Anti-Hindu messages including “Hindus go back” were written on the marquee and driveway and water lines were cut. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office investigated it as a hate crime.
Temple Incident Details
- Temple / sacred site
- BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sacramento
- Tradition / sampradaya
- Not recorded
- Incident type
- Graffiti, Vandalism
- Damage type
- Graffiti / defacement, Vehicles / grounds damaged
- Was anyone inside?
- Unknown
- Investigation status
- Hate-Crime Investigation
- Law-enforcement agency
- Not publicly identified
- Last updated
- 2026-10-03
Evidence Concerning Targeting or Motive
No specific evidence of motive has been recorded. A perpetrator's religion is never treated as evidence of motive.
Casualties / Displacement
- Fatalities
- Unknown
- Injuries
- Unknown
- Displaced
- Unknown
Where credible sources differ, the archive shows confirmed figures and reported estimates separately rather than a single exact number.
Sources
Primary sources
- Indian Consulate condemns BAPS Sacramento-area Hindu temple vandalism; hate crime investigation underway — CBS Sacramento, 2024-09-25Contemporaneous News ReportCredible local reporting
Secondary sources
- Sacramento deputies investigate hate crime at Hindu temple — KCRA, 2024-09-25Contemporaneous News ReportCredible local reporting
Methodology
This record distinguishes documented facts from allegations, estimates and disputed interpretations, and may be revised as reliable evidence emerges. Last reviewed 2026-10-03. Read our research methodology.