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Stories:
- Evolution and Values of Human Life from birth to death and mystery thereafter?
- The Top Five
- Supremacy of Kriya Yoga coupled with Jnana and Bhakti Yogas – Construction of Bhagavati Temple
- Kashi Mahatmya- Pride of Vindhyachal suppressed by Sage Agastya
- Dharmaranya Mahatmya-Sadachari Brahmanas, SandhaVandana, Do’s & Dont’s
- The legend of Shri Gopeshwar Mahadev – Lord Shiva meets Lord Krishna
- Purushottama Kshetra (Utkala Khanda) Mahatmya
- Trishanku
- Time measurement, Life span of Brahma and his various Creations
- Play of ‘Maya’: The Story of Narada Maharshi
- Interesting Origin of Bhandasura, Manifestaion of Lalitha Devi and Bhandasura Vadha
- Shaivism in North East India
- Avadhuta Dattatreya as an Avatar of distinction
- Ashta Murtis
- Solar Dynasty- Origin and Highlights
- King Nimi Vs. Vasishtha
- Devas regain Swarga, Indra commits/ dissolves ‘Brahmahatya’ and reinstated
- Pravarakhya and Varudhini – Swarochi and Manorama- Swarochisha Manu
- Worship to Devi Ganga
- Siva’s victory over Jalandhar
Temples:
- Katakeswar Gigantic Linga Tezpur Assam
- Tryambakeswara
- Dhareswar Devalaya Sualkuchi Assam
- Ardhanarishvara, Bangkok
- Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, China
- Varanasi
- Jagdeswar (Almora)
- Nataraja at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Sri Nageshwar Mahadeo, Nayaganj, Kanpur
- Prambanan, Central Java, Indonesia
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
Health:
- Scientifically proven medical uses of Bael – Bilva, Bel
- History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
- Science of the Ancient Temples
- Third eye
- Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
Festivals
- Maha Shivaratri
- Gangaur
- Teej
- Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी
- om namaha shivaya, “jai mata ki” om durge namaha
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