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PM Narendra Modi Greets People On Navratri

Tweeting of a photo himself worshipping Goddess Durga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Navratri.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on the beginning of Navratri.

May Navratri be the bringer of strength, good health and prosperity in everyone’s lives, he said.

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Dasara festivities begin in Mysuru

The famous 10-day long Dasara festivities commenced in Mysuru in Karnataka.

Former Karnataka CM SM Krishna with Basavraj Bommai, current chief minister  inaugurated Mysore Dasara Festival  on Thursday

For the first time in the history of the annual 10-day-long Mysore Dasara festivities in Karnataka, the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari will be brought from Chamundi Hills to the Mysuru Palace in an elephant procession (jumbo savari).

However, the jumbo savari, usually held from Mysuru Palace to Vanni mandap grounds, will be limited to the palace premises for the second consecutive year due to Covid restrictions.

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Now Navaratri news from Britain

South Indian families held Doll Display known as Golu at homes and invited guests in the traditional way. South Indian Society arranged an on line display of such golus in the houses.

For Bengalis the Navaratri culminates in Durga Puja.

The United Kingdom will be witnessing over 40 Durga Pujas this year including one Mega Durgotsav organised by BIBA (Bilete Bangali) at Zoroastrian centre in London.

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BJP opposes use of shoes to ‘decorate’ Durga puja pandal in Kolkata

The BJP on Saturday objected to the use of shoes for “decorating” a Durga puja pandal in Kolkata, alleging that it would hurt religious sentiments of people.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said in a tweet on Saturday that the organisers have committed a “heinous act” by adorning the pandal wall with shoes, and urged the chief secretary and home secretary to look into the matter.

“A Durga Puja pandal in Dumdum Park has been decorated with shoes. This heinous act of insulting Maa Durga in the name of ‘Artistic liberty’ won’t be tolerated. I urge the Chief & Home Secretary @egiye_bangla to intervene and compel the organizers to remove the shoes before Shashti,” he added.

Echoing him, former Meghalaya governor and veteran BJP leader Tathagata Roy told reporters that “everything cannot be tolerated in the name of artistic freedom. This is a grave insult to goddess Durga and hurts our religious sentiment”.

Organisers of the puja pandal in Dumdum, however, rejected the assertion and said that the shoe installation on the sidewalk leading to the marquee depicts farmers’ movement in the country, and the Durga idol, set up at a considerable distance from it, is surrounded by paddy stacks.

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CHRISTIAN PROPAGANDA IN TEMPLE SCREEN; TENSION IN VIJAYAWADA

Devotees expressed ire over campaign of other religion on LED screens set up atop IndrakeeladrI  the abode of Godess Kanaka Durga in Vijayawada amidst Dasara celebrations.

 The Information and Public Relations Department entrusted the live screening of Dasara celebrations to a local TV channel. The campaign of other religions appeared on the LED screens immediately after the relay of Dasara celebrations on Thursday night.

The enraged devotees damaged one of the LED screens set up near the road on Krishna riverbank.

Meanwhile, the temple authorities filed a complaint with police to inquire into the incident, to make it clear whether the campaign of other religion was intentionally relayed or by mistake.

The Viswa Hindu Parishad leaders met Executive officer D Brahmaramba and submitted a memorandum demanding action on the erring officials. The EO assured them that special attention will be paid to prevent recurrence of such incidents.

Temple authorities said “We came to know from devotees and police that a video, purportedly of an evangelist of Philadelphia AG Church, was played in one of the LED screens. The display was immediately stopped and a complaint was lodged with police. During interrogation, it came to light that it was purely accidental as the operator concerned failed to switch off after the live telecast had ended, and played the channel’s daily program accidentally,” temple EO D Bramaramba said.

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NOW NEWS FROM AMERICA

Several US states, including Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Ohio and Massachusetts, have proclaimed October as the Hindu Heritage Month, noting that Hinduism has “contributed greatly” to America through its unique history and heritage. The proclamations came after various Hindu organisations in the US announced the addition of another major festival, an entire month of festivals, in October as the Hindu Heritage Month.

