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- 1 2 3 4 5 Mögling, Herrmann (1855). Coorg Memoirs. p. 222. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ Coorg District Gazetteer (PDF). Government of Karnataka. 1855. p. 517. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ↑ "A melting pot of cultures". Deccan Herald. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
