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Destruction of Hindu Temples in Sri Lanka

Destruction of Hindu Temples in Sri Lanka

SINHALA BUDDHIST ETHNO NATIONALISM – Masquerading as Sri Lankan ‘Civic Nationalism’ Culture plays a crucial role in the life of a community. A community or a people is identified and revered by its flourishing culture. History shows that an oppressor…. aims to erase the identity of the oppressed and this means destroying first the oppressed people’s [...]

March 28, 2014 HHR Sri Lanka 0

Pakistan : 95% of Hindu places of worship put to commercial use: Survey

Pakistan : 95% of Hindu places of worship put to commercial use: Survey

ISLAMABAD: Out of 428 minorities’ places of worship in the country, 408 have been converted into toy stores, restaurants, government offices and schools after 1990, a survey has found. Another shocking figure disclosed in the survey conducted by the All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement (PHRM) was that only 20 Hindu temples out of the 428 places [...]

March 27, 2014 HHR Pakistan, World Focus 0

Temple set ablaze over alleged desecration of holy book in Pakistan

Temple set ablaze over alleged desecration of holy book in Pakistan

KARACHI: A frenzied mob attacked a Hindu temple and set a dharamshala on fire over alleged desecration of a holy book, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in the Larkana city of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. The protesters attacked the temple, set the dharamshala on fire on Saturday night and surrounded the house of a [...]

March 16, 2014 HHR Pakistan 1

Hindus struggle to protect temples in Pakistan

Hindus struggle to protect temples in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The minority Hindu community in Pakistan is struggling to protect its temples and the land around them from the land mafia, a media report said on Wednesday.  Most of the Hindu inhabitants migrated to India at the time of Partition, leaving behind a number of properties and places of worship. “These properties have been [...]

March 3, 2014 HHR Pakistan 0

Freeing Hindu Temples from the Indian (Pathetic) State

Freeing Hindu Temples from the Indian (Pathetic) State

What is scandalous is the corruption after the takeover of temples as politicians and officials loot the temple’s wealth and land, and divert donations of devotees to non-religious purposes The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment on January 6, 2013, allowing my Special Leave Petition that sought the quashing of the Tamil Nadu Government’s G.O. [...]

January 20, 2014 HHR India 0

Malaysia : 8th century Hindu temple site in Bujang Valley demolished

Malaysia : 8th century Hindu temple site in Bujang Valley demolished

A NGO is urging the Tourism and Culture Ministry to stop a housing developer from demolishing remnants of ancient temples in Bujang Valley and to preserve the area. PETALING JAYA: A housing developer has demolished several temples sites, including an 8th century heritage site, in Bujang Valley, Kedah, and the authorities are not taking any [...]

November 30, 2013 HHR Malaysia 3

Attempted terrorist attack on Tirumala temple foiled : 1 cop killed

Attempted terrorist attack on Tirumala temple foiled : 1 cop killed

CHITTOOR: Two suspected terrorists were taken into custody while two others escaped and a police inspector succumbed to stab wounds during a 12-hour joint operation by police teams from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the sleepy town of Puttur in Chittoor district on Saturday. The police teams were assisted in Operation Puttur by the [...]

October 5, 2013 HHR Archives, India, News updates 0

Kerala temples asked to give details of gold they have

Kerala temples asked to give details of gold they have

Thiruvananthapuram: Temple boards in Kerala have received a letter from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking details of the stock of gold in their possession, a temple board official said Thursday.  Speaking to reporters, a top official of the famous Guruvayoor Devasom Board said a letter had been received from the RBI seeking details [...]

September 6, 2013 HHR Archives, India, News updates 0

Why do Hindu Temples have Water Tanks?

Why do Hindu Temples have Water Tanks?

Temple Tanks are an essential part of every large Hindu temple. In fact, every village/town/city definitely has a temple that has a sizable temple tank. But why does every temple need to have one? Conventional beliefs hold that the water of a temple tank is holy and has cleansing properties. The water acts as a [...]

September 4, 2013 HHR Spirituality/Culture 0

2 more temples destroyed in Bangaladesh

2 more temples destroyed in Bangaladesh

2 more temples destroyed in Bangaladesh Mumbai / Kolkata, March 29 : Minority Hindus continue to be at receiving end of Jihadi terror in Bangaladesh with new incidents of attacks appearing every day. Jihadi criminals set fire to a temple in Rangamati and vandalised another in Naogaon early yesterday, The Daily Star reported. Shree Shree [...]

March 30, 2013 HHR Bangladesh, News updates 0
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