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- "Gomant Kalika"(monthly),published by Kalika Prakashan Vishwast Mandal
- "Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti" by B.D. Satoskar,published by Shubhada Publication
- "Hindu Temples and deities" by Rui Pereira Gomes