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Stories:
- Steps towards Salvation
- Why had ‘Mahi Sagara Sangama Tirtha’ become a ‘Gupta Kshetra”?
- Genesis of ‘Matsyagandha’ alias Satyavati
- Nandikeswar
- Links of Devis Sandhya- Arundhati- Sati and Girija
- Attainment of Siva Loka and Superiority of Human Life
- Bhairav
- Bharata Varsha, its Mountains, Rivers and Territories
- Navavarana Puja- Names of Devis in Nine Enclosures
- Maha Deva exterminates ‘Tri-Purasuras’
- Devi Parvati’s wedding with Bhagavan Siva
- Worship to Maha Lakshmi and Her Partial Extensions
- Description of Bhagavan Siva
- Pradosha Vrata-Procedure of Worship to Lord Siva and its ‘Udyapan’
- Vritrasura vs. Indra and Sage Dadhichi’s illustrious sacrifice
- Manvantara Phala Shruti
- Yogadhyaya (Study of Yoga), Yoga Siddhi (Achievement) and Yogicharya (Practice)
- Significance of Bhasma
- Kashi Mahatmya- Pride of Vindhyachal suppressed by Sage Agastya
- Dhruva the immortal
Temples:
- Budhanath Mandir, Bhagalpur Bihar
- Thirupparamkundram Murugan Kovil Madurai
- Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple, Kerala
- Bhrukutesvar Siva Temple Bhubaneswar
- Trimbakeshwar, Nashik Maharashtra
- Shri Gola Gokaran Nath Mandir
- Baneswar Temple Guwahati
- Kailash Temple, Ellora
- Shiv Shakti Mandir, Solferino, Vacoas, Mauritius
- Siddheswar Devalaya Kamakhya Guwahati
Scriptures:
- Episodes related to Shiva and Parvati
- Why did Paramatma the Primeaval Force take to various Temporary Forms of existence!
- Some doubts in connection with Maha Bharata
- Maha Bharata in brief
- Shri Krishna Charitra: his birth,miracles, account of his progeny and Niryana
- Quick retrospective of Ramayana
- Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Nrisimha, Vamana and Parashurama Avataras
- Parashurama’s encounter with Ganesha
- Origin of Chandra,wedding, Shaapa, re-emergence and Stories of his Vamsha
- Other famed Kings of the Surya Vamsha
- The stories of Chyavana Muni and Sukanya, King Nabhaga, Pradyumna and Ila Devi
- Trishanku
- Current Manu Vaiwasvata and Surya Vamsha
- King Vena and Prithu Chakravarti
- Dhruva the immortal
- Future Manus-Savarnis, Rouchya and Bhouthya
- The Story of Surya Deva and Progeny
- Conclusion
- Amarnath yatraanantara Peetha Daana Vidhana and Mahima
- Amarnath Yatra Phala
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