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Stories:
- Lord Shiva’s Favourite Rituals
- Devi Bhagavati blesses Vishnu as Hayagreeva
- Anecdotes of Kartikeya and Ganesha
- Vaisakha Month’s Significance
- Current Manu Vaiwasvata and Surya Vamsha
- Arunachala ‘Mahatmya’
- Tazhuvakkuzhainthaar – Ekambareswarar Temple
- The five-faced form of Siva
- Manvantara Phala Shruti
- Devi Bhagavata ‘Phala Sruti’ (Benefits of Reading and Hearing)
- Duties of a Model King as prescribed by Queen Madalasa
- Origin and ‘Mahatmya’ of Kasi
- The Legends of Venkatachala, Jagannatha and Badari Kshetras
- Origin of Shiva Linga
- Dwaraka ‘Mahatmya’
- Recyling of Further Human Life
- Kiratha and Arjuna
- Navaratri Celebrations-Methodology and Rewards
- Kartikeya exterminates Tarakasura
- Some highlights of ‘Surya Vamsa’ Kings and their unrelenting virtues
Temples:
- Dhareswar Devalaya Sualkuchi Assam
- Lakhinpur Shiva Mandir
- Mahadeva Temple, Itagi
- Brihadeeswarar Temple
- Pingleswar Ardhnareswar Devalaya (पिंगलेश्वर अर्धनारीश्वर देवालय) Assam
- Matangeshvara Temple, Khajuraho
- Shiv Mandir, Umerkot, Pakistan
- Navagraha Shiva Temple – (नवग्रह शिव मन्दिर)
- Baneswar Temple Guwahati
- Kameswar Devalaya Kamakhya Guwahati
Scriptures:
- om namaha shivaya, “jai mata ki” om durge namaha
- Navaratri
- Basukinath temple
- Ajgaivinath Temple, Sultanganj Bihar
- Budhanath Mandir, Bhagalpur Bihar
- Ernakulathappan Temple, Kochi, Kerala
- Kiratha and Arjuna
- Lord Shiva Temple, Mombassa, Kenya
- Candi Kidal, Java Indonesia
- Prasat Baphuon ប្រាសាទបាពួន Cambodia
- Shiv Mandir, Umerkot, Pakistan
- Katasraj Mandir کٹاس راج مندر कटास राज मंदिर Pakistan
- Bhairo-ka-Mandir Muzzafarnagar
- Kedareshwara
- Doleshwor Mahadeva (डोलेश्वर महादेव) Nepal
- Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple, Kerala
- Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple
- Shiv Shakti Mandir, Solferino, Vacoas, Mauritius
- Origin of Kedar Kshetra and its importance
- The birth of Vighanavinashak Gajanan Ganesha
Health:
Festivals
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