This was the second incident of desecration at a BAPS temple in less than a month in the US amidst the growing trend of temple vandalism as part of a systematic hate crime against the Hindu community in the country.
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The Consulate General of India, San Francisco, on Friday, strongly deplored the act of vandalism which took place on September 24 night at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sacramento, in California, and has taken up the matter with local authorities to take immediate action against those responsible.
Unknown miscreants had vandalised the BAPS Hindu temple in California's Sacramento, on Wednesday, desecrating it with expletive-laden graffiti saying "Hindus go back!", the BAPS Public Affairs said.
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