temple control

Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, announced on Tuesday (30 November) that the BJP govt in the state has decided to repeal the Char Dham Devasthanam Board Management Act

VHP is meeting seers and saints of to evolve an alternate control structure, where the Hindu Temples will be administered by the Hindu samaj

The video has raised several questions on the crowd management tactics of the Delhi Police at the Temples.

Besides, the Maharashtra government had also prohibited the touching of idols, religious scriptures, and the sprinkling of Holy water.

Burglars stole 7 kalasams atop the four towers of Manjal Neer Kootha Ayyanar temple at Vilangudi village near Thiruvaiyaru in Tamil Nadu

Madras High Court said that it will have to come down hard if the Tamil Nadu govt does not recover temple land occupied by encroachers

The Madras High Court observed that 2000-year-old temples in the State are in ruins, which has facilitated miscreants to 'lay their hands on the idols.'

BJP govt in 2008 had denotifed the Gokarna Mahabaleshwar temple, but the subsequent Congress govt had opposed the decision

"The lands, which are occupied or are under the possession of various persons since long but belongs to Shree Jagannatha Mahaprabhu; are being settled by Temple Committee as per the “Unified Policy”, framed for the purpose in the year 2003," the Temple administration stated.

Private temples in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka have been given a month's time to register with the admin, else govt will take over them