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Stories:
- Devi Sati’s self-immolation and Daksha Yagna destroyed
- Significance of ‘Daan’ (Charity)-Its Profile and Fruits
- Navaratri Celebrations-Methodology and Rewards
- Devi Bhagavati blesses Vishnu as Hayagreeva
- Shashthyadhyaaya -Rudrashaalaa Mahatmya
- Why had ‘Mahi Sagara Sangama Tirtha’ become a ‘Gupta Kshetra”?
- Worship of Devi Radha and Devi Durga
- Most Significant ‘Siva Kshetras’ as identified by Maha Deva
- Preface to ‘Lingaarchana’, ‘Pancha Yagna’ and ‘Lingaarchana Vidhana’ (Trayambika Mantra explained)
- Aghoresha
- The Atma Linga or the Essence of Shiva- The Story of Murudeshwar
- Outlines of Manvantaras, ‘Prithvi’ (Earth) and of ‘Sapta’ (Seven) Dwipas
- Sharabheswar
- Five Powers of Siva
- Arunachala ‘Mahatmya’
- ‘Surya Mahatmya’-An illustration of Rajyavardhana (Surya ‘Stuti’ included)
- Asvathama punished and Parikshith born
- Venkatachala ‘Mahatmya’
- King Indradyumna and his ‘Satsang’ Group
- Shiva’s Samishthi Swarupa (An Integrated Portrait of Maha Deva)
Temples:
- The Giant Swing Bangkok
- Mangalnath Temple Ujjain – the birth place of the Planet Mars
- Haleshi Mahadev Temple, Nepal
- Bhimashankar
- Ekambaranathar Temple Kanchipuram (ஏகாம்பரநாதர் கோயில்)
- Shiv Shakti Mandir, Solferino, Vacoas, Mauritius
- Vishwanath Dham Assam
- Lakhinpur Shiva Mandir
- Hanumanji at Chinmaya Ashram, Sidhbari, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
- Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple, Nanjangudu
Scriptures:
- Tanjavur, Trichi/ Srirangam, Jambukeshwara, Swami Malai, Palani and Tiruttani
- Tiruvannamalai / Arunaachalam
- Chennai,Tiruvallur, Perumbadur, Pakshi Tirtham, Mahabalipuram and Madurantakam
- Shri Kalahasti and Tiruchanur
- Mantralaya, Basar, Vemulawada, Chilukur, Jogulamba, Yadagirigutta
- Vijayawada Kanaka Durga, Panaa Nrisimha, Kuchipudi, Movva, Keera Pandaripura
- Conclusion
- Twenty One Ganeshwara Kshetras
- Shiva Kshetras
- Vishnu Kshetras
- Pradhana Devi Sthalas
- 51 Siddha Kshetras
- Pradhana Melas
- Pradhana Shradda Tirthas (42)
- Pushkar ( Rajasthan)
- Utkal Region: Puri Jagannadha,Bhubhaneshwar, Konarak, Sakshi Gopal
- Annavaram, Pithapuram, Pancharama Kshetras, Rajamandry, Ryali, Mandapalli and Bhadrachalam
- Conclusion
- Prayaschitta Prakarana
- Shraddha Prakarana
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