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Stories:

• Tazhuvakkuzhainthaar – Ekambareswarar Temple
• ‘Linga’ and ‘Alinga Rupaas’ and Primary Creation
• King Vena and Prithu Chakravarti
• Trinity blesses Sage Atri and Anasuya with triplets
• Emergence of the Five Sadakhyas
• ESSENCE OF DEVI BHAGAVATA PURANA
• Skanda’s remorse and ‘Prayaschittha’ (Atonement)
• Essence of Siva Purana – Preface
• UPA LINGAS
• The Story of Surya Deva and Progeny
• Prathamopaadhyaaya-Devi Kamakshi as Tripura Dhaarini
• ‘Shiva Samkalpamastu’: Maharshi Parashara’s Rudrarchana and glory to his Vamsha
• Many other incarnations of Lord Siva
• Arunachala ‘Mahatmya’
• Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura
• Devas and Trinity pray to Maha Bhagavati of ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Nirakara’
• The birth of Vighanavinashak Gajanan Ganesha
• The Origin of Kumbh Mela
• Supremacy of Kriya Yoga coupled with Jnana and Bhakti Yogas – Construction of Bhagavati Temple
• Some Tirthas and Kshetras of repute

Temples:

• Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple, Nanjangudu
• Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, China
• Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal
• Haleshi Mahadev Temple, Nepal
• Shiva Temple, Bhojpur – भोजेश्वर मंदिर
• Sidheswar Devalaya Sualkhchi Assam
• Devalayas of Kashi
• Mangalnath Temple Ujjain – the birth place of the Planet Mars
• Narikoli Shiv Mandir Assam
• Bhimashankar

Scriptures:

• Kathopanishad
• Taittiriya Upanishad
• Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad
• Isha Upanishad
• Kaushitaki Upanishad
• Aitareya Upanishad
• Current Manu Vaiwasvata and Surya Vamsha
• Dhruva the immortal
• Future Manus-Savarnis, Rouchya and Bhouthya
• The Story of Surya Deva and Progeny

Health:

• Sanskrit, a language of vibrations
• History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
• Bilva – Bael, Bel
• Third eye
• AYURVEDA – the way of Life

Festivals

• Nag Panchmi
• Gangaur
• Teej
• Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
• Navaratri

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