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Stories:
- Maha Bhagavati allows vision of the dead at Kurukshetra Battle
- Significance of Bhasma
- Destruction of Daksha Yagna by Virabhadra
- Dhruva-Kuvalaashva and Ashvatara –Examples of Devotion, Duty and Determination
- Significance of ‘Rudrakshas’
- Prathamopaadhyaaya-Devi Kamakshi as Tripura Dhaarini
- Kashi Mahatmya- Pride of Vindhyachal suppressed by Sage Agastya
- Srisailam
- Part 1. Bhimashankar Dham Guwahati Assam
- Siva Purana ‘Phalasruti’
- ನಂಜುಂಡೇಶ್ವರ – ನಂಜನಗೂಡು. The story of Nanjundeshwara at Nanjanagoodu
- Shumbha and Nishumbha executed by Maha Devi
- Some highlights of ‘Surya Vamsa’ Kings and their unrelenting virtues
- Yaksha asked Yudhisthira
- Some doubts in connection with Maha Bharata
- Parashurama’s encounter with Ganesha
- Siva’s victory over Andhakasura
- Most Significant ‘Siva Kshetras’ as identified by Maha Deva
- UPA LINGAS
- Why were the defenceless sons of Draupadi killed in sleep?
Temples:
- Shri Mangesh Devasthan Goa
- Mrityunjaya Mahadevji Temple Varanasi
- Somnath Shiva Ganesha Temple Guwahati
- Motieswar Shiva Temple, Muscat, Oman
- Sahasralinga Sirsi Karnataka ಸಹಸ್ರಲಿಂಗ
- Jagdeswar (Almora)
- Nagashankar Shiva Dham Assam
- Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, China
- Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple, Kerala
- Trilokinath Temple, Tunde, Himachal Pradesh
Scriptures:
- Parasurameswara Temple, Gudimallam, Tirupati
- Shiv-Sati at Daksheshwar Mahadev temple Kankhal Haridwar
- Ardhanarishwar Jaipur
- Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra महामृत्युंजय मंत्र
- Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple, Thirukkadaiyur
- Shri Markandeshwar Mahadev Shiv Mandir , Shahabad Markanda, Haryana
- Victory over Death – the story of Markandeya and Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
- Yaksha asked Yudhisthira
- Sri Panankatteesar Temple, Puravar Panankattur (Panayapuram)
- Shiva’s Cosmic Dance at CERN
- Nataraja at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Shiva and Parvati – Ardhanarishvara in Bangkok
- Shivkhori, Jammu
- Brihadeeswarar Temple
- Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, Bali, Indonesia
- Motieswar Shiva Temple, Muscat, Oman
- Shiva Vishnu Temple, Florida USA
- Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, China
- om namaha shivaya, “jai mata ki” om durge namaha
- Navaratri
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