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  North Carolina: Hindu temple sign hit with over 60 shotgun blasts

  World | July 19, 2015 20:47 IST

  Houston:  A sign board for a planned Hindu temple in the US state of North Carolina was fired at, leaving more than 60 holes, that prompted authorities to probe the incident.The incident, which has shocked

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  Two women killed in Puri Rath Yatra stampede

  India | July 18, 2015 19:40 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Two women were killed and 10 other people were injured in a stampede during the Rath Yatra in Odisha's temple city of Puri on Saturday, police said.The stampede occurred during the pulling of the

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  Mathura temple takes exception to dining inside premises

  India | July 02, 2015 21:32 IST

  Mathura:  Taking exception to reported dining of some state government officials inside Bankey Bihari temple here, the temple management has issued show cause notice and sought explanation from two employees who they said were instrumental

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  US customs officials recover idol worth Rs 6 crore looted from India

  World | July 02, 2015 10:53 IST

  New York: US customs officials have recovered a bronze religious statue from the 11th or 12th century that they say was looted from a temple in India.The New York office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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  Suicide bomber strikes near ancient Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt; two dead

  World | June 11, 2015 11:32 IST

  Egypt: Militants tried to attack the ancient temple of Karnak in southern Egypt on Wednesday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up and two gunmen battling police. No sightseers were hurt in the thwarted assault,

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  You have illegally encroached the road: Eviction notice against Lord Hanuman in MP

  India | June 08, 2015 11:26 IST

  Bhind (Madhya Pradesh): Lord Hanuman has been issued a notice to evict his home, a temple, by municipal authorities in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district to ensure removal of encroachment.The temple is situated in the district's

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  Modi performs 'aarti' at Dakshineswar temple

  India | May 10, 2015 13:08 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at the famed Dakshineswar temple near Kolkata in West Bengal.Modi, who was accompanied by Governor K.N. Tripathi and union minister Babul Supriyo, became the first

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  500-year-old Kathmandu temple turned to rubble after quake

  World | April 29, 2015 16:39 IST

  Kathmandu: The devastating earthquake that struck the Nepalese capital has turned the 500-year-old Kashtamandap temple to rubble, killing several under the debris of the historic structure from which the city derives its name.Incidentally, on the

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  Azam Khan wants temple for Mulayam, fatwa says it is 'un-Islamic'

  National | March 28, 2015 7:52 IST

  Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan's proposal to build a temple for his party president Mulayam Singh Yadav seems to have hit a roadblock with an eminent Islamic institution on Friday issuing a fatwa (edict), describing

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  Temple not the only aim of bringing BJP coming to power: VHP

  National | May 22, 2014 23:41 IST

  New Delhi: Building of Ram temple was not the only aim to ensure that BJP comes to power, Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal today said.  “Our aim was only one: that we come to

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  Puri Rath yatra:Temple to ban chariot-climbing, touching idol

  India | May 12, 2014 22:25 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the ensuing annual Rath Yatra festival, the Jagannath Temple managing committee today asked the Odisha government to stop the practice of devotees climbing atop chariots and touching the Lord.Puri King Gajapati King

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  Hindu housholds, temple attacked in Bangladesh

  World | May 05, 2014 17:06 IST

  Dhaka: An around 3,000-strong mob attacked Hindu households and a temple in Bangladesh's Comilla district, media reported Monday.The attacks took place Sunday after rumours were spread over loudspeakers that two youths had defamed Prophet Muhammad,

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  Madras HC refuses to allow cultural dance programmes in temple fests

  India | March 15, 2014 7:42 IST

  Chennai: Madras High Court yesterday refused to allow cultural dance programmes in temple festivals, saying it was a recent creation and not borne out by any tradition or culture.'Such a requirement to conduct dance festivals

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  Know ten unique types of prasad offered in temples of India

  India | April 15, 2014 7:30 IST

  New Delhi: In Hindu temples, prasad is offered by priests to devotees as holy offerings from the god or goddess, as the case may be. Normally in Hanuman temples on Tuesday, boondis are offered to

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  Saibaba temple receives Rs 4.2 crore within 3 days

  India | July 24, 2013 21:28 IST

  Shirdi, July 24: The Saibaba temple here received donations of Rs 4.22 crore from July 21 to 23 during the Guru-Purnima festival, and was visited by four lakh devotees, the temple trust said.A Hyderabad-based devotee

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  Stolen items from temple recovered in Bhubaneswar

  India | July 14, 2013 7:29 IST

  Bhubaneswar, July 14: The Karnataka Police yesterday recovered miniature idols made of precious metals stolen from the Jain shrine in Moodabidri, about 37 km from Mangalore, from the Odisha state capital here, police sources said.Also

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  Kedarnath head priest asks Nepal temple to resume prayers

  India | July 08, 2013 7:59 IST

  Kathmandu, July 8:  On a request from an Indian holy man, a Hindu shrine in Nepal has started prayers and rituals which were being carried out at Kedarnath temple in the Indian state of Uttarakhand

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  Uttarakhand: huge cracks develop in houses, temple near Guptkashi, people leaving homes

  India | June 29, 2013 6:35 IST

  Guptkashi (Uttarakhand), Jun 29: Simi village is known for hosting exams for recruitment of priests at the world famous Kedarnath temple.  Those selected in the exams are recruited as Rawal (priest) at the holy Kedarnath

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  Temple inside Assam Rifles premises blown up in Mizoram

  India | May 23, 2013 14:56 IST

  Aizawl, May 23: An explosion ripped through a temple inside the premises of the 26th battalion Assam Rifles here early this morning.The explosion shattered 26 window panes and some window frames, the police said.Police suspected

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  2,500 devotees stay put inside temple in Cuttack to protest demolition drive

  India | May 23, 2013 10:01 IST

  Cuttack, May 23: For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, the Cuttack district administration held back its illegal temple demolition drive in Cuttack city. The drive was stalled as the administration feared a major law