BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, the largest Hindu temple in California, was defaced with messages against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.

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(RNS) — The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir of Los Angeles was found defaced with anti-Indian graffiti on Saturday (March 8), marking the 10th incident targeting an American Hindu temple since 2022.

Authorities are searching for the two alleged vandals who were caught on camera as they vandalized the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple in Chino Hills early Saturday. Footage shows the ...

CHINO HILLS, CA – The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir here, the largest Hindu temple in California, was vandalized on March 8, with security footage capturing the moment two individuals defaced ...

New York: The BAPS Hindu temple in California was desecrated by some unknown person in another such incident in the US, the organisation has said. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan ...

Hindu Temple vandalized in California: A BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, one of the largest Hindu temples, located in Chino Hills, California, was desecrated with anti-India messages on Sunday ...

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple in Chino Hills opens its doors to visitors daily at 9 a.m., according to the temple’s website. On Saturday, templegoers were met with tags that read ...

The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) public affairs department confirmed that Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills faced the desecration. MEA spokesperson Randhir ...

Previous incidents of temple vandalism occurred last year, including one involving the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sacramento, California, on September 25, following a similar occurrence at ...