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Public Engagement and Personal Desires: BAPS Swaminarayan Temples and their Contribution to the Discourses on Religion

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Kim, H. Public Engagement and Personal Desires: BAPS Swaminarayan Temples and their Contribution to the Discourses on Religion. Hindu Studies 13, 357–390 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-010-9081-4

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