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Stories:
- Significance of observing Shiva Ratri
- Vaisakha Month’s Significance
- Shiva’s Cosmic Dance at CERN
- Physical Manifestation of Maha Devi to Vishnu
- The burning of Bhima the demon
- Ashtanga Yoga – the Significant Means of Shiva Tatwa
- Tazhuvakkuzhainthaar – Ekambareswarar Temple
- Muni Suka’s wedding and Salvation thereafter
- Shiva and Parvati – Ardhanarishvara in Bangkok
- Origin of Shiva Linga
- Essence of Linga Purana
- Daksha Curses Lord S’iva
- Stories related to Manus and Vamshas
- Poompavai brought back to life by Sambandar
- Arunachala ‘Mahatmya’
- Burden of Evil on Earth and the Role of ‘Maha Maya’
- Attainment of Siva Loka and Superiority of Human Life
- Janamejaya’s ‘Sarpa Yagna’ (Snake Sacrifice) stopped by Sage Asita and Veda Vyasa
- Daksha Prajapati – Sati Devi, Maha Deva and ‘Shakti Pteethas’
- Lord Brahma loses his fifth head
Temples:
- Kameswar Devalaya Kamakhya Guwahati
- Babulnath Mandir, Mumbai बाबुलनाथ मंदिर मुंबई
- Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
- Motieswar Shiva Temple, Muscat, Oman
- Elephanta Caves
- Kaal Bhairava Temple Ujjain काल भैरव मंदिर उज्जैन
- Pashupatinath Temple Kathmandu पशुपतिनाथको मन्दिर काठमांडौ Nepal
- Mrityunjaya Mahadevji Temple Varanasi
- Kedareswar Temple of Hajo Assam (केदारेश्वर देवालय हाजो आसाम)
- Kapaleeswarar Kovil கபாலீஸ்வரர் கோவில் Mylapore Chennai
Scriptures:
- Navaratri
- Basukinath temple
- Ajgaivinath Temple, Sultanganj Bihar
- Budhanath Mandir, Bhagalpur Bihar
- Ernakulathappan Temple, Kochi, Kerala
- Kiratha and Arjuna
- Lord Shiva Temple, Mombassa, Kenya
- Candi Kidal, Java Indonesia
- Prasat Baphuon ប្រាសាទបាពួន Cambodia
- Shiv Mandir, Umerkot, Pakistan
- Katasraj Mandir کٹاس راج مندر कटास राज मंदिर Pakistan
- Bhairo-ka-Mandir Muzzafarnagar
- Kedareshwara
- Doleshwor Mahadeva (डोलेश्वर महादेव) Nepal
- Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple, Kerala
- Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple
- Shiv Shakti Mandir, Solferino, Vacoas, Mauritius
- Origin of Kedar Kshetra and its importance
- The birth of Vighanavinashak Gajanan Ganesha
- History of Yoga – Shiva, the first Yogi
Health:
Festivals
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