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‘Temple customs cannot kneel down before display of optics’: Madras HC upholds traditions of Agamic temples barring entry of non-Hindus without showing reverence for...

Aditi -
The Court held that non-Hindus wearing their religious markers cannot enter without an undertaking of faith in the deity."
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‘Is there any other religion where state-appointed officers sit inside religious institutions and make an inventory’: SC asks Tamil Nadu govt in Sri Kapaleeswarar...

OpIndia Staff -
The idol has been stolen from Kapaleeswarar temple of Chennai in 2004 which lead to registration of an FIR.
News Reports

Temple vandalised, idols desecrated in Udaipur; police detained Feroz; probe on

OpIndia Staff -
Local traders and shopkeepers kept their businesses and shops closed in protest against the incident.
News Reports

‘Coconut breaking, lighting camphor wrong’: Christian missionaries caught distributing pamphlets against Hindu rituals in Tamil Nadu’s Hosur

OpIndia Staff -
The pamphlets distributed by alleged Christian missionaries in Hosur targeted several practices followed in Hindu temples and homes.
News Reports

Antique idols taken from Tamil Nadu temples to return home from Australia

Rukma Rathore -
Minister of Culture called the repatriation "a profound testament to the civilisational resonance anchoring modern diplomacy."
News Reports

As India is set to help in restoration of ancient Prambanan temple in Indonesia, read how the Modi govt is stepping up to preserve...

Rukma Rathore -
"The Prambanan temple is a symbol of the shared cultural heritage between the two countries," PM Modi expressed.
Opinions

The Bhojshala verdict: A long-awaited recognition of history, heritage and Hindu worship rights

Divyansh Tiwari -
The ASI's prompt compliance order the next day, which followed the Bhojshala judgement of May 15, 2026, is a potent example of the victory of evidence over expediency. It reiterates that protected monuments are living treasures of India's civilizational continuity rather than blank slates for political compromise.
News Reports

Madhya Pradesh HC rules that Bhojshala is a Saraswati Temple: Read about the archaeological, historical, scientific and administrative reasons cited in the landmark verdict

Raju Das -
The High Court declared the disputed area a Bhojshala with Saraswati Temple, quashed the restrictive portions of the 2003 ASI order, and mandated the creation of a trust for temple administration and Sanskrit education
Law

Bhojshala Complex is a temple for Devi Saraswati. ASI can keep management, but Muslims should shift the mosque to another site: Madhya Pradesh HC...

OpIndia Staff -
 In a landmark verdict on May 15, the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared that the Bhojshala complex in the town of Dhar is a...
News Reports

800-year-old Kakatiya-Era Shiva Temple demolished in Congress-ruled Telangana, case filed after outrage: What the controversy is and why the temple matters historically

Shriti Sagar -
Following the backlash, Warangal District Collector Dr Satya Sharada and Narsampet MLA Donthi Madhava Reddy visited the site and assured locals that the temple would be reconstructed.
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