According to the organisers, the celebrations will include cultural programmes, fashion shows, webinars, multi-day conferences, walkathons and more.

According to the president of Hindu University of America, Kalyan Viswanathan, “The Hindu Heritage Month is a great opportunity for the Hindu community to remember our collective journey so far — from the ancient Vedic times, our own golden eras, through the trials and tribulations of conquests and colonisation — and look optimistically forward at the opportunity we have for recovering and rearticulating the Hindu worldview for future generations.”

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NEWS FROM LONDON

More than 600 devotees walk across London in a historic ‘Smruti Pada-Yatra’

As part of the centennial birth anniversary celebrations of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, and to mark the 88th birth anniversary of His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, a special smruti pada-yatra (pilgrimage by foot) was organised by BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London – popularly known as ‘Neasden Temple’ – on Sunday 3 October 2021.

More than 600 people of all ages, including resident swamis of the mandir, walked a distance of 13.5 miles to visit historic and sanctified places that encompass a period of more than 50 years of significance. 

The pilgrimage began in warm autumnal sunshine from Alexandra Palace –

The journey of around 4 hours and 30 minutes of walking time rekindled cherished memories for senior devotees and provided an opportunity for youths and children to become part of BAPS’s rich history in London.

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Temple vandalised in Tamil Nadu reports Hindu Post News Paper

Murtis of Hindu deities were vandalised by anti-Hindu elements in Siruvachur, Tamil Nadu. They were found in a beheaded state with their hands and other parts chopped off. Desecration and demolition of temples and murtis have increased since DMK came to power in May.

Siruvachur Madura Kaliamman temple is one of the prominent temples in TN and the presiding deity is considered to be the Kula Devi of Kanchi Shankaracharya. She is the Kula Devi of lakhs of Hindus across the state as well. Madura Kaliamman temple and other small temples around it are under the control of TNHRCE.

The main deity Madura Kaliamman is believed to reside in the main temple only on Mondays and Fridays. So public darshan is allowed on these 2 days only.

The hillocks behind the temple is where Devi is believed to reside on other days. At the foothills there is a temple for Parivaara Devatas like Aiyyanar, Selliamman, Periyasamy, Karuppasamy and Saptha Kannis. Word is that only men are allowed to visit this temple. When some men went to the temple on Mahalaya Amavasya to worship, to their shock they found the murtis in a decapitated state. Heads, hands and other parts of the murtis were broken by miscreants.

Devotees have lodged a complaint with the police and police are looking into the issue. Such attacks on Hindu temples have increased after the atheist DMK came to power according to Hindu Post Magazine.

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SC seeks reply of Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam on plea alleging observance of ‘irregular’ rituals

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the ‘Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam’ to respond to a plea of a devotee of Lord Venkateshwara Swamy alleging ‘wrongful and irregular procedure’ in performing ‘puja’ there.

A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana was hearing an appeal of a devotee against the order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court refusing to entertain the PIL by observing that the “procedure of conducting rituals is the exclusive domain of the Devasthanam and cannot be a matter of adjudication unless it impacts secular or civil rights of others”.

The top court initially expressed reluctance in entertaining the plea by observing, “Can we interfere into it (rituals) as to when and how ‘puja’ has to be conducted…this is the Constitutional court and not a ‘kuchehri’ (lower court) where you can say anything.”

The bench, also comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, later sought a response from the counsel of the temple management about the decision on the representation of rituals made by the petitioner and  devotee Srivari Daadaa.

During the brief hearing, the CJI also conversed in Telugu with petitioner Srivari Daadaa and asked him to be patient as being the devotee of Lord Venkateshwara Swamy and not threaten the apex court’s registry officials for urgent listing of his plea.

