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Temples under attack in Andhra Pradesh: Hindus must be granted autonomy and the chance to defend themselves from external attacks

Sai Priya Chodavarapu - 22 January, 2021

The recent series of temple vandalism incidents across Andhra Pradesh have left Hindus all over the country horrified and shaken.

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Vellore: Christian man vandalises Hindu temple by painting Cross on its walls

OpIndia Staff - 20 January, 2021

On the night of 14 January, Baskar had allegedly turned off the street lights and painted the cross on the walls of the temple

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‘Temple attacks in Andhra have enraged Hindu community, state govt not taking any action,’ Pejavara Mutt’s seer writes to Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2021

The seer has sought a committee of intelligence officials to conduct a transparent inquiry on the temple attacks in Andhra

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Subramanian Swamy defends CM Jagan Reddy after temple attacks in Andhra, calls those questioning him ‘religious fanatics’

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2021

The Rajya Sabha MP also said that the temple attacks are a conspiracy hatched by TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu to return to limelight in the Andhra Pradesh's politics.

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Andhra Pradesh: Seer Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy to begin yatras over continued attacks on temples in the state

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2021

The seer expressed his disappointment over the continued attacks on temples and mentioned that over 50 temples have been attacked in the recent months.

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Uttar Pradesh: Communal tension in Barabanki village after land near temple claimed to be part of kabristan

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2021

In Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki some members of Muslim community put up barricades from a kabristan (Muslim burial ground) all the way till a nearby temple.

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Hindu temple razed down in Pakistan, terrorists in J-K lob grenade at temple in Kathua: Details

OpIndia Staff - 31 December, 2020

The terrorists' attack on a temple in Kathua comes just a day after residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district in Pakistan razed down a historic Hindu temple.

Culture and History

What is a Hindu Temple: Their Symbolism and Vastu Shastra

Monidipa Bose Dey - 20 December, 2020

A Hindu temple is not essentially only a place to perform religious rites; it is more of a teerth, a place where one goes to seek union with the Supreme Consciousness.

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