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Stories:
- Lord Siva’s ‘Ekadasa Rudra’ manifestations
- Why were the defenceless sons of Draupadi killed in sleep?
- Maha Bhagavati allows vision of the dead at Kurukshetra Battle
- Kannappa Nayanar
- Supremacy of Maha Deva Over Maha Vishnu
- Rivalry of Vasishtha and Viswamitra and their mutual curses to become birds
- Significance of ‘Rudrakshas’
- Universal Dissolution and Revival of Bhu Devi (Earth)
- Manvantara Phala Shruti
- ‘Puja Vidhhanam’ or the Course of Worship to Bhagavan Siva
- Swan couple inspire Swarochi’s renunciation and implications of Padma Vidya
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan
- Current Manu Vaiwasvata and Surya Vamsha
- Method of ‘Sandhya Vandana’ and worship of Devi Gayatri
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura
- Siva’s victory over Vidal and Utpal
- King Alarka transformed as a Yogi by Mahatma Dattatreya
- ‘Airshtas’ (premonitions) of death
- The Legends of Venkatachala, Jagannatha and Badari Kshetras
- Worship of Devi Radha and Devi Durga
Temples:
- Jageshwar
- Baijnath, Kangra
- Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, Bali, Indonesia
- Nataraja at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Perur Patteeswara Swamy Temple Coimbatore
- Ardhanarishvara, Bangkok
- Dhyanalinga
- Agnibaneswar Temple Assam
- Kameswar Devalaya Kamakhya Guwahati
- The Giant Swing Bangkok
Scriptures:
- Mukteshwar temple (मुक्तेश्वर मंदिर)
- Arulmigu Marundeeswarar Temple மருந்தீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம், Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai
- Kadavul Temple, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
- Gayatri Sahasramana (Thousand names of Devi Gayatri)
- Devi Bhagavata ‘Phala Sruti’ (Benefits of Reading and Hearing)
- King Janamejaya perfoms Devi Yagna
- Mani Dvipa the Abode of Devi Bhagavati
- Method of ‘Sandhya Vandana’ and worship of Devi Gayatri
- Significance of ‘Rudrakshas’
- Emphasis on Dharma and Right Living
- Sakti ‘Rupas’ (Images) during Manvantaras
- Worship of Devi Radha and Devi Durga
- Worship to Maha Lakshmi and Her Partial Extensions
- Yamadharmaraja briefs Savitri – on Karma, Bhakti, Charity, Sins, Hells and ‘Vratas’
- Worship to Devi Tulasi and ‘Salagramas’
- Worship to Devi Ganga
- Universal Dissolution and Revival of Bhu Devi (Earth)
- Maha Vishnu’s Directives to Sarasvati, Ganga and Tulasi
- Worship of Vidya Devi Sarasvati- ‘Puja’, ‘Kavacha’ and Hymns
- Prakriti and Purusha – Integrated Concepts
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