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Stories:

• ‘Puja Vidhhanam’ or the Course of Worship to Bhagavan Siva
• The ‘Gunas’ (Attributes) and their Characteristics
• Origin of Vedas, Time, Basic Duties and Pasupati Vrata
• Gauri goes to her Mother’s home, and Mahadevji goes after her
• ‘Nadis’ and ‘Chakras’
• Sage Bhrigu curses Maha Vishnu
• Chaturmasya Mahatmya and ‘Shodasopacharas’ (Sixteen Services)
• Cosmic Creation
• Part 1. Bhimashankar Dham Guwahati Assam
• Bhairav
• Trishanku
• Sura Sena’s Illustration of Maha Devi’s Glories
• Kartikeya exterminates Tarakasura
• Goddess Parvati prays for Shiva
• The Unfolding of Shiva Tatwa and ‘Pancha Mukha’- the Five Faced
• Significance of ‘Satya’ (Truth) and ‘Tapasya’ (Meditation)
• Venkatachala ‘Mahatmya’
• Tatpurusha
• ‘Arishta-Mrityu Suchanaas’ and precautions like Japa and Maha Kshetra Darshana
• Sun, Planets, Dhruva, Sisumara, Skies and Sub-Terrain

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Temples:

• Shiva Temple at Bhutanath Guwahati
• Shiv Temple, Bengaluru
• Ernakulathappan Temple, Kochi, Kerala
• Sahasralinga Sirsi Karnataka ಸಹಸ್ರಲಿಂಗ
• Sri Panankatteesar Temple, Puravar Panankattur (Panayapuram)
• Prambanan, Central Java, Indonesia
• Bhimashankar
• Natural Shivling in Cherapunji Meghalaya
• The Giant Swing Bangkok
• Kadu Malleshwara Temple

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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:

• Third eye
• Nutrients, Phytochemicals, Side Effects and Contraindications of Bael
• History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
• Traditional medicinal uses of Bael
• Bilva – Bael, Bel

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Festivals

• Hanuman Jayanti
• Teej
• Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी
• Nag Panchmi
• Gangaur

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