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- ↑ "Central List of OBCs For the State of Maharashtra" (PDF).
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- ↑ Novetzke, Christian Lee (2013). A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India (1st ed.). Columbia University: Columbia University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-23151-256-5.
- ↑ Murphy, Anne (12 March 2012). Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-136-70729-2.
- ↑ S. R., Sharma (31 December 1989). Sant Namdev: His Life and Philosophy. Punjabi: Punjabi University. p. 135. ISBN 978-906831-107-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Anne Murphy (12 March 2012). Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia. Routledge. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-136-70729-2.
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