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Stories:
- Universal Dissolution and Revival of Bhu Devi (Earth)
- ‘Puja Vidhhanam’ or the Course of Worship to Bhagavan Siva
- The birth of Kartikeya and the end of Tarakasura
- Somnath
- Sadyojata: Siva’s Power of Creation
- Worship to Devi Tulasi and ‘Salagramas’
- The Unfolding of Shiva Tatwa and ‘Pancha Mukha’- the Five Faced
- Victory over Death – the story of Markandeya and Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
- Why had ‘Mahi Sagara Sangama Tirtha’ become a ‘Gupta Kshetra”?
- Why were the defenceless sons of Draupadi killed in sleep?
- Trishanku
- Duties of a Model King as prescribed by Queen Madalasa
- Budha weds Ila (King Sudyumna)
- Fruits of ‘Punya’ (Rewards of Virtue / Goodness)
- Dharmaranya Mahatmya-Sadachari Brahmanas, SandhaVandana, Do’s & Dont’s
- Bhima Shankar
- Devi Bhagavati blesses Vishnu as Hayagreeva
- Parashurama’s encounter with Ganesha
- Trinity blesses Sage Atri and Anasuya with triplets
- Shiva Shakti – Sati, Shiva and Daksha’s Yagya
Temples:
- Nagashankar Shiva Dham Assam
- Ajgaivinath Temple, Sultanganj Bihar
- Babulnath Mandir, Mumbai बाबुलनाथ मंदिर मुंबई
- Vadakkunnathan Temple Thrissur
- Baba Baidyanath Dham बाबा वैद्यनाथ मंदिर Deogarh
- Motieswar Shiva Temple, Muscat, Oman
- Prasat Baphuon ប្រាសាទបាពួន Cambodia
- Kailashnath Mahadev कैलाशनाथ महादेव, Sanga, Nepal
- Matangeshvara Temple, Khajuraho
- Shiva Temple at Bhutanath Guwahati
Scriptures:
- Tambadi Surla, Goa
- Parashurameshvara Temple, Bhubeneswar
- Madanathshvara Temple, Madhur
- Mahadeva Temple, Itagi
- Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu
- Baijnath, Kangra
- Kailash Temple, Ellora
- Mallikarjuna Temple,Pattadakal
- Neelkantheshwar Mahadeva Temple, Sunak
- Brihadeeswarar Temple Thanjavur
- Kandariya Mahadeva, Khajuraho
- Svetaashvatara Upanishad
- Kaushitaki Upanishad
- Aitareya Upanishad
- Isha Upanishad
- Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad
- Taittiriya Upanishad
- Kathopanishad
- Mandukyopanishad
- Mundaka Upanishad
Health:
- Third eye
- Sanskrit, a language of vibrations
- Science of the Ancient Temples
- Nutrients, Phytochemicals, Side Effects and Contraindications of Bael
- History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
Festivals
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