On October 23, 2024, students disrupted an ABVP Diwali celebration at Jamia Millia Islamia by stomping on Rangolis and extinguishing diyas
New Delhi: Between 2024 and 2026, a deeply concerning pattern emerged across the nation, marked by the systematic targeting, stone-pelting, and disruption of traditional Hindu processions, festivals, and temple rituals by radical elements. From violent opposition to festive music during Ram Navami and Saraswati Puja to the desecration of sacred spaces, critics and right-wing commentators argue that these acts reflect a growing intolerance aimed at eroding Sanatan civilisational identity and intimidating the majority community. This persistent aggression underscores an urgent need for uncompromising state security, strict legal deterrence, and a resolute assertion of cultural sovereignty to safeguard indigenous traditions from continuous ideological hostility.
This report, through nine incidents, exposes a disturbing pattern of targeted aggression by radical forces seeking to intimidate devotees and suppress sacred Hindu traditions across Indian states between 2024 and 2026. It highlights an urgent crisis where indigenous cultural heritage and religious freedoms are under relentless assault, demanding resolute action to protect Sanatan identity.
During the auspicious period of festival celebrations in Kerala on August 26, 2026, footage surfaced showing Islamist women deliberately destroying traditional Rangoli artwork crafted by Hindu families outside their homes. The brazen act of vandalism against sacred symbols of joy and devotion provoked widespread outrage, exposing a deep-seated intolerance toward Hindu heritage and an intentional effort to disrespect ancient cultural customs.
In a disturbing assault on religious freedom in Bihar on July 17, 2026, an Islamist school teacher reportedly forced Hindu students to suffer the severing of their sacred Kalawa threads. This aggressive attempt to strip young devotees of their faith symbols sparked furious demands for justice, highlighting systemic anti-Hindu bias within educational spaces and an unpunished agenda to erase fundamental Sanatan practices.
Violent unrest erupted in Kotla, Ahilyanagar on September 20, 2025, when an Islamist mob forcefully objected to a Hindu religious Rangoli drawn on a public road under the guise of hurt sentiments. The hostility escalated into heavy stone-pelting against law enforcement and severe public disruption, forcing police to arrest 30 perpetrators and detain six minors involved in the radical assault on communal expression.
On April 1, 2025, Jujair Ali Rangwala, an Islamist assistant professor at a government college in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, was captured on CCTV blatantly walking over and ruining an elaborate Rangoli depicting Bhagwan Radha-Krishna alongside the Indian national flag. The calculated desecration, paired with offensive online posts, led to a formal police FIR and institutional action against the academic for targeting Sanatan symbols and national pride.
Radical Islamist student groups targeted a peaceful Diwali celebration organised by ABVP students near Gate 7 of Jamia Millia Islamia on October 23, 2024, by stomping on Rangolis and extinguishing sacred diyas. The hostile attempt to suppress Hindu festivities on campus led to violent clashes and security intervention, underscoring an entrenched atmosphere of ideological intolerance against traditional celebrations within the university.
On January 19, 2026, alarming CCTV footage captured a young girl repeatedly stomping on a street Rangoli while an Islamist woman in a burqa stood by, permitting the desecration without intervention. The incident ignited severe concern over the deliberate indoctrination of young minds, demonstrating how hostility against sacred Sanatan art forms is systematically normalised across generations.
Tension flared in East Champaran, Bihar on August 26, 2026, after Islamist elements allegedly pelted raw eggs at a venerated local Devisthan in Machhar Ganwan, Kotwa. The deliberate act of impurity targeted at a revered place of worship sparked massive indignation among devotees, revealing an ongoing pattern of sacrilege aimed at insulting sacred spaces and provoking the local Hindu community.
A hostile confrontation unfolded at a residential society in Taloja, Navi Mumbai on October 29, 2024, when Islamist residents aggressively removed Rangoli designs and objected to Diwali illumination set up by Hindu families in common areas. Viral footage showed residents forced to defend their fundamental right to celebrate their holiest festival in the face of persistent neighbourhood intimidation.
On January 15, 2026, reports documented children from Islamist households targeting and ruining intricate festive Rangolis created by Hindu residents to mark cultural celebrations. The repeated targeting of sacred expressions of joy highlights a dangerous trend of radicalisation, where deep-seated anti-Hindu hostility is passed down to children to disrupt Sanatan cultural practices.
These recurring attacks on sacred Rangolis, venerated temples, and holy festival traditions reveal an alarming, systematic effort by radical Islamist elements to erode Sanatan civilisational identity and force Hindu festivities out of public spaces. The persistent, targeted aggression-spanning from educational institutions to residential neighbourhoods-underscores the urgent necessity for the state to abandon soft responses and enforce strict legal deterrence. Protecting the fundamental rights of the majority community demands an unyielding defence of cultural sovereignty, robust security measures, and zero tolerance for those who seek to undermine Bharat’s indigenous heritage.
