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Stories:

• Phala Shruti of Markandeya Purana
• Pashupaasha Vimochana, Uma Maheswara and other Shiva Vratas (Pashupaasha Vimochana Mantra included)
• Ekaadashaadyaaya: Exaltation of Kamakoti Bila
• Why did Draupadi marry all the five Pandava brothers?
• रूद्र -शिव एक वैदिक देवता एवं उनके स्वरुप
• Danavas defeat Devas, churning of Ocean and Emergence of ‘Amrit’
• Lord Brahma loses his fifth head
• Origin of Vedas, Time, Basic Duties and Pasupati Vrata
• Chaturdhyaaya- The Splendour of Varadaraja Swami
• Gangeya, the exemplary ‘Bhishma’, of Mahabharata
• Vaisakha Month’s Significance
• Lord Shiva and Pralaya
• The five-faced form of Siva
• Amba Yajna-Regulations and Precedent Performers
• Janamejaya’s ‘Sarpa Yagna’ (Snake Sacrifice) stopped by Sage Asita and Veda Vyasa
• The birth of Ganesha
• ‘Nadis’ and ‘Chakras’
• Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya
• ‘Maha Vakyas’ (Illustrious Statements) about Siva Gyan
• Bhima Shankar

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Temples:

• Hanumanji at Chinmaya Ashram, Sidhbari, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
• Sahasra Lingas at Kbal Spean Cambodia
• Shri Mangesh Devasthan Goa
• Omkareshwar
• Mrityunjaya Mahadevji Temple Varanasi
• Eklingji Temple Udaipur
• Mallikarjuna Temple,Pattadakal
• Ghrishneswara
• Nagashankar Shiva Dham Assam
• The Giant Swing Bangkok

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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:

• Sanskrit, a language of vibrations
• Science of the Ancient Temples
• Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
• Scientifically proven medical uses of Bael – Bilva, Bel
• Bilva – Bael, Bel

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Festivals

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

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