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Stories:

• Origin of Ling from Ling Puran
• Chaturdhyaaya- The Splendour of Varadaraja Swami
• Emergence of the Five Sadakhyas
• Many other incarnations of Lord Siva
• Hanuman, the eleventh avatar of Shiva
• Creation of the Universe and its Destruction
• Ekaadashaadyaaya: Exaltation of Kamakoti Bila
• Daksha Curses Lord S’iva
• Origin of Mahishasura and his battle with Devas
• External and Internal Ways of Worship
• Sura Sena’s Illustration of Maha Devi’s Glories
• Carnage of Mahishasura’s Army
• The origin of the name Shri Mangueshi
• Dwaraka ‘Mahatmya’
• Phala Shruti
• The discovery of Amarnath / Amareshwara
• Ashtamaadhyaaya: The Glories of Ekaamreshwara and Baalaa (Tapah) Kamakshi
• Trinity blesses Sage Atri and Anasuya with triplets
• Purushottama Kshetra (Utkala Khanda) Mahatmya
• Significance of observing Shiva Ratri

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Temples:

• Kedarnath
• Dhareswar Devalaya Sualkuchi Assam
• Mrityunjaya Mahadevji Temple Varanasi
• Shree Murudeshwar Temple (ಮುರುಡೇಶ್ವರ)
• Madanathshvara Temple, Madhur
• Tukeshwar Devalaya – Kamakhya Hill
• Visvanatha Mandir Khajuraho विश्वनाथ मन्दिर खजुराहो
• Nataraja at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
• Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple, Kurnool
• Vadakkunnathan Temple Thrissur

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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:

• Scientifically proven medical uses of Bael – Bilva, Bel
• Third eye
• Traditional medicinal uses of Bael
• Sanskrit, a language of vibrations
• Science of the Ancient Temples

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Festivals

• Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
• Ganesh Chaturthi गणेश चतुर्थी
• Teej
• Navaratri
• Nag Panchmi

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