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- ↑ "Declaration of Stands 302 and 323, Asiatic Bazaar, Pretoria, with the Mariamman Template thereon" (PDF). Staatskoerant. 12 (8374–1924). 10 September 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2020.
- ↑ Swart, Johan (22 March 2020). "The story of a remarkable Hindu temple in Pretoria's inner city". The Conversation .
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