The Hidden Nature of Predatory Proselytization

UNITED STATES, December 8, 2025 (YouTube, press release by HAF): Some warnings feel distant, until they land painfully close to home. This is one of them. Across the country, Hindu children are encountering pressures that most families never see. A small comment at school. A “kind” invitation. A conversation that seems harmless, until it quietly reshapes how our kids see…

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Deepam Row: Tension at Thiruparankundram After DMK Govt Defies Madras High Court Order

CHENNAI, INDIA, December 3, 2025 (Deccan Herald): Tension prevailed at Thiruparankundram in Madurai on Wednesday evening as right-wing activists clashed with police after the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department officials failed to light the Karthigai Deepam atop the hill near a dargah [Sufi tomb] as per the directions of the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court. Justice…

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India’s Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Christian Army Officer Who Refused to Enter Inner Part of Regimental Temple for Puja

NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 25, 2025 (The Hindu): The Supreme Court today upheld the dismissal of a Christian Army officer who refused to enter the sanctum sanctorum of his regiment’s temple to perform puja, saying that he had used his “personal understanding” of what his religion permits to break military discipline and, in the process, insulted his troops. “Leaders have…

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Umbrella, Plastic and Raincoats Banned in Muktinath Springs

NEPAL, November 24, 2025 (Rising Nepal Daily): Now onwards, no devotees are allowed to use umbrellas, plastic and raincoats while bathing at the 108 springs of the Muktinath Temple. Likewise, they cannot use swimming attire while diving into the two ponds on the temple premises. The ban was imposed after videos with some devotees bathing with umbrellas and raincoats in…

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More Than 200 Million Tirupati Laddus Out of 487.6 Million Made Between 2019 and 2024 Used Spurious Ghee

INDIA, November 22, 2025 (The Hindu): Even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the Tirumala laddu ghee adulteration case, it has been estimated that a whopping 201 million laddus out of the 487.6 million during the period 2019-2024 were made of spurious ghee, according to Mr. B.R. Naidu, chairman, Tirumala…

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Formal Ceremony Not Necessary for Conversion to Hinduism: Madras High Court

INDIA, November 20, 2025 (Verdictum): The Madras High Court, while holding that a formal ceremony is not necessary for conversion, has allowed the divorce petition filed by a couple of mixed faith under Hindu Marriage Act. The Court was considering a Revision Petition against an order rejecting the divorce petition on the ground of maintainability. The bench of Justice P.B…

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Thousands of Hindu Devotees Gather at Nepal’s Pashupatinath Temple, Light Lamps for Bala Chaturdashi

KATHMANDU, NEPAL, November 18, 2025 (Lokmat Times): Sitting under tarpaulin shelters and tending to oil lamps through the night in the premises of the Pashupatinath Temple, thousands of Hindu devotees gathered on the eve of Bala Chaturdashi, praying for the salvation of departed souls. Devotees camp overnight, remaining awake to care for the lamps as part of the ritual dedicated…

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Africa’s Most Successful Country

MAURITIUS, November 19,2025 (You Tube, Geography by Geoff): Mauritius is a tiny island over 1,000 miles off the Southeast coast of Africa, surrounded by coral reefs. Mark Twain once wrote “You gather that Mauritius was made first and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius.” First colonized by the Dutch, then French and British, the island gained independence…

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Lakhs Queue up for Sabarimala Pilgrimage; Devotees Complain of Lack of Water

INDIA, November 18, 2025 (The Hindu): As hundreds of thousands of devotees queued up for darshan at the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, on the second day of the annual Makaravilakku pilgrimage season, there were reported complaints of lack of water for pilgrims standing in the line for several hours on Tuesday (November 18). Following the complaints and…

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Sri Karpaga Ganesh Temple Opens in San Ramon, California

SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA, November 19, 2025 (YouTube): Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami of Kauai Aadhenam, traveled to San Ramon (near San Francisco), to attend the Maha Kumbhabhishekam (dedication) of the Sri Karpaga Ganapathi Temple. The event was conducted on November 10, 2025, and preceded by four days of preliminary pujas and prayers. The small Ganesha temple was founded by…

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