 100 crore from him if he failed to tender an “unconditional written apology”.
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