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Andhra govt orders CBI probe, activists say ‘organised attempt to target Hindu temples’ after century-old temple chariot was burnt

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Century-old chariot of the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Antarvedi in Andhra Pradesh was destroyed in a fire
News Reports

Caretaker and Devotees of Panchbakhtar Mahadev temple in Jammu protest against the construction of multilayer parking and commercial complex on the temple land

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Jammu temple devotees and caretaker accuses administration of grabbing temple land to build parking and commercial complex
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Chennai: 10 acres of Temple land restored by Collector after encroachment by local mosque committee, mystery over pond continues to persist

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Ten acres of land belonging to the Arulmigu Sundara Varadharaja Perumal temple at Virugambakkam locality in Chennai has been recovered

PM Modi shares mesmerising visuals of water cascading at Sun Temple at Modhera. Watch video

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Built after 1026 CE during the reign of Bhima I of Chaulukya dynasty, the temple is dedicated to the Sun God.
Opinions

Insistence on representation of every caste among the Temple trustees: A colonial idea that endangers Temple tradition

Sai Priya Chodavarapu -
An issue that has come up in this discussion is that question of caste representation among the Temple trustees to avoid caste-discrimination.
News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Officials stop funerals at Christian cemetery near Manimoortheeswaram Uchishta Ganapathy temple after allegations of land encroachment

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The Tirunelveli district authorities have imposed a ban on carrying out funeral at a recently built Christian cemetery near the ancient Manimoortheeswaram Uchishta Ganapathy temple
Culture and History

Democratizing Temple administration: Throwing the baby out with the bathwater

Sai Priya Chodavarapu -
In the ongoing discussion about state entrenchment in Hindu Temples, we come face to face with the question of what the alternative system would be
Crime

‘Sarajuddin, Istak and Shehenshah killed Rohit and dumped him in a well’: Family in Bihar’s Chhapra alleges police inaction against accused

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The Chhapra police have filed an FIR against the local BJP leader and several others for demanding action against the accused.
News Reports

Jesus Christ’s photo inside Hindu temple goes viral claiming police SP had ‘pressurized’ priest to put it there, temple priest and police deny allegations

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The temple priest has apologised for the incident and said that they did not have any evil intentions to hurt any religious sentiments
Opinions

People who think govt control of temples will rid them of inter-jati conflict assume that a pro-Hindu govt will always be in power

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Viewing it through the single lenses of govt control, though, does not do justice to the various other aspects of society within which these temples are situated
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