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Stories:
- The five-faced form of Siva
- Shiva Leelaas: Andhaka pardoned, Bhudevi saved, Prahlada rescued and Jalandhara killed (Nrisimha Stuti included)
- Significance of ‘Daan’ (Charity)-Its Profile and Fruits
- Ashtanga Yoga – the Significant Means of Shiva Tatwa
- Parashurama’s encounter with Ganesha
- The origin of the name Shri Mangueshi
- Origin and ‘Mahatmya’ of Kasi
- Lord Brahma loses his fifth head
- Devi Bhagavata ‘Phala Sruti’ (Benefits of Reading and Hearing)
- Destruction of Daksha Yagna by Virabhadra
- Skanda’s ‘Vijaya Sthambh’ (Tower of Victory) and ‘Siddha Saptaka’
- Sanat Kumar Glorifies Mahakaal
- Sati Devi’s wedding to Rudra Deva
- Omkareshwar
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan
- Burden of Evil on Earth and the Role of ‘Maha Maya’
- Kedareshwara
- ನಂಜುಂಡೇಶ್ವರ – ನಂಜನಗೂಡು. The story of Nanjundeshwara at Nanjanagoodu
- Tryambakeswara
- Many other incarnations of Lord Siva
Temples:
- Trimbakeshwar, Nashik Maharashtra
- Sukreswar Temple Guwahati
- Parali Vaijnath
- Tambadi Surla, Goa
- Sidheswar Devalaya Sualkhchi Assam
- Kameswar Temple Hajo Assam
- Baneswar Temple Guwahati
- Ardhanarishvara, Bangkok
- Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy Srisailam
- Shiva and Parvati – Ardhanarishvara in Bangkok
Scriptures:
- Mundaka Upanishad
- Prashna Upanishad
- Kena Upanishad
- Chaandogya Upanishad
- Svetashvatara Upanishad
- Katha Upanishad
- Kadu Malleshwara Temple
- Anecdotes of Kartikeya and Ganesha
- Taittiriya Upanishad
- Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad
- Isha Upanishad
- Kaushitaki Upanishad
- Aitareya Upanishad
- Current Manu Vaiwasvata and Surya Vamsha
- Dhruva the immortal
- Future Manus-Savarnis, Rouchya and Bhouthya
- Stories related to Manus and Vamshas
- Essence of Puranas
- Soundarya Lahari
- Ananda Lahari
Health:
- AYURVEDA – the way of Life
- History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
- Nutrients, Phytochemicals, Side Effects and Contraindications of Bael
- Sanskrit, a language of vibrations
- Third eye
Festivals
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