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Stories:
- Omkara ‘Jigjnasha’ (Knowledge) -Its comprehension and Practice
- UPA LINGAS
- Ekaadashaadyaaya: Exaltation of Kamakoti Bila
- Brahma’s commedation of Tripura Sundari
- Siva’s victory over Nirhad Daitya
- Emergence of the Five Sadakhyas
- Shiva Purana
- Glories of Chandika Devi
- Daksha Prajapati – Sati Devi, Maha Deva and ‘Shakti Pteethas’
- Lord Siva’s ‘Ekadasa Rudra’ manifestations
- Kartikeya exterminates Tarakasura
- Accounts of further Manus- Uttama, Tamasa, Daivata, Chakshusa, and Vaivasvatha
- Origin of Shiva Linga
- Sharabheswar
- Shiva and Parvati – Ardhanarishvara in Bangkok
- Lord Shiva and Pralaya
- Ujjain
- ‘Shri Kamaakshyaapaada Mastaka Varnana’ (Shri Kamakshi’s Physical Description)
- Tatpurusha
- Fruits of ‘Punya’ (Rewards of Virtue / Goodness)
Temples:
- Kuttiattoor Sivakshethram, Kerala
- Trilokinath Temple, Tunde, Himachal Pradesh
- Pashupatinath Temple Kathmandu पशुपतिनाथको मन्दिर काठमांडौ Nepal
- Shri Gopeshwar Mahadev Vrindavan
- Sri Siva Subramaniya temple Fiji
Scriptures:
- Pravarakhya and Varudhini – Swarochi and Manorama- Swarochisha Manu
- Bharata Varsha, its Mountains, Rivers and Territories
- Outlines of Manvantaras, ‘Prithvi’ (Earth) and of ‘Sapta’ (Seven) Dwipas
- Outlines of Manvantaras, ‘Prithvi’ (Earth) and of ‘Sapta’ (Seven) Dwipas
- Dussaha the intolerant and his notorious sons, daughters and grandchildren
- Time measurement, Life span of Brahma and his various Creations
- Creation of the Universe and its Destruction
- King Alarka transformed as a Yogi by Mahatma Dattatreya
- ‘Airshtas’ (premonitions) of death
- Yogadhyaya (Study of Yoga), Yoga Siddhi (Achievement) and Yogicharya (Practice)
- King Alarka approaches Dattatreya for solace
- Queen Madalasa confers Kingship to Alarka
- Some significant Do’s and Don’ts as human responsibilty
- Varnashrama Dharma with emphasis on Brahmanas
- Duties of a Model King as prescribed by Queen Madalasa
- Dhruva-Kuvalaashva and Ashvatara –Examples of Devotion, Duty and Determination
- Avadhuta Dattatreya as an Avatar of distinction
- Eligibility to achieve Salvation-Examples of Kaushiki and Anasuya as ‘Pativratas’
- Fruits of ‘Punya’ (Rewards of Virtue / Goodness)
- Recyling of Further Human Life
Health:
Festivals
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