The Priesthood of the Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur, Maharashtra

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The Priesthood of the Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. / Sand, Erik Reenberg.

Practising Cultural Geographies: Essays in Honor of Rana P. B. Singh. ed. / Ravi S. Singh; Bharat Dahiya; Arun K. Singh; Padma C. Poudel. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. p. 193-207 (Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements).

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Sand, ER 2022, The Priesthood of the Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. in RS Singh, B Dahiya, AK Singh & PC Poudel (eds), Practising Cultural Geographies: Essays in Honor of Rana P. B. Singh. Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, pp. 193-207. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6415-1_8

APA

Sand, E. R. (2022). The Priesthood of the Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. In R. S. Singh, B. Dahiya, A. K. Singh, & P. C. Poudel (Eds.), Practising Cultural Geographies: Essays in Honor of Rana P. B. Singh (pp. 193-207). Springer Nature Singapore. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6415-1_8

Vancouver

Sand ER. The Priesthood of the Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. In Singh RS, Dahiya B, Singh AK, Poudel PC, editors, Practising Cultural Geographies: Essays in Honor of Rana P. B. Singh. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. 2022. p. 193-207. (Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6415-1_8

Author

Sand, Erik Reenberg. / The Priesthood of the Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. Practising Cultural Geographies: Essays in Honor of Rana P. B. Singh. editor / Ravi S. Singh ; Bharat Dahiya ; Arun K. Singh ; Padma C. Poudel. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. pp. 193-207 (Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements).

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