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The Cuncolim Massacre or Cuncolim Revolt was an incident that involved the massacre and mutilation of Jesuit priests and civilians by Hindu chieftains in the Portuguese Goa village of Cuncolim on Monday, 15 July 1583. The five priests along with one Portuguese civilian and 14 Goan Catholics were killed in the incident. [1]
The violence included the looting of Hindu properties and businesses, the burning of Hindu homes, rape of Hindu women and desecration and destruction of Hindu temples. [ 153 ] On 28 February 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Delwar Hossain Sayeedi , the Vice President of the Jamaat-e-Islami to death for the war crimes committed ...
HANWA Hindu Temple also known as Hindu Temple of Northwest Arkansas is located in Bentonville, Arkansas. The temple is located at 2502 SW Regional Airport Blvd, Bentonville, AR 72713. The temple is located at 2502 SW Regional Airport Blvd, Bentonville, AR 72713.
The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas.
Lal Das was also a fervent adversary of the L. K. Advani-led Rath Yatra; this was published as 'Priest asks Advani to halt yatra’ in Times of India in October 30, 1990. [14] [9] [13] [15] [5] He branded the entire Ram Mandir movement as a gimmick to gain Hindu votes in Indian elections.
According to community leaders, more than 50 Hindu temples and 1,500 Hindu homes were destroyed in 20 districts. [28] On 5 May 2014, A mob of almost 3,000 attacked Hindu households and a temple in eastern Bangladesh after two youths from the community allegedly insulted the Islamic prophet, Muhammad on Facebook .
A Pujari or an Archaka is a Hindu temple priest. [1] [2] A Purohita or Pandit officiates and performs rituals and ceremonies, and is usually linked to a specific family or, historically, a dynasty. [3] Traditionally, priests have predominantly come from the Brahmin varna, whose male members are designated for the function in the Hindu texts. [4 ...
This is a list of notable former Catholic priests. Both religious and diocesan priests, and bishops, are included. Most persons on this list can fit into one of the following categories: Left the priesthood but remained Catholic (voluntary laicization) Left the priesthood and the Catholic Church altogether (voluntary laicization)