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Stories:

• Omkareshwar
• The Unfolding of Shiva Tatwa and ‘Pancha Mukha’- the Five Faced
• Ashtanga Yoga – the Significant Means of Shiva Tatwa
• Nandikeswar
• Explanations of ‘Karma’ on queries about Krishna Avatar
• King Chitrabhanu
• Some Tirthas and Kshetras of repute
• The discovery of Amarnath / Amareshwara
• King Harischandra, an exceptional example of Dharma (Virtue) and Satya (Truth)
• Description of Celestial Worlds
• Connotation of Omkaara and analysis of Alphabets related to Shiv’s Body Parts
• Lord Krishna approaches Sage Upamanu for Siva ‘Darshan’
• Goddess Parvati prays for Shiva
• Significance of the month of Kartika
• Rameswaram
• Kamadhenu creates Vaishyas to safeguard and assist Brahmanas
• Siva’s victory over Jalandhar
• Jaimini’s doubts on ‘Mahabharata’ clarified by the Holy Birds
• Fruits of ‘Punya’ (Rewards of Virtue / Goodness)
• The stories of Chyavana Muni and Sukanya, King Nabhaga, Pradyumna and Ila Devi

Temples:

• Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple, Thirukkadaiyur
• Somnath
• Part 2. Bhimashankar Dham Guwahati Assam
• Mahabhairab Mandir (महाभैरव मन्दिर)Tezpur Assam
• Shri Gopeshwar Mahadev Vrindavan
• Trimbakeshwar, Nashik Maharashtra
• Sdok Kok Thom Thailand
• Kedarnath
• Paradeshwar Mahadev, Kankhal
• Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar Odisha

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:

• Third eye
• Traditional medicinal uses of Bael
• Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
• Science of the Ancient Temples
• AYURVEDA – the way of Life

Festivals

• Tripuri Poornima
• Teej
• Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
• Maha Shivaratri
• Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी

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