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Stories:
- Dhruva the immortal
- The burning of Bhima the demon
- The origin of the name Shri Mangueshi
- The birth of Kartikeya and the end of Tarakasura
- Somnath
- Gayatri Sahasramana (Thousand names of Devi Gayatri)
- Sharabheswar
- ESSENCE OF DEVI BHAGAVATA PURANA
- Links to previous births of personalities during Vishnu ‘Avataras’
- Janamejaya’s ‘Sarpa Yagna’ (Snake Sacrifice) stopped by Sage Asita and Veda Vyasa
- The birth of Vighanavinashak Gajanan Ganesha
- Eight-folded approach to Venkateswara
- Time measurement, Life span of Brahma and his various Creations
- Shiva Leelaas: Andhaka pardoned, Bhudevi saved, Prahlada rescued and Jalandhara killed (Nrisimha Stuti included)
- Significance of Bhasma
- Five Powers of Siva
- Manvantara Phala Shruti
- Genesis of ‘Matsyagandha’ alias Satyavati
- Episodes related to Shiva and Parvati
- Origin of Shiva Linga
Temples:
- Shri Markandeshwar Mahadev Shiv Mandir , Shahabad Markanda, Haryana
- Kedareswar Shivalaya Kamakhya Guwahati
- Lord Shiva Temple, Mombassa, Kenya
- Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple
- Chattrakar Devalaya Guwahati
- Ardhanarishvara, Bangkok
- Nataraja at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
- Shiv Temple, Bengaluru
- Visvanatha Mandir Khajuraho विश्वनाथ मन्दिर खजुराहो
- Batu Caves பத்து மலை Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Scriptures:
- Tanjavur, Trichi/ Srirangam, Jambukeshwara, Swami Malai, Palani and Tiruttani
- Tiruvannamalai / Arunaachalam
- Chennai,Tiruvallur, Perumbadur, Pakshi Tirtham, Mahabalipuram and Madurantakam
- Shri Kalahasti and Tiruchanur
- Mantralaya, Basar, Vemulawada, Chilukur, Jogulamba, Yadagirigutta
- Vijayawada Kanaka Durga, Panaa Nrisimha, Kuchipudi, Movva, Keera Pandaripura
- Conclusion
- Twenty One Ganeshwara Kshetras
- Shiva Kshetras
- Vishnu Kshetras
- Pradhana Devi Sthalas
- 51 Siddha Kshetras
- Pradhana Melas
- Pradhana Shradda Tirthas (42)
- Pushkar ( Rajasthan)
- Utkal Region: Puri Jagannadha,Bhubhaneshwar, Konarak, Sakshi Gopal
- Annavaram, Pithapuram, Pancharama Kshetras, Rajamandry, Ryali, Mandapalli and Bhadrachalam
- Conclusion
- Prayaschitta Prakarana
- Shraddha Prakarana
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