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Stories:

• Origin of Kedar Kshetra and its importance
• Phala Shruti of Markandeya Purana
• Some Tirthas and Kshetras of repute
• Muni Durvasa’s curse to Apsara leads to the birth of Holy Birds
• Siva’s victory over Vidal and Utpal
• Origin of Mahishasura and his battle with Devas
• Sadyojata: Siva’s Power of Creation
• Why had ‘Mahi Sagara Sangama Tirtha’ become a ‘Gupta Kshetra”?
• Shri Krishna Charitra: his birth,miracles, account of his progeny and Niryana
• The famed ‘Shata Rudreeyam’
• The Unfolding of Shiva Tatwa and ‘Pancha Mukha’- the Five Faced
• Somnath
• Many other incarnations of Lord Siva
• Lord Shiva and Pralaya
• Essence of Siva Purana – Preface
• The Mighty Power of Omkara and Panchakshari Mantras
• Procedure of worshipping Maha Devi
• Physical Manifestation of Maha Devi to Vishnu
• Saptamaadhyaaya- The Significance of Ekaamra Vriksha
• The legend of Shri Gopeshwar Mahadev – Lord Shiva meets Lord Krishna

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Temples:

• Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar Odisha
• Thiruketheeswaram temple திருக்கேதீஸ்வரம், Manthoddam, Mannar, Sri Lanka
• Neelkanth Mahadev Temple नीलकंठ महादेव मंदिर Rishikesh
• Mamleshwar Temple in Omkareshwar
• Prasat Baphuon ប្រាសាទបាពួន Cambodia
• Kailash Temple, Ellora
• Shiva Temple at Bhutanath Guwahati
• Ambreshwar Shiv Mandir, Maharashtra
• Baijnath, Kangra
• Ujjain

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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
• Bilva – Bael, Bel
• Tulsi plant and its medicinal uses
• History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
• Nutrients, Phytochemicals, Side Effects and Contraindications of Bael

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Festivals

• Navaratri
• Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी
• Teej
• om namaha shivaya, “jai mata ki” om durge namaha
• Gangaur

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