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- ↑ Jain Shrines in U.P. - Soul Searching Sojourns (pamphlet). U.P. Tourism.
- ↑ "www.Jinalaya.com - Shri Ratnapuri Tirth - Jain Temples in Rest of India".
- ↑ "Ratnapuri Tirth".
- ↑ "Shri Ratnapuri Teerth Faizabad Uttar Pradesh India".
- ↑ "www.Jinalaya.com - Shri Ratnapuri Tirth - Jain Temples in Rest of India".
