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Stories:
- Parashurama’s encounter with Ganesha
- Supremacy of Kriya Yoga coupled with Jnana and Bhakti Yogas – Construction of Bhagavati Temple
- Ashta Murtis
- Origin and ‘Mahatmya’ of Kasi
- Shiva’s Samishthi Swarupa (An Integrated Portrait of Maha Deva)
- Lord Brahma loses his fifth head
- Significance of the month of Kartika
- Pradosha Vrata-Procedure of Worship to Lord Siva and its ‘Udyapan’
- Yaksha asked Yudhisthira
- Introduction – The Five Powers of Siva
- King Harischandra, an exceptional example of Dharma (Virtue) and Satya (Truth)
- Lord Siva’s ten incarnations corresponding to those of Shakti
- Pashupaasha Vimochana, Uma Maheswara and other Shiva Vratas (Pashupaasha Vimochana Mantra included)
- Avanti Kshetra Mahatmya
- Navamaadhyaaya: Sarva Tirtha Mahima
- Varnashrama Dharma with emphasis on Brahmanas
- Carnage of Mahishasura’s Army
- Andhakasura and Mahakaleshwar
- Mangal – The story of birth of Planet Mars
- King Alarka transformed as a Yogi by Mahatma Dattatreya
Temples:
- Varanasi
- Batu Caves பத்து மலை Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Ardhanarishvara, Bangkok
- Mallikarjuna Temple,Pattadakal
- Vaidyanath (At Deogarh / Parli?)
- Daksheswara Mahadev Temple, Haridwar
- Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, China
- Sri Panankatteesar Temple, Puravar Panankattur (Panayapuram)
- Chattrakar Devalaya Guwahati
- Navagraha Shiva Temple – (नवग्रह शिव मन्दिर)
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:
- History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
- Traditional medicinal uses of Bael
- Third eye
- Nutrients, Phytochemicals, Side Effects and Contraindications of Bael
- Bilva – Bael, Bel
Festivals
- Tripuri Poornima
- Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
- Maha Shivaratri
- om namaha shivaya, “jai mata ki” om durge namaha
- Teej
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