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Priests performed the initiatory rituals and tied `Vadibalu' to the `Viswaroopa Sthambam' in front of the temple, that set the stage for the fete. Men making the Chatimpu roam through the old town beating dappus to announce that the festival has begun and hence the residents should not leave the town till the festival is over.
Human stampedes in Hindu Temples in India Location Date Killed Injured Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh [1] [2] 8 January 2025 6 40+ Vaishno Devi Temple, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, 1 January 2022 12 16 Puttingal Devi temple Kollam Kerala: 10 April 2016 106 383 Ujjain Simhastha Mela, MP [3] 5 May 2016: 10+ 100+ Kumbh Mela ...
11 Hindus killed, 20 injured (Hindu devotees) Muslim militant 2002 Qasim Nagar massacre: 13 July 2002 Jammu and Kashmir: 29 Hindus Terrorist attack Akshardham Temple attack: 24 September 2002 Gujarat: 29 killed, 79 injured (Hindus) Terrorist attack November 2002 Raghunath temple attack (part of 2002 Raghunath temple attacks) 24 November 2002
Dedicated to Hindu god Sri Venkateswara - popularly known as Balaji – the temple owns assets worth tens of billions of dollars and is one of the richest in India. It attracts nearly 24 million ...
Siva Sri Arumugam Paskarakurukkal (Kurukkal meaning priest) is a German-based Sri Lankan Tamil priest and the present main priest of the Sri Kamadchi Ampal Temple in Hamm, the second largest Hindu temple in Europe.
In October 2020, Babu Lal Vaishnav, a 50-year-old Hindu temple priest was killed in Bukna village, Rajasthan. [2] [3] Kailash Meena allegedly burnt Vaishnav alive after Vaishnav tried to stop Meena from trespassing on land belonging to the village temple. [4] [5]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least five people, including two police personnel, were killed in clashes between Hindus and Muslims that erupted on Monday around 50 km (30 miles) south of the Indian ...
In August 2000, Swami Shanti Kali, a popular Hindu priest, was shot to death inside his ashram in the Indian state of Tripura. Police reports regarding the incident identified ten members of the Christian terrorist organisation NLFT, as being responsible for the murder. On 4 Dec 2000, nearly three months after his death, an ashram set up by ...