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- ↑ Mysore (India : State). Archaeological Department (1913). Annual Report of the Mysore Archaeological Department for the Year 1913. University of Mysore. p. 110.
- ↑ Gowda, Deve; Gowda, Javare. Village Names of Mysore District: An Analytical Study. 1998: Asian Educational Services. p. 52. ISBN 8120613902 . Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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