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Stories:

• Lord Krishna prays to Maha Deva
• King Alarka transformed as a Yogi by Mahatma Dattatreya
• Other famed Kings of the Surya Vamsha
• ESSENCE OF DEVI BHAGAVATA PURANA
• Queen Madalasa confers Kingship to Alarka
• Skanda’s remorse and ‘Prayaschittha’ (Atonement)
• King Vena and Prithu Chakravarti
• Kiratha and Arjuna
• Destruction of Daksha Yagna by Virabhadra
• Significance of Siva Purana
• The discovery of Amarnath / Amareshwara
• Preface to ‘Lingaarchana’, ‘Pancha Yagna’ and ‘Lingaarchana Vidhana’ (Trayambika Mantra explained)
• Bhagavan Siva decided to reside at Kailash nearby Kubera’s abode
• Worship to Devi Ganga
• The Atma Linga or the Essence of Shiva- The Story of Murudeshwar
• Mahishasura’s amorous proposals to Maha Devi
• Sage Bhrigu curses Maha Vishnu
• Muni Suka’s wedding and Salvation thereafter
• The famed ‘Shata Rudreeyam’
• Current Manu Vaiwasvata and Surya Vamsha

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Temples:

• Lankeshwar Dham, Guwahati
• Bhrukutesvar Siva Temple Bhubaneswar
• Kameswar Temple Hajo Assam
• Shri Mangesh Devasthan Goa
• Perur Patteeswara Swamy Temple Coimbatore
• Ardhanarishwar Jaipur
• Kedarnath
• Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
• Ajgaivinath Temple, Sultanganj Bihar
• Kadu Malleshwara Temple

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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:

• Scientifically proven medical uses of Bael – Bilva, Bel
• Sanskrit, a language of vibrations
• Bilva – Bael, Bel
• Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
• Nutrients, Phytochemicals, Side Effects and Contraindications of Bael

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Festivals

• om namaha shivaya, “jai mata ki” om durge namaha
• Hanuman Jayanti
• Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
• Teej
• Gangaur

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