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- ↑ Exact Location of the Mandir Archived 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Bathinda Tourist Attractions
- ↑ Maiser Khana mela concludes
- ↑ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਮਾਤਾ ਜਵਾਲਾ ਜੋਤ
- ↑ History at Webdunia Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today
- ↑ Tourism projects run into rough weather Archived 2009-05-08 at the Wayback Machine