Footage shows the suspects as they spray-painted graffiti messages on the marble sign outside of the temple, a brick wall and a city sidewalk.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A sign displayed at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, a Hindu ...

BAPS has a network of around 1,550 temples globally. PM Modi inaugurated its temple in Abu Dhabi in 2023 and has spoken about his connection to BAPS leaders earlier.

On Saturday morning (March 8), police deputies in the Chino Hills area of L.A. responded to a call from BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir of L.A., reporting the temple had been vandalized. According to ...

LOS ANGELES − The largest Hindu temple in California was defaced with ... Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha is a socio-spiritual Hindu faith established by Bhagwan ...

In September, the BAPS Hindu temple in California's Sacramento was desecrated with expletive-laden graffiti, saying 'Hindus go back!' ...

A Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Hindu Temple in Chino Hills, California, has been vandalised with inflammatory messages just days before the scheduled ‘Khalistan ...

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 ...

IMAGE: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills. Photograph: Kind courtesy @bapslosangeles/X Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) said that its Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in ...

Devotees who arrived early morning on March 8 at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills were shocked to find the words “Hindustan Murdabad,” which means “death to” or “down ...