301: The number of religious locations (“mosques, temples, churches,” etc.) alerted by police in Bangalore, India, about possible noise infractions by loudspeakers
1,001: The number of locations alerted by police in Mangalore, India, about possible noise infractions by loudspeakers
620: The number of those Mangalore locations that are either mosques (168), temples (357), or churches (95)
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Footnotes: Bangalore: [livemint.com/news](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/karnataka-bengaluru-police-asks-over-300-temples-mosques-to-comply-with-noise-pollution-rules-11649320753136.html). Mangalore: [indiatimes.com](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/90692717.cms).
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