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The main idol smuggler is in the police net but Tamil Nadu’s abundant temples are still fertile ground for looters.

As an interference in the religious nature of the structure, VHP opposes gold plating of Lord Venkateswara temple.

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh): Seven antique idols have been stolen from a Himachal Pradesh temple, making it the second such theft in a less than a week, police said on Tuesday.

The atrocities let loose by Tippu Sultan and his jihadi army against the Hindus of Malabar have become an inseparable and deathless part of the abiding cultural consciousness and collective memory of the race among the Hindus of Kerala today.

Kalyan (Maharashtra): To let the Muslims offer their Ramzan Id namaaz in the Durgadi fort, the authorities have banned Hindus from offering their Aarti at the Durgadevi temple in the historic fort during Navratri.

Chennai: Madras High Court today upheld a 1987 Tamil Nadu government order appointing an Executive Officer (EO) for managing the endowments and vast immovable property of the ancient Sri Sabhanayagar Temple.

The foreclosure notice said the temple defaulted on a $2.3-million bank loan.

After suffering a reverse via the Nepal Government’s decision to reinstate Indian priests at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu some months ago, the Maoists are again trying to gain control of the shrine.

Bangalore: Tension prevailed at Nagawara bus stop for some time on Saturday morning as four idols at Gangaparameshwari temple were found damaged.

Mangalore (Karnataka): A head of a slaughtered cow was found in front of the gate of Mahaganapati Temple on 15th August in the afternoon.

Pune (Maharashtra): A pub named 'the Loop' has been opened near Sree Kalubai Temple at Marketyard. The pub is adjacent to the temple. Pub-goers that consist of drunken young girls and boys take advantage of the darkness and indulge in obscene behaviour.

Bhubaneswar (Orissa): Authorities of the Sakhigopal temple in Orissa today lodged a police complaint against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty accusing her of entering into the shrine with armed guards and lensmen with their shoes on.

Pune (Maharashtra): There was a burglary in Sree Swami Samartha Mutt at Shastrinagar, Kothrud wherein a silver idol of Ganapati and a pair of silver ‘paduka’ found stolen from the mutt.

Sawantwadi (Maharashtra): The face of the idol of Gramdevta (Village Deity) Sri Bhutnath of Malgaon in Sindudurg District was damaged by a sharp sickle and the sword in the right hand of the Deity was robbed.

Jalgaon (Maharashtra): At the local temple of ‘Gram-devata’, some unknown Anti-Hindus have been pelting stones and such incidents are taking place continuously. Though Hindus gone to Police to lodge complaint, they avoided taking down complaint.