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12th Century Shrine, An Ancient Label: Row Erupts Over 'Jagannath Dham' Tag
The inauguration of a new Jagannath temple in Digha has become the centre of a controversy between eastern neighbours Odisha and West Bengal.
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Influencer Sparks Outrage In Japan By Using Sacred Shinto Gate For Workout Video
Chilean gymnast and social media influencer Maria del Mar 'Marimar' Perez Banus has sparked outrage in Japan after using a sacred Shinto Torii gate for a workout video.
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UP MLA Uses Yogi Adityanath's Name To Travel To Kedarnath, Arrested
A controversial Uttar Pradesh MLA, Aman Mani Tripathi, has been arrested in neighbouring Uttarakhand for violating the coronavirus lockdown and trying to travel to the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines. The independent MLA was allegedly travelling in a large group to the shrines, claiming he wanted to offer prayers for UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityana...
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"For Sake Of Security, Don't Visit Sabarimala": Temple Body To Women
As the debate over the controversial Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala continues to rage, a prominent religious body today asked women of menstrual age to refrain from undertaking pilgrimages to the Lord Ayyappa Temple in the larger interests of security and societal harmony.
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Case Against Top Kerala BJP Leader Caught On Camera With Sabarimala Boast
The Kerala police have registered a case against the BJP's top leader in the state for his controversial speech in which he boasted about the Sabarimala temple protests and said the head-priest consulted him on keeping women of menstrual age out of the hill shrine even if it meant defying the Supreme Court order.
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Women From Hindu Outfits To 'Wait' To Enter Ayyappa Shrine At Sabarimala
Women cadres of Hindu outfits Saturday offered prayers in temples in Tamil Nadu by holding lamps and saying they would 'wait' till they crossed 50 to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala, notwithstanding the Supreme Court verdict allowing them entry.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Sends Offering To War Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine Saturday but has no plans to visit it to avoid tensions ahead of a three-way meeting with China and South Korea, officials and local media said.
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Justin Bieber Not Welcome In China, Due To 'Bad Behaviour': Authorities
Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his "bad behaviour", Beijing authorities have said, after the pop idol angered many Chinese in 2014 by visiting a controversial Japanese war shrine
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Japan's Defence Minister Visits Controversial Shrine After Pearl Harbor Trip
Japan's defence minister visited a controversial shrine to Japan's war dead on Thursday, just after accompanying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a historic visit to Pearl Harbor, where Japan's attack brought the United States into World War II.
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Renaming Of Sabarimala: Ezhava Community Leader Urges Not To Make Controversies
As a controversy brewed over the decision of Travancore Devaswom Board to rename Kerala's centuries-old hill shrine of Lord Ayappa at Sabarimala, a prominent Hindu community leader today said the temple should not be made subject of unnecessary controversies.
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Japan PM Abe Sends Offering To War Shrine
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine on Monday but did not visit, possibly avoiding an angry reaction from China and South Korea.
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South Korean Gets 4 Years For Tokyo Shrine Blast
A South Korean man was sentenced to four years in prison on tuesday for detonating a homemade pipe bomb at a controversial Tokyo war shrine.
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Can Women Be Told Not to Climb Everest? Court Asks Sabarimala Authorities
Amid the huge controversy over woman demanding their right to enter temples where they have been traditionally banned, the Supreme court today said restricting their entry to the sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala temple, one of the holiest shrines of India, puts "gender justice in danger."
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Japanese First Lady Visits Tokyo War Shrine
Japanese first lady Akie Abe said she has again visited the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo, posting photos of the site on the same day Japan and South Korea struck a landmark agreement on wartime sex slaves.
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Japan Prosecutors Indict South Korean After Shrine Blast: Reports
Japanese prosecutors today charged a South Korean two weeks after he was arrested for alleged illegal entry into the controversial Yasukuni war shrine before it was hit by a small explosion, local media reported.
