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Stories:

• Worship of Vidya Devi Sarasvati- ‘Puja’, ‘Kavacha’ and Hymns
• Kartikeya exterminates Tarakasura
• Bhima Shankar
• Origin of Mahishasura and his battle with Devas
• Danavas defeat Devas, churning of Ocean and Emergence of ‘Amrit’
• Tryambakeswara
• How Satyavrata an illiterate Brahmin became a Learned Sage?
• Ashtottara Namavali of Kartikeya and Phala Sruti
• ‘Panchaakshara Japa Mahatmya’and ‘Dhyana Yajna’
• The burning of Bhima the demon
• Srisailam
• Tatpurusha
• The Unfolding of Shiva Tatwa and ‘Pancha Mukha’- the Five Faced
• Muni Durvasa’s curse to Apsara leads to the birth of Holy Birds
• Future Manus-Savarnis, Rouchya and Bhouthya
• Solar Dynasty- Origin and Highlights
• Shiva and Parvati – Ardhanarishvara in Bangkok
• King Harischandra, an exceptional example of Dharma (Virtue) and Satya (Truth)
• Ayodhya ‘Mahatmya’ and the Import of ‘Tirthas’ around
• Dwiteeyadhyaaya-Kanchipura as Bhuloka Vaikuntha

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Temples:

• Shiv-Sati at Daksheshwar Mahadev temple Kankhal Haridwar
• Kaal Bhairava Temple Ujjain काल भैरव मंदिर उज्जैन
• Gopeswar Devalaya Assam (गोपेश्वर देवालय)
• Matangeshvara Temple, Khajuraho
• Baba Baidyanath Dham बाबा वैद्यनाथ मंदिर Deogarh
• Srisailam Map
• Shri Gopeshwar Mahadev Vrindavan
• Shiv Shakti Mandir, Solferino, Vacoas, Mauritius
• Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy Srisailam
• Part 2. Bhimashankar Dham Guwahati Assam

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Scriptures:

• Shri Ganapati and Murugan Temple,Goa
• 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

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Health:

• Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
• Third eye
• Scientifically proven medical uses of Bael – Bilva, Bel
• Traditional medicinal uses of Bael
• Science of the Ancient Temples

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Festivals

• Tripuri Poornima
• Navaratri
• Maha Shivaratri
• om namaha shivaya, “jai mata ki” om durge namaha
• Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti

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