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Stories:
- Purushottama Kshetra (Utkala Khanda) Mahatmya
- Essence of Linga Purana
- Dharmaranya Mahatmya-Sadachari Brahmanas, SandhaVandana, Do’s & Dont’s
- Sanat Kumar Glorifies Mahakaal
- Avanti Kshetra Mahatmya
- Setu Tirtha (Rameswara Kshetra)
- Interplay of Primary ‘Gunas’ causes Chandra’s Romance with Tara
- Haihayas Vs. Bhargava
- Ganga and Lord Shiva
- Indra kills Trisira and Vritra and his penance
- Outlines of Manvantaras, ‘Prithvi’ (Earth) and of ‘Sapta’ (Seven) Dwipas
- Why were the defenceless sons of Draupadi killed in sleep?
- ‘Naivedyas’ (Offerings) for worship of Devi Bhagavati
- How Satyavrata an illiterate Brahmin became a Learned Sage?
- Accounts of further Manus- Uttama, Tamasa, Daivata, Chakshusa, and Vaivasvatha
- Mahishasura’s amorous proposals to Maha Devi
- Tatpurusha
- Episodes related to Shiva and Parvati
- Links of Devis Sandhya- Arundhati- Sati and Girija
- Explanations of ‘Karma’ on queries about Krishna Avatar
Temples:
- Perur Patteeswara Swamy Temple Coimbatore
- Sri Siva Subramaniya temple Fiji
- Kotiling Mahadev Mandir Kamakhya Guwahati
- Nagchandreshwar temple Ujjain
- Pingleswar Ardhnareswar Devalaya (पिंगलेश्वर अर्धनारीश्वर देवालय) Assam
- Kandariya Mahadeva, Khajuraho
- Kailashnath Mahadev कैलाशनाथ महादेव, Sanga, Nepal
- Prambanan, Central Java, Indonesia
- Preah Vihear Temple, Cambodia
- Deoghar-baba baidyanath dham temple
Scriptures:
- Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
- Vishnu destroys Madhu Kaitabha brothers
- Devi Bhagavati blesses Vishnu as Hayagreeva
- Maha Vishnu remote-controlled by Devi Bhagavati
- ESSENCE OF DEVI BHAGAVATA PURANA
- Kamakshi blesses King Dasharatha with Excellent Progeny
- The Top Five
- ‘Shri Kamaakshyaapaada Mastaka Varnana’ (Shri Kamakshi’s Physical Description)
- Brahma’s commedation of Tripura Sundari
- Agastya-HayagrivaSamvada
- Phala Shruti
- Chaturashyaadhyaaya: Shiva’s defeat, Brahma’s blindness, Shri Chakra Puja and beneficiaries
- Trayodashaadhyaaya: Eminence of ‘Bhutabandha Janardana’
- Dwadashaadhyaaya: The Magnificence of Maha Tripura Sundari
- Ekaadashaadyaaya: Exaltation of Kamakoti Bila
- Dashamadhyaaya: Kamakoti Sthala Nirnaya
- Navamaadhyaaya: Sarva Tirtha Mahima
- Ashtamaadhyaaya: The Glories of Ekaamreshwara and Baalaa (Tapah) Kamakshi
- Saptamaadhyaaya- The Significance of Ekaamra Vriksha
- Shashthyadhyaaya -Rudrashaalaa Mahatmya
Health:
Festivals
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