Non-hindus

The Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu HR&CE department to install boards in all Hindu temples stating non-Hindus were not permitted beyond the 'Kodimaram' (flagpole) area in the respective shrines.

Ruling BJP MLA Aseem Goel on Thursday defended his call to declare the country a Hindu nation, saying it stands for inclusivity and does not mean excluding Muslims or any other community.

A dancer has claimed that the organisers of a temple festival in Kerala's Thrissur telephoned her on Monday and cancelled her invitation to perform, saying "non-hindus are not allowed" in the temple.

In a raging political fight over non-Hindu traders being barred from temple premises in parts of Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was today accused by opposition leader HD Kumarawamy of acting like "a puppet of a particular organisation".

Posters asking non-Hindus to stay away from the ghats of the Ganga and the temples along the river came up in Varanasi, prompting the police to launch a probe.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad has put up posters prohibiting the entry of "non-Hindus" in the pandals where Garba dance is performed hailing Goddess Durga during the ongoing Navratri festival in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district.

The Bajrang Dal has urged all ''Garba'' and ''Dandiya'' organisers to make Aadhaar Card mandatory at entry points of the events in order to identify people of ''non-Hindus'' communities.

Holi is an ancient Indian spring festival that celebrates love, color, and the triumph of good over evil. Traditionally, this was a major Hindu religious festival in North India, but the fun, vibrancy, unity, and joy associated with Holi has spread to non-Hindus in South Asia and various communities around the world.

Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati and Gajapati king Dibyasingha Dev, who is considered the first servitor of Lord Jagannath, have expressed opposition to allowing entry of non-Hindus into the Puri temple.

In a first, a member from within the Kerala temple board has demanded lifting of ban on entry of non-Hindus to temples.

Right-wing groups in Gujarat have called for restricting entry of non-Hindus to Garba venues but at the state government's forthcoming annual Navratri festival, it is some Muslims who are working round the corner to make the event a success.

Non-Hindus will now need special permission to visit the Somnath temple of Gujarat, the temple trust has decided. And to get permission, they have to explain the reason for the visit.

Activists of a charitable organisation today threatened to go on an indefinite fast in front of the famous Guruvayur temple from May 1 demanding granting of permission to music maestro KJ Yesudas to enter the temple, where non-hindus are barred from offering worship.

The Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu HR&CE department to install boards in all Hindu temples stating non-Hindus were not permitted beyond the 'Kodimaram' (flagpole) area in the respective shrines.

Ruling BJP MLA Aseem Goel on Thursday defended his call to declare the country a Hindu nation, saying it stands for inclusivity and does not mean excluding Muslims or any other community.

A dancer has claimed that the organisers of a temple festival in Kerala's Thrissur telephoned her on Monday and cancelled her invitation to perform, saying "non-hindus are not allowed" in the temple.

In a raging political fight over non-Hindu traders being barred from temple premises in parts of Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was today accused by opposition leader HD Kumarawamy of acting like "a puppet of a particular organisation".

Posters asking non-Hindus to stay away from the ghats of the Ganga and the temples along the river came up in Varanasi, prompting the police to launch a probe.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad has put up posters prohibiting the entry of "non-Hindus" in the pandals where Garba dance is performed hailing Goddess Durga during the ongoing Navratri festival in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district.

The Bajrang Dal has urged all ''Garba'' and ''Dandiya'' organisers to make Aadhaar Card mandatory at entry points of the events in order to identify people of ''non-Hindus'' communities.

Holi is an ancient Indian spring festival that celebrates love, color, and the triumph of good over evil. Traditionally, this was a major Hindu religious festival in North India, but the fun, vibrancy, unity, and joy associated with Holi has spread to non-Hindus in South Asia and various communities around the world.

Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati and Gajapati king Dibyasingha Dev, who is considered the first servitor of Lord Jagannath, have expressed opposition to allowing entry of non-Hindus into the Puri temple.

In a first, a member from within the Kerala temple board has demanded lifting of ban on entry of non-Hindus to temples.

Right-wing groups in Gujarat have called for restricting entry of non-Hindus to Garba venues but at the state government's forthcoming annual Navratri festival, it is some Muslims who are working round the corner to make the event a success.

Non-Hindus will now need special permission to visit the Somnath temple of Gujarat, the temple trust has decided. And to get permission, they have to explain the reason for the visit.

Activists of a charitable organisation today threatened to go on an indefinite fast in front of the famous Guruvayur temple from May 1 demanding granting of permission to music maestro KJ Yesudas to enter the temple, where non-hindus are barred from offering worship.