Justice Ramana said he along with his brother and sister Judges are all devotees of Lord Balaji and wanted the rituals as per traditions. “We are all devotees of Balaji and expect that all rituals will be conducted according to the traditions,” the CJI said.

The PIL had prayed for the issuance of direction to ‘Devasthanam’ to rectify the method of holding the rituals.

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Karnataka ‘seriously’ considering law to prevent religious conversion

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, on Tuesday, said that the state government is mulling bringing in an anti-conversion law to prevent religious conversions either by force or through inducement in the state.

“Such things (conversions) are happening here and there. Couple of days ago I gave appropriate directions to district administrations not to allow any religious conversion through inducement or by force, as it is illegal,” Bommai said.

The Chief Minister was responding to a question on alleged incidents of religious conversions in Kalaburagi and Byadarahalli here.

“As several such incidents are happening, we are seriously considering a law against religious conversion through inducement or by force,” he told reporters.

Last week, state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra had told the legislative Assembly that the government was considering enacting a law against religious conversion

Several BJP-ruled states like including Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh already have laws to regulate forcible religious conversion.

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Kerala Muslim woman presents her Krishna painting before deity

Jasna Salim, a Muslim woman from Kozhikode, had gained attention through her Lord Krishna paintings a few years ago. On Sunday, the 28-year-old accomplished a long-cherished dream — to present a Lord Krishna painting before the deity. Though she has painted over 500 pictures of Little Krishna over the past six years, she had never received a chance to present her painting inside a temple, until now.

“It was a big dream of mine to see Lord Krishna’s idol and to present my painting before the deity. I’m delighted to have been able to fulfil that wish at the Ulanadu Sree Krishna Swamy temple in Pandalam. I have no words to express my happiness, and my gratitude to the temple authorities,” Jasna said. 

The fulfilment of her wish came about after a devotees’ group approached her seeking an artwork to be gifted to the Ulanadu Sree Krishna Swamy temple as her paintings of little Krishna sitting with a butter pot had gone viral on social media. 

Jasna, a mother of two, is not a trained artist. In fact, she struggled with even routine drawing during her schooldays. 

“It was very striking. I’m the youngest of three sisters in our family. Right from childhood, my parents and other family members called me ‘Kanna’ fondly. So when I saw the picture of Lord Krishna, it ignited an urge in me to paint one such picture,” said Jasna. She gifted her first painting to one of her Hindu friends.

“Later, the family told me that a lot of good changes had happened in their lives after they placed my painting inside their home. That inspired me, and thereafter many people approached me for the Lord Krishna paintings,” Jasna said. 

People from different walks of life have bought her paintings.

“I have been gifting my paintings of Lord Krishna to the Guruvayur temple for the past six years, during Vishu and Sree Krishna Jayanti celebrations. I can only paint one image to perfection — Little Krishna sitting with a butter pot. And everyone is demanding that image. I wish I could gift a Lord Krishna painting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi one day,” Jasna said.

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NEW HEAD FOR  A B A P

35 year old Mahant Balbir Giri is set to become one of the youngest heads of the Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP).

Office-bearers of Shri Panchayati Akhara Niranjani have decided to anoint Mahant Balbir Giri as the next chief of Baghambari Math.

He will have to get approval for all the major decisions pertaining to Math by a five-member administrative body.

He would be formally anointed at a coronation ceremony on October 5.

Mahant Balbir Giri, 35, has been the most trusted disciple of Mahant Narendra Giri for the past 15 years. He hails from Uttarakhand and had left his family in 2005 to take sanyas. He was given diksha by Mahant Narendra Giri at Haridwar

Mahant Narendra Giri , Previous head of A B A P died in mysterious circumstances last week and a CBI enquiry is on.

Various senior seers of the 13 akharas under ABAP ambit, along with officials of the district administration, would be invited for the coronation ceremony on October 5.

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TDB to deposit 500kg gold in Reserve Bank, to get Rs 5 crore interest annually

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) will deposit about 500kg of gold in the Reserve Bank of India’s gold monetisation scheme. The board has just completed a massive exercise to catalogue the stock lying at various temples and strongrooms.

