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Stories:

• Chaturmasya Mahatmya and ‘Shodasopacharas’ (Sixteen Services)
• Shiva’s Vibhutis (Counter parts), Vishwa Rupa, Ashta Rupas and Shiva Tatwa (Shiva’s self-description included)
• Steps towards Salvation
• Ganga and Lord Shiva
• Sveta, Sutra, Daman, Suhotra, Kanka, Lokakshi, Jaijisatya, Dadhivahan, and Rishabhadeva
• Chaturashyaadhyaaya: Shiva’s defeat, Brahma’s blindness, Shri Chakra Puja and beneficiaries
• Dwiteeyadhyaaya-Kanchipura as Bhuloka Vaikuntha
• Shiva’s Cosmic Dance at CERN
• King Alarka approaches Dattatreya for solace
• Destruction of Daksha Yagna by Virabhadra
• Maharshi Veda Vyas and Son Suka Maha Muni
• Origin of Chandra,wedding, Shaapa, re-emergence and Stories of his Vamsha
• Supremacy of Maha Deva Over Maha Vishnu
• ‘Shri Kamaakshyaapaada Mastaka Varnana’ (Shri Kamakshi’s Physical Description)
• The Legends of Venkatachala, Jagannatha and Badari Kshetras
• Brief description of Oceans, Dvipas, Mountains and Rivers
• Varanasi
• King Nimi Vs. Vasishtha
• Setu Tirtha (Rameswara Kshetra)
• Lord Siva’s ‘Ekadasa Rudra’ manifestations

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Temples:

• Tryambakeswara
• Vishwanath Dham Assam
• Candi Kidal, Java Indonesia
• Srisailam Map
• Vaidyanath (At Deogarh / Parli?)
• Lingodbhavmurti (लिंगोद्भवमूर्ति)
• Perur Patteeswara Swamy Temple Coimbatore
• Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja Temple Kerala
• Arulmigu Marundeeswarar Temple மருந்தீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம், Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai
• Sidheswar Devalaya Sualkhchi 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:

• AYURVEDA – the way of Life
• Traditional medicinal uses of Bael
• Sanskrit, a language of vibrations
• Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
• Bilva – Bael, Bel

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Festivals

• Navaratri
• Maha Shivaratri
• Hanuman Jayanti
• Gangaur
• Nag Panchmi

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