Page 2 - Hindu Temples

World's richest temple seeks help to tide over financial crisis

The famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple located in the heart of the capital city might be the world's richest temple with an asset base worth over Rs one lakh crore, mostly in gold, silver and diamonds

Dakshineswar, Belur Math, Kalighat to be kept shut on New Year's Day

The Dakshineswar Temple and Belur Math, global headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission as well as Kalighat and North Kolkata's Thanthania Temple, will be closed to devotees on New Year's Day

Human trafficking suit spreads to Hindu temples in 5 states in US

A lawsuit in which workers accuse a Hindu organisation of human trafficking by luring them from India to build a temple in New Jersey for as little as $1.20 a day has widened to four other states

Piyush Goyal digitally analyses BAPS Temple 3D model at Dubai Expo

Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal has digitally analysed the 3D translucent crystalline model of the upcoming BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi, which is being showcased at the India Pavilion of the Expo 2020 Dubai that commenced here. Goyal, who inaugurated the India Pavilion at the expo on Friday, was left with admiration as he analysed the 3D model of the BAPS Temple. "This BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi will be amazing once completed," he said, enquiring about when it will be finished. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2018 laid the foundation stone for the Swaminarayan temple of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan (BAPS) Sanstha through videoconferencing from the Dubai Opera House, where he addressed the members of the Indian community. Once completed, it would be the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. The construction of the iconic BAPS Temple began in December 2019. The current structure under construction stands at a height of 15-feet.

Hindu temple attack in Pakistan: Trial of 85 suspects begins

The trial of 85 suspects allegedly involved in an attack on a Hindu temple in Pakistan's Punjab province began at an anti-terrorism court on Friday

Mob attacks temple in Pakistan; Imran Khan orders arrest of all culprits

A mob attacked a Hindu temple in a remote town in Pakistan's Punjab province, damaging idols and burning down parts of it

Pakistan to withdraw cases against 350 people in temple burning case

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government said that criminal cases against 350 people accused of burning down a temple last year will be withdrawn, claiming that the minority Hindu community has pardoned them.

Mob ransacks Hindu temple in Pakistan's Rawalpindi, case registered

In yet another incident of religious intolerance in Pakistan, a mob ransacked a Hindu temple in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan's Punjab province

No crowding allowed in temples on Mahashivratri: Maharashtra govt

In view of the coornavirus pandmeic, not more than 50 persons should be present in a temple at a time during the Mahashivratri celebration on Thursday, the Maharashtra government has said

Heritage corridor project around Puri's Shree Jagannath Temple gets nod

The temple's management has approved a Rs 800-crore heritage corridor project aimed at redeveloping the 12th century shrine's surrounding areas

Pak Supreme Court orders immediate rebuilding of Hindu temple

The court has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government to start the immediate rebuilding of a Hindu temple which was set on fire by a mob

British Hindus seek UK PM's intervention over Pak minority persecution

British Hindu umbrella organisations have issued a joint letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeking urgent action from Pakistan over the rampant persecution of Hindus in the country

BJP leader calls for statewide protest today in AP over attack on temples

Calling the arrest of BJP AP unit president Veerraju in Vizianagaram district as "illegal", party's general secretary Vishnuvardhan Reddy has given a call for statewide protest on Wednesday

Andhra CM Reddy likens attacks on temple as 'political guerrilla warfare'

Liking the attacks on temples and idols as "political guerrilla warfare", Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the police to tackle the situation

45 more arrested over attack on Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani police have arrested 45 more people for their alleged involvement in the vandalisation of a Hindu temple by a mob led by members of a radical Islamist party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

India lodges protest with Pakistan over vandalisation of Hindu temple

The temple is in Karak district in the northwest Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Kerala's Lord Ayyappa temple opens, devotees to be allowed from Nov 16

The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa opened on Sunday evening for the annual two-month-long Mandala-Makaravillakku season, adhering to strict Covid-19 protocol

Shiv Sena hits out at BJP over demand to reopen temples amid pandemic

Shiv Sena targeted BJP for seeking reopening of temples in Maharashtra amid COVID-19 crisis, and asked whether the NDA constituent will take responsibility if there is an "explosion" of cases again

Religious places for devotees to re-open from September 7 in Rajasthan

All religious places in Rajasthan that were closed for devotees in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, will be re-opened from Septemeber 7, said state government on Wednesday

SC hands back control of temple with Rs 1-trillion treasures to ex-royals

The apex court on Monday set aside a 2011 order of the Kerala High Court (HC), which had asked the state government to take over the control of the temple from a trust headed by the former royals.