An approximate annual return of Rs 5 crore is expected from the deposit. The board will go ahead with the plan after obtaining sanction from the High Court. “The inventorying is over and a reverification is being done now. The preliminary assessment showed that about 500kg of gold can be spared for the monetisation scheme. It does not include ornaments or items of ritualistic significance,” TDB president N Vasu told The New Indian Express . 

The gold identified for the scheme are mostly valuables donated by devotees in the form of coins, ornaments and figurines.

The Covid pandemic caused severe stress to the board, with its revenue — mostly collection from the 1,200-odd temples under its fold — declining drastically. The board now depends on government grants to meet the salary, pension and establishment costs, which fall in `40-`45 lakh range a month.

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VHP presses for ‘national book’ status to Bhagavad Gita,

The national secretary of the Visva Hindu Parishad Radha Krishna Manodi on Thursday said that a delegation of 15 MPs will soon call on President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to submit a memorandum in support of according the status of national book to the Bhagavad Gita and making necessary changes in the school syllabus.

“Vishwa Gita Sansthan seeks to draw attention of the government on the usefulness of the Gita in providing intellectual prowess to society. We have sought time from the President and Prime Minister for wider discussions on our key points in gaining recognition for the Gita,” he said.

The VHP leader, who is also the founder of the World Gita Foundation, emphasized that the Gita should be made mandatory for teachers’ training to sensitise them about their duties to the students,”

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Papua New Guinea denies permission for Durga Puja

Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning, who is also the nation’s designated Pandemic Controller, has denied permission to the nation’s Hindus from holding Durga Puja prayers.

The reason for withholding permission is as bigoted as it gets.

“Your request has been considered and we note that this is a form of idol worshipping which is morally inappropriate and against our Christian values. As such, APPROVAL IS NOT GRANTED to host this event,” the letter addressed to Mr. Puspendu Maity, President of Port Moresby Durga Puja Committee, says.

The letter signed by Manning was shared by Benn Packham, Foreign affairs and defence correspondent of The Australian. After receiving criticism, Manning has now back-tracked and issued an apology letter, saying the previous statement was “a grave and unfortunate error”.

Even though Manning clearly signed the original letter, he now claims he was not the author and he respects religious freedoms. “I humbly seek your forgiveness for this unfortunate matter,” he says.

Last month, Manning had banned all flights from Bharat, accusing the Bharatiya government of “deliberately” participating in “deception” that compromised the island nation’s safety and security. The Bharatiya embassy in Papua New Guinea (PNG) denied his claims .

PNG is an island nation adjacent to Indonesia and just to the north of Australia.

Similar anti-Hindu bigotry can be found in Fiji, another Christian-majority island nation in the Asia-Pacific region. A spate of temple vandalisms with racial slurs in 2017 had renewed fears among Fijian Hindus, who are all descendants of indentured laborers brought by British colonials.

Hindu population of Fiji has been steadily decreasing with some choosing to emigrate due to discrimination and insecurity.

This is a report from Hindu Post.

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Hindus, Sikhs and Afghan nationals airlifted from Kabul

While India’s evacuation efforts in Afghanistan continued to focus on its own nationals, among the close to 400 people flown to India on Sunday were also about 60 Afghans, including 23 Sikhs and Hindus. With an increasing number of people, including foreigners, seeking help from India in their bid to exit Afghanistan, the Centre has deployed a team of diplomats and defence ministry officials at the Kabul airport to coordinate evacuation efforts with the US and other countries who have been facilitating the exercise.

The 60 Afghans, including two lawmakers Anarkali Honaryar and Narender Singh Khalsa, were brought out amid reports that the Taliban were not allowing locals to leave the country. India had earlier assured Afghan nationals, including members of minority communities, with ties to it that it would prioritise visas for them and set up an emergency e-visa service for them.

