Hindu Temple Management in Mangaluru Refuses Permission to Muslim Vendors

Hindu Temple Management in Mangaluru Refuses Permission to Muslim Vendors

The Muslim traders have been allegedly prohibited from installing their business stalls at a temple fair in Karnataka’s Mangaluru. The Street Vendors Association expressed their discontent over the situation and asked the government and district administration to look into the allegations made by Muslim vendors. The religious fair, called ‘Shahsthi Mahotsava’ is scheduled between December 14 and 19 at the Kudupu Sri Anantha Padmanabha temple in Mangaluru city of Dakshina Kannada district. The temple is under the Muzrai department of the Karnataka government, which handles the accounts of the temples.…

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Hindu Temple ‘Purified’ with Holy Water After Visit by Muslim MLA

Hindu Temple ‘Purified’ with Holy Water After Visit by Muslim MLA

Taking note of the matter, an official said a police team was patrolling the area to avert the possibility of any confrontation Members of Hindu outfits and local civic officials sprinkled Gangajal (water from the Ganga) on a temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district on Monday in an effort to “purify” it, a day after a Muslim lawmaker visited the shrine, police said. Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator from Domariaganj, Saiyada Khatoon, said she was invited by the administration of the Samya Mata temple in Balwa village of Siddharthnagar district to…

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