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Stories:

• Lord Krishna approaches Sage Upamanu for Siva ‘Darshan’
• How Satyavrata an illiterate Brahmin became a Learned Sage?
• ‘Maha Vakyas’ (Illustrious Statements) about Siva Gyan
• Sharabheswar
• ‘Ashtanga’ (Eight Limbed) Yoga’ Practice – Rules and Regulations
• Shumbha and Nishumbha executed by Maha Devi
• Origin of Chandra,wedding, Shaapa, re-emergence and Stories of his Vamsha
• King Chitrabhanu
• Anecdotes of Kartikeya and Ganesha
• Birth of Viswamitra, cause of his rivalry with Vasishtha and his curse to Saraswati
• Other famed Kings of the Surya Vamsha
• ‘Linga’ and ‘Alinga Rupaas’ and Primary Creation
• Sati Devi’s wedding to Rudra Deva
• Method of ‘Sandhya Vandana’ and worship of Devi Gayatri
• ‘Shiva Samkalpamastu’: Maharshi Parashara’s Rudrarchana and glory to his Vamsha
• Sage Bhrigu curses Maha Vishnu
• Bala Muni Upamanyu attains Ganapatya due to denial of Milk leading to Shiva Bhakti
• Ashtamaadhyaaya: The Glories of Ekaamreshwara and Baalaa (Tapah) Kamakshi
• Dhruva the immortal
• Ashtottara Namavali of Kartikeya and Phala Sruti

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Temples:

• Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
• Batu Caves பத்து மலை Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
• Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple, Thirukkadaiyur
• Umanad Temple Guwahati Assam
• Kameswar Temple Hajo Assam
• Walkeshwar Temple, Mumbai वाळकेश्वर मंदिर – Baan Ganga Temple
• Nataraja at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
• Nagashankar Shiva Dham Assam
• Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal
• Shiv Temple at Basistha Ashram, 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:

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

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Festivals

• Nag Panchmi
• Hanuman Jayanti
• Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी
• Maha Shivaratri
• Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti

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