A total of 168 people, including 107 Indians and 23 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, were flown earlier from Kabul to the Hindon airbase near Delhi in a C-17 heavy-lift military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Another group of 87 Indians and two Nepalese nationals was brought back in a special Air India flight from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated to the Tajikistan capital in an IAF 130J transport aircraft, officials said.

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FIR against poet Munawwar Rana for comparing Maharshi Valmiki to Taliban

Madhya Pradesh police have registered an FIR against Urdu poet Munawwar Rana for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by comparing Maharshi Valmiki, who wrote the Ramayana, with the Taliban, an official said.

The case was registered against Rana in Guna on Monday following a complaint filed by Sunil Malviya, state secretary of the BJP’s Scheduled Caste cell, and other members of the Valmiki community.

Talking to a channel, Rana had said, “Valmiki became a God after he wrote the Ramayana, before that he was a dacoit. A person’s character can change. Similarly, the Taliban, for now, are terrorists, but people and characters change.”

Malviya alleged that Rana disrespected Maharshi Valmiki with his comments and hurt the feelings of the Valmiki community and Hindus.

“He compared Maharshi Valmiki with the Taliban and hurt the religious feelings of Hindus. So, we have filed a complaint against him,” he told reporters.

Guna Superintendent of Police Rajiv Mishra on Monday said, “A case was registered against Rana at the Kotwali police station. The case will be forwarded to the district concerned (Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh).”

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Sri-la-Sri Harihara anointed Madurai Adheenam pontiff

Sri-la-Sri Harihara Sri Gnanasambanda Desika Swamigal, 67, was anointed as the 293rd pontiff of the Madurai Adheenam at a ceremony on the mutt premises on Monday.

The anointment happened 10 days after Arunagirinatha Gnanasambantha Desika Paramacharya, who was the 292nd pontiff, died. Arunagirinatha died on August 13.

Many mutt heads including Kundrakudi, Thirupananthal, Siruvai, Kancheepuram South zone and Porur adheenams participated in the ceremony.

Joint commissioner of the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple K Chelladurai, HR and CE officials, were also present. Public stood in long queues and sought the blessing of the new Adheenam.

The new Adheenam also offered worship in the Sri Meenakshi temple and later went on a procession in the evening.

Madurai Adheenam is said to have been established by Saivite saint Thirugnanasambandar 1,500 years ago.

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BIO DEGRADABLE LADDU BAGS IN BALAJI TEMPLE

The Defence research and development organization (DRDO) chairman G Sateesh Reddy along with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams executive officer Dr KS Jawahar Reddy inaugurated a biodegradable laddu bags counter at Tirumala on Sunday.

Speaking to reporters later, DRDO chief said “Our advanced systems laboratory located at Hyderabad has been doing a lot of research and inventing ways to find out the best environmentally friendly replacement options for the hazardous plastic. To minimise the usage of single-use plastic covers, DRDO has come out with eco-friendly biodegradable and compostable bags made of starch and corn which degrades naturally within 90 days and is also not harmful even if the stray cattle consume it,” added Sateesh Reddy.

A dedicated sale counter has been set up by the TTD near the Laddu counters adjacent to the Tirumala temple where the devotees can first buy these bags before heading to laddu counters to buy the prasadams.

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14 ELEPHANTS SHORTLISTED FOR MYSURU DASARA JUMBO PARADE

KARNATAKA Forest department shortlists 14 elephants for Dasara Jumbo Savari

Though the State government is yet to decide on the scale of celebration of traditional Mysuru Dasara festival, the forest department has initiated the process of selecting ceremonial elephants for the world famous fete.

The preparation for Dasara begins two months earlier to prepare elephants for the grand procession. The forest department officials have written a letter to the Mysuru deputy commissioner to specify the number of jumbos needed for the procession. But the district administration is waiting for decision of State government. District in charge minister S T Somashekar recently said that the decision would be taken at a high-level meeting in Bengaluru. However, the forest department has started the process of selecting the elephants for the Jumboo Savari (Vijayadashami) on October 15.

