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Donation theft: SIT names Avinash Shukla as prime accused

July 8, 2026, 07:01 PM - 3 min read

The SIT said CCTV footage allegedly showed Shukla repeatedly concealing and removing bundles of cash and loose currency from the temple's donation-counting room. The footage also helped investigators identify five other accused and reconstruct the alleged modus operandi.

Gopal Rao, also known as Gopal Nagarkatte.

Ram Temple row: Gopal Rao will not be invited for meetings

July 7, 2026, 06:55 PM - 3 min read

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has decided that Gopal Rao, also known as Gopal Nagarkatte, will no longer be invited to its meetings, Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, successor to Trust President Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, said on Tuesday after a recent high-level meeting of the Trust in Ayodhya.

Ram Temple donation row: SIT flags ‘supervisory failures’

July 7, 2026, 09:06 AM - 5 min read

The SIT noted that this pattern indicated the thefts were continuous and repeated rather than isolated incidents.

The SIT intensified its probe into the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case after getting a 15-day extension, while police questioned an accused.

SIT steps up Ram Mandir donation embezzlement probe

July 3, 2026, 11:57 AM - 3 min read

Avinash Shukla, who was associated with the counting of Ram temple offerings, was presented in the Ayodhya court on Thursday and sent on 24-hour police remand.

Ram Mandir Trust member Mahant Dinendra Das blames Gopal Rao for the donation row as the SIT probe into alleged financial irregularities continues.

Trust member accuses Ram Temple administrator of playing politics

July 2, 2026, 10:01 AM - 3 min read

"Gopal Rao often complicates matters for everyone. Our trustees in Uttar Pradesh follow the tradition of Ram, whereas Gopal Rao does not even subscribe to that tradition... The entire fault lies with Gopal; he is playing politics," Mahant Dinendra Das Maharaj said.

Congress demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation row and sought dissolution of the temple trust over graft claims.

Cong seeks SC-monitored probe in Ram temple donation embezzlement

June 26, 2026, 03:26 PM - 3 min read

Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said that after using Ayodhya for their divisive politics, the BJP-RSS "looted" the donations of ordinary devotees and made a complete mockery of their sentiments.

SIT probes alleged irregularities in Ayodhya Ram Temple donations, examining CCTV footage, cash records, banking transactions and staff conduct.

SIT begins probe into irregularities in Ram Temple donations

June 16, 2026, 04:01 PM - 3 min read

Investigators are focusing on CCTV footage, records of cash counting, and any discrepancies between donations collected from offering boxes and amounts deposited in bank accounts. Some CCTV footage has reportedly been taken into custody for further examination.

MP High Court cites Ayodhya verdict principles while ruling Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar is a Saraswati temple.

Bhojshala case: MP HC refers to Ayodhya verdict's 10 principles

May 16, 2026, 07:22 PM - 5 min read

"We have considered the archaeological, historical facts, ASI notifications and survey report on the anvil of the statutory provisions of the ASI Act as well as on the basis of the principles laid down in the Ayodhya case, that archaeology is a science that draws on multi-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary approaches and considering the nature of archaeological evidence," a bench of justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi said.

The Surya Tilak ritual illuminates the idol of Ram Lalla.

Lakhs throng Ayodhya as Surya Tilak marks Ram Navami

March 27, 2026, 06:13 PM - 3 min read

Lakhs gather in Ayodhya for Ram Navami as Surya Tilak illuminates Ram Lalla’s idol at noon; about 10 lakh devotees visit temple amid tight security.

Man detained for offering namaz at Ram Temple handed over to kin

January 11, 2026, 04:33 PM - 3 min read

The family on Saturday said the man was 'mentally unsound' and also submitted medical documents in support of their claim, following which he was handed over to them,

Pran Pratishtha Dwadashi rituals begin at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple marking the second anniversary of Ram Lalla’s consecration; Rajnath Singh to attend.

'Pran Pratishtha Dwadashi' rituals begin at Ram Temple

December 31, 2025, 12:48 PM - 2 min read

Around 1,200 saints from Ayodhya have been invited to attend the ceremony, Mishra said.

Rituals for Ram temple's second anniversary begin

December 27, 2025, 08:41 PM - 2 min read

Saturday's rituals included a havan and the establishment of a kavach. A palanquin festival for the deity was also held in the complex, followed by a mandal puja. Other ceremonies included tatva havan, worship of a tatva kalash, Ganpati puja, and another havan, Swami Vishwaprasanna Teertha said.