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Stories:
- UPA LINGAS
- The birth of Vighanavinashak Gajanan Ganesha
- The Story of Surya Deva and Progeny
- Shiva’s Samishthi Swarupa (An Integrated Portrait of Maha Deva)
- Burden of Evil on Earth and the Role of ‘Maha Maya’
- The birth of Kartikeya and the end of Tarakasura
- Shaivism in North East India
- Sadyojata: Siva’s Power of Creation
- Interplay of Primary ‘Gunas’ causes Chandra’s Romance with Tara
- Manasa Tirtha
- Maha Devi’s Physical features
- Cosmic Creation
- Pashupaasha Vimochana, Uma Maheswara and other Shiva Vratas (Pashupaasha Vimochana Mantra included)
- Dhruva-Kuvalaashva and Ashvatara –Examples of Devotion, Duty and Determination
- The ‘Gunas’ (Attributes) and their Characteristics
- Tatpurusha
- Janamejaya’s ‘Sarpa Yagna’ (Snake Sacrifice) stopped by Sage Asita and Veda Vyasa
- Saptamaadhyaaya- The Significance of Ekaamra Vriksha
- Brief description of Oceans, Dvipas, Mountains and Rivers
- Significance of Bhasma
Temples:
- Motieswar Shiva Temple, Muscat, Oman
- Kedareswar Shivalaya Kamakhya Guwahati
- Vadakkunnathan Temple Thrissur
- Part 2. Bhimashankar Dham Guwahati Assam
- Kedareswar Temple of Hajo Assam (केदारेश्वर देवालय हाजो आसाम)
- Tukeshwar Devalaya – Kamakhya Hill
- Katasraj Mandir کٹاس راج مندر कटास राज मंदिर Pakistan
- Preah Vihear Temple, Cambodia
- Shri Gopeshwar Mahadev Vrindavan
- Shankaracharya Temple – Srinagar, Kashmir
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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