The selected elephants include Golden Howdah carrier Abhimanyu from Mattigodu camp and Gopalaswamy, Lakshmana and Bhima.

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Indians in South Africa get threats

As uneasy calm settled over the troubled KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces of South Africa, worst affected in the July violence following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma, cracks are beginning to show.

Their prime targets – Indian-origin South Africans in Durban and Johannesburg – say they have been receiving WhatsApp messages threatening renewed or ‘Part-II’ of the violence, asking “Indians to go back from where they came”.

A lot of Hindus live in South Africa.

Kimeshan Raman, a 33-year-old resident of Durban and social activist, who has recently applied for an OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) card, said, “It’s a panic reaction. Messages and videos are being circulated targeting Indians. We want to protect our families.”

At least 330 people, many of them Indians, were killed in the riots that ravaged parts of South Africa for about two weeks, from July 9. It was four days after deadly arson and looting before President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed the army to quell the violence.

Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Ela Gandhi, who resides in Durban, said, “We are trying to unite people across racial lines and build peace and goodwill.” But there’s a lot of uncertainty and insecurity because of threats from certain sections. “We don’t know where they are going to attack and when they are going to attack,” she said.

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Tamil Nadu likely to allow women priests in temples soon

The Minister for the HR and CE temples (managed by the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments department) PK Sekar Babu on Saturday hinted that women who wish to take up the job of a temple priest, would be given training for that.  

The Minister said in response to a woman reporter after holding detailed discussions with senior officials of the HR and CE department from across the State.

Sekar Babu had earlier said that the ‘all-caste archaka’ scheme would soon be implemented in HR and CE temples in the state.
  
Asked whether the government would accept women coming forward to work as priests, the Minister said, “If women wish to work as priests, training will be provided to them and steps will be taken to appoint them as priests. This will be done after getting the approval of the Chief Minister.” 

There has been a long-drawn debate on female priests in Hindu temples. Social reformers have been advocating it to establish gender equality in the job of priests too. 

Minutes after the remarks of the Minister, there were criticisms against this move in social media. In the coming days, this topic is likely to become a point of debate. 

On Tamil archana in temples, the Minister said “Already, Tamil archana is being performed in HR and CE temples. In 47 big temples in the state, a board will be displayed with the words “Tamil Archana will be performed in this temple.” Also, training will be given to the priests in performing archana in Tamil.  

Responding to a question, the Minister reiterated that the ‘All-caste archaka’ scheme would come into force within 100 days of assumption of office of this government. You will see archakas from castes functioning in the temples.” 

The Minister said recently the Madras High Court has given 75 recommendations to temples which included preventing idol theft, maintenance of ancient temples, etc. and they were discussed during the meeting. Already, the government started implementing a few of them while other recommendations would be enforced in due course.  

Answering a question regarding the appointment of a new Jeeyar in Srirangam temple, the Minister said, “The procedure followed for appointment of a new Jeer so far will be followed in the present case too.  The Chief Minister has advised that as far as religious matters are concerned, the sentiments of any section of the people should not get hurt– Sekar Babu added. 

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Priest asked to bring God’s Aadhaar to sell temple produce

In a bizarre incident, a priest who went to a government procurement centre to sell wheat grown in land belonging to the temple, was asked to produce the Aadhaar card of the deity. The incident took place in the first week of June in Kurhara village in Attara tehsil in Uttar Pradesh.

Mahant Ramkumar Das, the priest and chief caretaker of the Ram Janki temple, said he wanted to sell 100 quintals of wheat in a government mandi (market). He had done the online registration with the help of others.

The caretaker priest of the temple arrived at the government mandi to sell the crops grown on the temple land. It was then that he was asked to produce the Aadhaar card of the deity in whose name the land was registered.

