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Stories:
- Worship method of Siva Lingas
- Kartikeya exterminates Tarakasura
- Queen Madalasa confers Kingship to Alarka
- Brahma’s commedation of Tripura Sundari
- Shiva and Parvati – Ardhanarishvara in Bangkok
- Birth of Viswamitra, cause of his rivalry with Vasishtha and his curse to Saraswati
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan (Gratitude Hymns to Devi included)
- Kannappa Nayanar
- Steps towards Salvation
- Siva Gyan – Its Import and the Course
- Poompavai brought back to life by Sambandar
- Origin of Vedas, Time, Basic Duties and Pasupati Vrata
- Physical Manifestation of Maha Devi to Vishnu
- Lord Krishna approaches Sage Upamanu for Siva ‘Darshan’
- Brief description of Oceans, Dvipas, Mountains and Rivers
- Sura Sena’s Illustration of Maha Devi’s Glories
- Shumbha and Nishumbha executed by Maha Devi
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan
- Viswamitra sends mortal Trishanku to Swarga
- The Legends of Venkatachala, Jagannatha and Badari Kshetras
Temples:
- Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal
- Kaal Bhairava Temple Ujjain काल भैरव मंदिर उज्जैन
- Shiv-Sati at Daksheshwar Mahadev temple Kankhal Haridwar
- Kailashnath Mahadev कैलाशनाथ महादेव, Sanga, Nepal
- Nandikeswar Shiva Temple Assam
- Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple
- Arulmigu Marundeeswarar Temple மருந்தீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம், Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai
- Sidheswar Devalaya Sualkhchi Assam
- Babulnath Mandir, Mumbai बाबुलनाथ मंदिर मुंबई
- Narikoli Shiv Mandir Assam
Scriptures:
- Kadu Malleshwara Temple
- Anecdotes of Kartikeya and Ganesha
- 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
Health:
- Traditional medicinal uses of Bael
- History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
- Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
- Sanskrit, a language of vibrations
- Bilva – Bael, Bel
Festivals
- Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी
- Hanuman Jayanti
- Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
- Tripuri Poornima
- Maha Shivaratri
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