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12th Century Shrine, An Ancient Label: Row Erupts Over 'Jagannath Dham' Tag
The inauguration of a new Jagannath temple in Digha has become the centre of a controversy between eastern neighbours Odisha and West Bengal.
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Influencer Sparks Outrage In Japan By Using Sacred Shinto Gate For Workout Video
Chilean gymnast and social media influencer Maria del Mar 'Marimar' Perez Banus has sparked outrage in Japan after using a sacred Shinto Torii gate for a workout video.
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UP MLA Uses Yogi Adityanath's Name To Travel To Kedarnath, Arrested
A controversial Uttar Pradesh MLA, Aman Mani Tripathi, has been arrested in neighbouring Uttarakhand for violating the coronavirus lockdown and trying to travel to the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines. The independent MLA was allegedly travelling in a large group to the shrines, claiming he wanted to offer prayers for UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityana...
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"For Sake Of Security, Don't Visit Sabarimala": Temple Body To Women
As the debate over the controversial Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala continues to rage, a prominent religious body today asked women of menstrual age to refrain from undertaking pilgrimages to the Lord Ayyappa Temple in the larger interests of security and societal harmony.
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Case Against Top Kerala BJP Leader Caught On Camera With Sabarimala Boast
The Kerala police have registered a case against the BJP's top leader in the state for his controversial speech in which he boasted about the Sabarimala temple protests and said the head-priest consulted him on keeping women of menstrual age out of the hill shrine even if it meant defying the Supreme Court order.
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Women From Hindu Outfits To 'Wait' To Enter Ayyappa Shrine At Sabarimala
Women cadres of Hindu outfits Saturday offered prayers in temples in Tamil Nadu by holding lamps and saying they would 'wait' till they crossed 50 to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala, notwithstanding the Supreme Court verdict allowing them entry.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Sends Offering To War Shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine Saturday but has no plans to visit it to avoid tensions ahead of a three-way meeting with China and South Korea, officials and local media said.
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Justin Bieber Not Welcome In China, Due To 'Bad Behaviour': Authorities
Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his "bad behaviour", Beijing authorities have said, after the pop idol angered many Chinese in 2014 by visiting a controversial Japanese war shrine
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Japan's Defence Minister Visits Controversial Shrine After Pearl Harbor Trip
Japan's defence minister visited a controversial shrine to Japan's war dead on Thursday, just after accompanying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a historic visit to Pearl Harbor, where Japan's attack brought the United States into World War II.
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Renaming Of Sabarimala: Ezhava Community Leader Urges Not To Make Controversies
As a controversy brewed over the decision of Travancore Devaswom Board to rename Kerala's centuries-old hill shrine of Lord Ayappa at Sabarimala, a prominent Hindu community leader today said the temple should not be made subject of unnecessary controversies.
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Japan PM Abe Sends Offering To War Shrine
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine on Monday but did not visit, possibly avoiding an angry reaction from China and South Korea.
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South Korean Gets 4 Years For Tokyo Shrine Blast
A South Korean man was sentenced to four years in prison on tuesday for detonating a homemade pipe bomb at a controversial Tokyo war shrine.
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Can Women Be Told Not to Climb Everest? Court Asks Sabarimala Authorities
Amid the huge controversy over woman demanding their right to enter temples where they have been traditionally banned, the Supreme court today said restricting their entry to the sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala temple, one of the holiest shrines of India, puts "gender justice in danger."
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Japanese First Lady Visits Tokyo War Shrine
Japanese first lady Akie Abe said she has again visited the controversial Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo, posting photos of the site on the same day Japan and South Korea struck a landmark agreement on wartime sex slaves.
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Japan Prosecutors Indict South Korean After Shrine Blast: Reports
Japanese prosecutors today charged a South Korean two weeks after he was arrested for alleged illegal entry into the controversial Yasukuni war shrine before it was hit by a small explosion, local media reported.
