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- ↑ "इंडो-इस्लामिक कला का नमूना पत्थर की मस्जिद". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ↑ "Architecture admiration tour to Pathar ki Masjid or Saif Khan?s mosque in Bihar". www.tsiindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008.
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