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Stories:
- Lord Krishna approaches Sage Upamanu for Siva ‘Darshan’
- Epilogue: Vedic Faith is Everlasting despite pulls and pressures!
- ‘Ashtanga’ (Eight Limbed) Yoga’ Practice – Rules and Regulations
- Shaivism in North East India
- Dhruva the immortal
- ‘Narada sets up the Idols of Vasudeva and Bhattaditya (Surya Deva)
- Some Illustrious Devotees to Siva and Special Austerities in Worship
- Worship to Maha Lakshmi and Her Partial Extensions
- Mani Dvipa the Abode of Devi Bhagavati
- Significance of the month of Kartika
- External and Internal Ways of Worship
- Accounts of further Manus- Uttama, Tamasa, Daivata, Chakshusa, and Vaivasvatha
- Magnificence of Satakshi Maha Devi
- Chaturdhyaaya- The Splendour of Varadaraja Swami
- Pradosha Vrata-Procedure of Worship to Lord Siva and its ‘Udyapan’
- ‘Panchaakshara Japa Mahatmya’and ‘Dhyana Yajna’
- Connotation of Omkaara and analysis of Alphabets related to Shiv’s Body Parts
- The burning of Bhima the demon
- Chaturmasya Mahatmya and ‘Shodasopacharas’ (Sixteen Services)
- Some highlights of ‘Surya Vamsa’ Kings and their unrelenting virtues
Temples:
- Tukeshwar Devalaya – Kamakhya Hill
- Parali Vaidyanath
- Chattrakar Devalaya Guwahati
- Ernakulathappan Temple, Kochi, Kerala
- Baba Baidyanath Dham बाबा वैद्यनाथ मंदिर Deogarh
- Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja Temple Kerala
- Lord Shiva Temple, Mombassa, Kenya
- Manikarneswar Temple Guwahati Assam
- Mukteshwar temple (मुक्तेश्वर मंदिर)
- Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple, Kurnool
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
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