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Stories:
- The Top Five
- Some highlights of ‘Surya Vamsa’ Kings and their unrelenting virtues
- ‘Yashya Nisvasitam Vedah’ (Who exhaled Vedas?) – Super Energy creates Vishnu
- Mahishasura’s amorous proposals to Maha Devi
- The legend of Shri Gopeshwar Mahadev – Lord Shiva meets Lord Krishna
- Why had ‘Mahi Sagara Sangama Tirtha’ become a ‘Gupta Kshetra”?
- रूद्र -शिव एक वैदिक देवता एवं उनके स्वरुप
- Maha Bhagavati allows vision of the dead at Kurukshetra Battle
- Eight-folded approach to Venkateswara
- Shaivism in North East India
- Trayodashaadhyaaya: Eminence of ‘Bhutabandha Janardana’
- ESSENCE OF DEVI BHAGAVATA PURANA
- Burden of Evil on Earth and the Role of ‘Maha Maya’
- Shiva’s Vibhutis (Counter parts), Vishwa Rupa, Ashta Rupas and Shiva Tatwa (Shiva’s self-description included)
- Rameswaram
- Ekaadashaadyaaya: Exaltation of Kamakoti Bila
- Haihayas Vs. Bhargava
- Venkatachala ‘Mahatmya’
- Indra kills Trisira and Vritra and his penance
- Pashupaasha Vimochana, Uma Maheswara and other Shiva Vratas (Pashupaasha Vimochana Mantra included)
Temples:
- Candi Kidal, Java Indonesia
- Batu Caves பத்து மலை Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Chattrakar Devalaya Guwahati
- Dhyanalinga
- Ganga Talao Mauritius
- Mukteshwar temple (मुक्तेश्वर मंदिर)
- Eklingji Temple Udaipur
- Shankaracharya Temple – Srinagar, Kashmir
- Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
- Lord Shiva Temple, Mombassa, Kenya
Scriptures:
- 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
- Tanjavur, Trichi/ Srirangam, Jambukeshwara, Swami Malai, Palani and Tiruttani
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