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  "id": 4862229,
  "title": "Ban on smartphones in Tamil Nadu temples comes into effect; phones without cameras to be allowed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ban-on-smartphones-in-tamil-nadu-temples-comes-into-effect-phones",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T12:36:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ban-on-mobile-phones-in-tamil-nadu-temples-comes-into-effect-phones-without-cameras-to-be-allowed/article71414783.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "This restriction has been brought in as incidents of devotees taking photographs and recording videos of the deities and idols inside the temples have been on the rise.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}