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Stories:
- Viswamitra sends mortal Trishanku to Swarga
- Kusha sthali
- Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya
- Interplay of Primary ‘Gunas’ causes Chandra’s Romance with Tara
- Eligibility to achieve Salvation-Examples of Kaushiki and Anasuya as ‘Pativratas’
- How King Janaka convinced Suka Muni to marry?
- Significance of ‘Rudrakshas’
- Dwadashaadhyaaya: The Magnificence of Maha Tripura Sundari
- How Satyavrata an illiterate Brahmin became a Learned Sage?
- Lord Shiva’s Favourite Rituals
- The Atma Linga or the Essence of Shiva- The Story of Murudeshwar
- Poompavai brought back to life by Sambandar
- Sati’s immolation at Daksha Yagna, Shiva Parvati Kalyana and ‘Vighneshotpatti’
- Trayodashaadhyaaya: Eminence of ‘Bhutabandha Janardana’
- Ultimate Supremacy of Bhagavati Unquestionable
- Sakti ‘Rupas’ (Images) during Manvantaras
- Vaisakha Month’s Significance
- Shiva Shakti – Sati, Shiva and Daksha’s Yagya
- Devi Bhagavati blesses Vishnu as Hayagreeva
- Skanda’s remorse and ‘Prayaschittha’ (Atonement)
Temples:
- Sdok Kok Thom Thailand
- Mangalnath Temple Ujjain – the birth place of the Planet Mars
- Shankaracharya Temple – Srinagar, Kashmir
- Motieswar Shiva Temple, Muscat, Oman
- Shiva and Parvati – Ardhanarishvara in Bangkok
- Kameswar Devalaya Kamakhya Guwahati
- Shri Ganapati and Murugan Temple,Goa
- Somnath
- Tukeshwar Devalaya – Kamakhya Hill
- Siddheswar Devalaya Kamakhya Guwahati
Scriptures:
- Sthaana-ashrama and Pesha Parvata Mahatmya
- Nila Ganga Vrittaanta, especially significant for women
- Stories related to Manus and Vamshas
- Maa Durga – her swaroop of nine different forms
- Devon Ke Dev Mahadev
- Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
- Kolkatta- Ganga Sagara- Navadwipa dhaam- Kokamukha Varaha Kshetra
- Ayodhya, Gaya, Nalanda and Patna /Sonpur
- Nasik, Shirdi, Shani Shignapur, Trimbakeshwar
- Kolhapur Maha Lakshmi, Tiuljapur Bhavani, Maha Baleshwar, Wavi /Krishna, Pandaripura, Gokarna
- Mangalore, Kasaragod, Dharmasthala and Subrahmanya Kshetra
- Dhanushkoti , Darbha Shayana, Devi Pattana
- Madurai, Sundara Raja Perumal, Tiruppuramkunnam, Alagar Koil, and Shiva Kashi Madurai, Sundara Raja Perumal, Tiruppuramkunnam, Alagar Koil, and Shiva Kashi:
- Srivilliputtur, Shankaranayanar koil, Tenkashi, Kutralam, Tirunalveli, Tiruchendur and Totadri
- Trichur / Trissur, Guruvayur, Kaaladi, Tiruvanantapuram, Tiruvattar, Janardana and Tripunittara
- Mysore, Shiva Samudra, Srirangapattana, Nanjangud and Melkote
- Harihar, Belur, Halebid, Jog Falls,Mookambika, Shringeri, Udipi, Shravanabelgola
- Pilliayar patti, Bhirava patti, Tirukoshtam
- Chidambaram and Tirthas nearby and Tiruvayur
- Kumbakonam and Nava Grahadi Kshetras nearby
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