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Stories:
- King Janamejaya perfoms Devi Yagna
- Ashtanga Yoga – the Significant Means of Shiva Tatwa
- Prakriti and Purusha – Integrated Concepts
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura
- Pravarakhya and Varudhini – Swarochi and Manorama- Swarochisha Manu
- Setu Tirtha (Rameswara Kshetra)
- Maha Deva exterminates ‘Tri-Purasuras’
- Manasa Tirtha
- Dwiteeyadhyaaya-Kanchipura as Bhuloka Vaikuntha
- Gayatri Sahasramana (Thousand names of Devi Gayatri)
- The Legends of Venkatachala, Jagannatha and Badari Kshetras
- The famed ‘Shata Rudreeyam’
- Lord Krishna approaches Sage Upamanu for Siva ‘Darshan’
- Narmada’s Origin, significant events ascribed to the River and her Mahatmya
- Bhouthya last Manu-Prayers by ‘Shanti’ to Agni Deva to rekindle ‘Nitya Agni’
- Worship of Vidya Devi Sarasvati- ‘Puja’, ‘Kavacha’ and Hymns
- Chaturmasya Mahatmya and ‘Shodasopacharas’ (Sixteen Services)
- Gauri goes to her Mother’s home, and Mahadevji goes after her
- Cosmic Creation
- ‘Arishta-Mrityu Suchanaas’ and precautions like Japa and Maha Kshetra Darshana
Temples:
- Amarnath
- Ujjain
- Sri Nageshwar Mahadeo, Nayaganj, Kanpur
- Vaidyanath (At Deogarh / Parli?)
- Lingodbhavmurti (लिंगोद्भवमूर्ति)
- Perur Patteeswara Swamy Temple Coimbatore
- Pashupatinath Temple Kathmandu पशुपतिनाथको मन्दिर काठमांडौ Nepal
- Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple, Nanjangudu
- Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple, Melaka, Malaysia
- Bhringeswar Devalaya Sualkuchi Assam
Scriptures:
- The Legend of Daamaruka Ganaas turning into Pigeons
- Outstanding Magnificence of Mrityunjaya Amareshwara
- Damaruka Shila Garbhagriha Puja-Garbha Kaagara Nivritti Marga
- Origin and significance of Pancha Tarangini
- Sushka Sarovara Vrittaanta
- Glory of Vayu Daitya Varjana Tirtha
- Sesha Naaga Parvata Mahima
- Sthaana-ashrama and Pesha Parvata Mahatmya
- Nila Ganga Vrittaanta, especially significant for women
- Bhrigu Tirtha Mahatmya
- River Lambodari and magnificance of Ganeshwara
- Maamaka Linga Gananaatha Kshetra
- Sarala Narayana Khilya Tirtha
- Rasa Linga Mahatmya
- Srishaila Mallikarjuna, Lepakshi, Ahobila Simhachala
- Shabarimala, Sucheendram, Kanyakumari and Rameshwaram
- Gautami ( Godavari) Mahatmya, Naganatha, Grishneshwara
- Dakor, Mahi Sagara Sangama, Abu, Siddha pur, Shyamalaji, Bhima Shankara
- Dwarka, Bet Dwaraka, Nageshwara Jyori Linga, Porbandar and Somnath
- Kamakhya Devi and two other Shakti Peethas in Assam and Tripura;[Five Shakti Peethas in Bangla desh]
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