Overview
- Organisers called off the planned kar seva for August 9 and held a yagna instead, with saints saying a new formal date will be set after wider consultation.
- A faction led by Chitragupt Peeth figures publicly announced December 6 as a replacement date, a choice noted for its symbolic link to the 1992 Ayodhya anniversary.
- Mathura police staged a large flag march and deployed district forces alongside CRPF, PAC and Cobra commandos as authorities said they were prepared for any law‑and‑order situation.
- The district administration has issued notices to a list of prominent religious leaders and warned against activities that could disturb communal harmony after finding provocative social‑media material.
- The first consignment of pink sandstone for the proposed Krishna temple has reached Mathura and organisers say about 5,000 metric tonnes were ordered, a material step that could speed mobilisation and keep security agencies on alert.