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- 1 2 Pandey, Badri Datt (1993). History of Kumaun: English Version of "Kumaun Ka Itihas" Volume 2. Shyam Prakashan. pp. 551–553. ISBN 9788185865010.
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- ↑ Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad (2022). Uttarakanad Society, Culture, and Pilgrimges. Today and Tomorrow, Printers and Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 9789391734237.
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