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Stories:

• Shiva’s Samishthi Swarupa (An Integrated Portrait of Maha Deva)
• Interesting Origin of Bhandasura, Manifestaion of Lalitha Devi and Bhandasura Vadha
• Ultimate Supremacy of Bhagavati Unquestionable
• Omkareshwar
• ‘Arishta-Mrityu Suchanaas’ and precautions like Japa and Maha Kshetra Darshana
• Tryambakeswara
• Duties of a Model King as prescribed by Queen Madalasa
• Genesis of ‘Matsyagandha’ alias Satyavati
• Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan
• Bhouthya last Manu-Prayers by ‘Shanti’ to Agni Deva to rekindle ‘Nitya Agni’
• Margasirsha Mahatmya
• Origin of Chandra,wedding, Shaapa, re-emergence and Stories of his Vamsha
• Gangeya, the exemplary ‘Bhishma’, of Mahabharata
• King Nimi Vs. Vasishtha
• Origin and ‘Mahatmya’ of Kasi
• ‘Naivedyas’ (Offerings) for worship of Devi Bhagavati
• Introduction – The Five Powers of Siva
• Chaturdhyaaya- The Splendour of Varadaraja Swami
• The famed ‘Shata Rudreeyam’
• Siva’s victory over Nirhad Daitya

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Temples:

• Part 1. Bhimashankar Dham Guwahati Assam
• Mrityunjaya Mahadevji Temple Varanasi
• Baijnath, Kangra
• Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, China
• Nataraja murti at Leela – South Goa
• Sdok Kok Thom Thailand
• Manikarneswar Temple Guwahati Assam
• Perur Patteeswara Swamy Temple Coimbatore
• Shiva Temple, Bhojpur – भोजेश्वर मंदिर
• Navagraha Shiva Temple – (नवग्रह शिव मन्दिर)

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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
• Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
• Traditional medicinal uses of Bael
• Bilva – Bael, Bel

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Festivals

• Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी
• om namaha shivaya, “jai mata ki” om durge namaha
• Hanuman Jayanti
• Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
• Tripuri Poornima

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