The seven-hectare land is registered in the name of the deity, in this case, Lord Ram and Janki. “The registration was cancelled as I could not produce the Aadhaar card, where do I get Aadhaar of the Lord?” he asked.

The priest said that he spoke to the sub divisional magistrate (SDM) Saurabh Shukla. The SDM said that the priest was not asked to produce the Aadhaar card of the deity, but he was explained the process. “The policy has been decided at the government level and purchase was being done on the basis of that policy,” he said.

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Ramdev’s U-turn: All ‘good doctors’ are messengers of God, will get vaccinated soon

Yoga guru Ramdev, who had said he does not need the Covid vaccine as he has protection of yoga and ayurveda, on Thursday did a summersault, saying he will soon get the jab and described doctors as “God’s envoys on earth”.

Ramdev had earlier stirred a controversy with his comments on the efficacy of allopathic drugs against COVID-19, drawing the ire of the medical fraternity. Now, welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement about free vaccine to all from June 21, Ramdev described it as a “historic” step and appealed to all to get themselves vaccinated.

 “Get both doses of the vaccine and the double protection of yoga and ayurveda. They will combine to give you such a robust shield of protection that not a single person will die from Covid,” he told reporters in Haridwar.

Asked when he will get the vaccine shot, the yoga guru said, “Very soon.” Ramdev also heaped praise on good allopathic doctors, describing them as “God’s envoys on earth”.

On the ongoing confrontation with the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Ramdev said he cannot have any animosity with any organisation. All he was against the exploitation of people in the name of medicines, he said.

 “I am not against any organisation. Good doctors are a real boon. They are God’s envoys on earth. But individual doctors can do wrong things,” he said. He also said for emergency treatment and surgery, allopathy is the best.

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Tamil Nadu government retrieves encroached land of Chennai’s Vadapalani temple

PK Sekar Babu, Tamil Nadu Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department on Monday informed about the official retrieval of land of the Vadapalani Murugan temple here.

“It is the policy of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin, that no one should be hindered from worshipping as per religious rites of his choice. The property of the Lord is the property of the government. The Chief Minister will take action against whoever misuses those assets,” DMK minister.

“Today, this land which had been encroached is retrieved officially,” he said.

The property of Vadapalani Murugan temple worth Rs 250 crore located at Karunanidhi Street, Gandhinagar, Chennai had been occupied by the vehicles belonging to the film industry.

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FIR Against Instagram For Showing  Lord Shiva Sticker With Wine Glass & Phone

In the latest development, an FIR has been lodged in Delhi against social media platform Instagram for allegedly showing Lord Shiva in an objectionable manner.

An FIR has been lodged in Delhi against social media platform Instagram for allegedly showing Lord Shiva in an objectionable manner. The FIR, filed by Delhi resident and BJP leader Manish Singh, was lodged against Instagram after stickers depicting Lord Shiva with a glass some liquid that perhaps most closely resembles wine & a mobile phone in his hands whilst winking were seen available in the platform’s story section.

The complaint was lodged against Instagram for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Hindus.

The sticker has been designed “with the sole intention of inciting” the Hindu community, the BJP leader said in his complaint.

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Lightning strikes Bijli Mahadev temple in Himachal’s Kullu,

A video of lightning striking the hilltop of Bijli Mahadev temple area in Himachal’s Kullu valley has been getting viral on social media.

Located at an altitude of about 2,460 metres, Bijli Mahadev is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Lightning incidents occur here like once in over a decade and this time it broke the Shivlinga inside the temple premises.

After the incident, the Shivlinga was coated with butter by the temple priest to bring it to original form.

Located 14 km from Kullu across the Beas river, it can be approached after a trek of 3 km.

A panoramic view of Kullu and Parvati valleys can be seen from the temple. The 60 feet high staff of Bijli Mahadev temple glistens like a silver needle in the sun.

It is said that the tall staff attracts divine blessings in the form of lightning, thus the name Bijli Mahadev.

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