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Stories:
- Arjuna and Kiratha
- Eligibility to achieve Salvation-Examples of Kaushiki and Anasuya as ‘Pativratas’
- Emphasis on Dharma and Right Living
- Daksha Prajapati – Sati Devi, Maha Deva and ‘Shakti Pteethas’
- Kamadhenu creates Vaishyas to safeguard and assist Brahmanas
- Other famed Kings of the Surya Vamsha
- Kamakshi blesses King Dasharatha with Excellent Progeny
- Significance of Siva Puja- Similarity of Three Murtis
- Ganga and Lord Shiva
- Legend of Shiva Linga
- Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
- Bala Muni Upamanyu attains Ganapatya due to denial of Milk leading to Shiva Bhakti
- Mangal – The story of birth of Planet Mars
- Play of ‘Maya’ – Narada’s wedding and womanhood !
- Lord Shiva and Pralaya
- Accounts of further Manus- Uttama, Tamasa, Daivata, Chakshusa, and Vaivasvatha
- Dashamadhyaaya: Kamakoti Sthala Nirnaya
- Amba Yajna-Regulations and Precedent Performers
- Maha Bharata in brief
- King Harischandra, an exceptional example of Dharma (Virtue) and Satya (Truth)
Temples:
- Lankeshwar Dham, Guwahati
- Bhima Shankar
- Umanad Temple Guwahati Assam
- Kadu Malleshwara Temple
- Parali Vaijnath
- Srisailam
- Ujjain
- Mangalnath Temple Ujjain – the birth place of the Planet Mars
- Madanathshvara Temple, Madhur
- Brihadeeswarar Temple
Scriptures:
- Basukinath temple
- Ajgaivinath Temple, Sultanganj Bihar
- Budhanath Mandir, Bhagalpur Bihar
- Ernakulathappan Temple, Kochi, Kerala
- Kiratha and Arjuna
- Lord Shiva Temple, Mombassa, Kenya
- Candi Kidal, Java Indonesia
- Prasat Baphuon ប្រាសាទបាពួន Cambodia
- Shiv Mandir, Umerkot, Pakistan
- Katasraj Mandir کٹاس راج مندر कटास राज मंदिर Pakistan
- Bhairo-ka-Mandir Muzzafarnagar
- Kedareshwara
- Doleshwor Mahadeva (डोलेश्वर महादेव) Nepal
- Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple, Kerala
- Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple
- Shiv Shakti Mandir, Solferino, Vacoas, Mauritius
- Origin of Kedar Kshetra and its importance
- The birth of Vighanavinashak Gajanan Ganesha
- History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
- Mukteshwar temple (मुक्तेश्वर मंदिर)
Health:
Festivals
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