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- 1 2 "Dhrupad and Haveli Sangeet". Indian raga. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "Gujarat and Indian Music". Gujarat online. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ https://www.nathdwara.in/ashtasakha.php
- ↑ "The Story of Hindustani Classical Music". ITC Sangeet research Academy. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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