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Stories:

• Jaimini’s doubts on ‘Mahabharata’ clarified by the Holy Birds
• Ashtottara Namavali of Kartikeya and Phala Sruti
• Eight-folded approach to Venkateswara
• Some Tirthas and Kshetras of repute
• Why did Draupadi marry all the five Pandava brothers?
• The Unfolding of Shiva Tatwa and ‘Pancha Mukha’- the Five Faced
• Lord Krishna approaches Sage Upamanu for Siva ‘Darshan’
• Most Significant ‘Siva Kshetras’ as identified by Maha Deva
• Ayodhya ‘Mahatmya’ and the Import of ‘Tirthas’ around
• Lubdhaka and Mahashivaratri
• Attainment of Siva Loka and Superiority of Human Life
• Gauri goes to her Mother’s home, and Mahadevji goes after her
• Significance of ‘Rudrakshas’
• Birth of Viswamitra, cause of his rivalry with Vasishtha and his curse to Saraswati
• Worship of Vidya Devi Sarasvati- ‘Puja’, ‘Kavacha’ and Hymns
• ‘Linga’ and ‘Alinga Rupaas’ and Primary Creation
• Linga Purana
• Chaturmasya Mahatmya and ‘Shodasopacharas’ (Sixteen Services)
• Shiva’s Samishthi Swarupa (An Integrated Portrait of Maha Deva)
• The birth of Kartikeya and the end of Tarakasura

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Temples:

• Mahadeva Temple, Itagi
• Varanasi
• Mrityunjaya Mahadevji Temple Varanasi
• Nataraja at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
• Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
• Shiva Vishnu Temple, Florida USA
• Navagraha Shiva Temple – (नवग्रह शिव मन्दिर)
• Walkeshwar Temple, Mumbai वाळकेश्वर मंदिर – Baan Ganga Temple
• Bhima Shankar
• Arulmigu Marundeeswarar Temple மருந்தீஸ்வரர் ஆலயம், Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai

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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:

• Third eye
• Science of the Ancient Temples
• Nutrients, Phytochemicals, Side Effects and Contraindications of Bael
• History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
• Traditional medicinal uses of Bael

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Festivals

• Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
• Maha Shivaratri
• Gangaur
• Nag Panchmi
• Hanuman Jayanti

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