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Navratri: It is a religious festival, not a cultural one, so if idol worship for you is a sin, maybe don’t insist in coming...

Nirwa Mehta - 29 September, 2022

If you agree to bow down to the goddess and accept the prasad, maybe then you could too participate in this dance form of idol worship.

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We don’t eat our Gods: Why the publicity stunts of ‘eco-friendly’ chocolate Ganesha are deeply problematic and should be objected to

Anurag - 2 September, 2022

If you are saying it will go to the poor, why not just make the milkshake and distribute it? Why do you have to make a “statement” on a Hindu festival?

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Madras High Court grants idol installation permission only with consent of Jamaat, procession not allowed. Here is why it sets a dangerous precedent

OpIndia Staff - 1 September, 2022

The Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the police, argued that the conduct of Ganesh Chathurthi in the Pullakadu Housing Unit can trigger a law and order problem.

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Ganesha idol installed at Hubbali-Dharwad Eidgah Maidan after Karnataka HC permits, Muslim body’s attempts to stop Puja thwarted

OpIndia Staff - 31 August, 2022

Karnataka High Court allowed Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Hubbali Eidgah Ground

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Actress Ratna Pathak Shah claims India is becoming like ‘Saudi Arabia’, says it is ‘appalling’ that modern women are doing Karwa Chauth

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2022

Actress Ratna Pathak Shah targeted Hindu community to claim that India is becoming a conservative society and lamented that modern women are following practices like Karwa Chauth.

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Once a mistake, twice a pattern, thrice a habit: Rahul Gandhi again avoids sharing images of Hindu Gods as he extends wishes on Rath...

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2022

Just a bow and arrow on Ram Navami, a peacock feather on Janmashtami, empty chariots on Rath Yatra: Rahul Gandhi avoids sharing the images of Hindu Gods while wishing on Hindu festivals.

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Bombay HC dismisses plea challenging PoP ban for sculpting idols used during Hindu festivals, plea contends PoP’s pH level is similar to that of...

OpIndia Staff - 27 June, 2022

The Bombay HC has dismissed a plea challenging the validity of the revised guidelines which banned the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) for making idols.

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Gujarat: Banners of Lord Parshuram torn in Ahmedabad ahead of Maha Aarti, four including minor arrested

Lincoln Sokhadia - 3 May, 2022

Vandals in Ahmedabad damage the signboard of 'Bhagwan Shri Parshuram Chowk' in Ahmedabad, tear up posters in Vasna.

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From Ram Navami to Durga Visarjan to Hanuman Jayanti: List of attacks carried out by Islamists against Hindu processions from 2019 to 2022

Jhankar Mohta - 23 April, 2022

History is a testimony to the fact that Hindu festivals have often been at the receiving end of Islamists' wrath

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‘He just got angry and fired a gun, he is innocent, it was Roza breaking time’: Mother of Jahangirpuri violence accused

OpIndia Staff - 18 April, 2022

Sonu was caught on camera firing bullets at people during the Jahangirpuri violence. The mother of the accused has claimed he has been absconding due to fear.

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