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Stories:

• Marriage of Shiva and Parvati
• Interplay of Primary ‘Gunas’ causes Chandra’s Romance with Tara
• Emergence of the Five Sadakhyas
• ‘Linga’ and ‘Alinga Rupaas’ and Primary Creation
• Sun, Planets, Dhruva, Sisumara, Skies and Sub-Terrain
• Significance of Bhasma
• Dhruva the immortal
• Viswamitra sends mortal Trishanku to Swarga
• Vision of Maha Bhagavati by Trimurtis
• Sumbha, Nikumbha and followers slayed by Devi Ambika
• Vaidyanath (At Deogarh / Parli?)
• Carnage of Mahishasura’s Army
• The birth of Kartikeya and the end of Tarakasura
• Legend of Shiva Linga
• Fruits of ‘Punya’ (Rewards of Virtue / Goodness)
• Gayatri Sahasramana (Thousand names of Devi Gayatri)
• Play of ‘Maya’: The Story of Narada Maharshi
• Significance of observing Shiva Ratri
• Trishanku
• Pashupaasha Vimochana, Uma Maheswara and other Shiva Vratas (Pashupaasha Vimochana Mantra included)

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Temples:

• Bhrukutesvar Siva Temple Bhubaneswar
• Shri Mangesh Devasthan Goa
• Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
• Ambreshwar Shiv Mandir, Maharashtra
• Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu
• Kadavul Temple, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
• Ernakulathappan Temple, Kochi, Kerala
• Arulmigu Marundeeswarar Temple மருந்தீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம், Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai
• Somnath
• Sri Vishwanath Temple श्रीविश्वनाथमन्दिर – Banaras Hindu University

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Scriptures:

• Shri Ganapati and Murugan Temple,Goa
• Tambadi Surla, Goa
• Parashurameshvara Temple, Bhubeneswar
• Madanathshvara Temple, Madhur
• Mahadeva Temple, Itagi
• Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu
• Baijnath, Kangra
• Kailash Temple, Ellora
• Mallikarjuna Temple,Pattadakal
• Neelkantheshwar Mahadeva Temple, Sunak
• Brihadeeswarar Temple Thanjavur
• Kandariya Mahadeva, Khajuraho
• Svetaashvatara Upanishad
• Kaushitaki Upanishad
• Aitareya Upanishad
• Isha Upanishad
• Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad
• Taittiriya Upanishad
• Kathopanishad
• Mandukyopanishad

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Health:

• Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
• Third eye
• Sanskrit, a language of vibrations
• Science of the Ancient Temples
• AYURVEDA – the way of Life

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Festivals

• Teej
• Maha Shivaratri
• Navaratri
• Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी
• Nag Panchmi

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