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References
- ↑ Chopra, Prem Nath (1982). Religions and communities of India. Vision Books. p. 56.
- ↑ Gokhale, Sandhya (2008). The Chitpavans: Social Ascendancy of a Creative Minority in Maharashtra, 1818-1918. Shubhi Publications. pp. 27, 28, 74. ISBN 978-81-8290-132-2.
Other sources
- "Goa", By Kumar Suresh Singh, Pra. Pā Śiroḍakara, H. K. Mandal, Anthropological Survey of India, Page:249
- "A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara " By Vithal Raghavendra Mitragotri