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Stories:

• Introduction – The Five Powers of Siva
• Genesis of Lord Brahma and His various creations
• King Alarka transformed as a Yogi by Mahatma Dattatreya
• Omkareshwar and Vindhya Mountain
• Links of Devis Sandhya- Arundhati- Sati and Girija
• Vamadeva
• Part 2. Bhimashankar Dham Guwahati Assam
• Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan
• Brief description of Oceans, Dvipas, Mountains and Rivers
• Five Powers of Siva
• Siva’s victory over Sankhachooda
• Maharshi Veda Vyas and Son Suka Maha Muni
• Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya
• Worship method of Siva Lingas
• Genesis of ‘Matsyagandha’ alias Satyavati
• Kartikeya exterminates Tarakasura
• Accounts of further Manus- Uttama, Tamasa, Daivata, Chakshusa, and Vaivasvatha
• Duties of a Model King as prescribed by Queen Madalasa
• Current Manu Vaiwasvata and Surya Vamsha
• Amba Yajna-Regulations and Precedent Performers

Temples:

• Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple, Melaka, Malaysia
• Walkeshwar Temple, Mumbai वाळकेश्वर मंदिर – Baan Ganga Temple
• Sri Nageshwar Mahadeo, Nayaganj, Kanpur
• Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple
• Mukteshwar temple (मुक्तेश्वर मंदिर)
• Navagraha Shiva Temple – (नवग्रह शिव मन्दिर)
• Hanumanji at Chinmaya Ashram, Sidhbari, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
• Shiv Temple at Basistha Ashram, Assam
• Doleshwor Mahadeva (डोलेश्वर महादेव) Nepal
• Prasat Baphuon ប្រាសាទបាពួន Cambodia

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:

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

Festivals

• Navaratri
• Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी
• om namaha shivaya, “jai mata ki” om durge namaha
• Nag Panchmi
• Tripuri Poornima

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