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This is where you will compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment.
Adane, Vinayak S, and Tanisha Dutta. “Symbolism in Hindu Temple Architecture and Fractal Geometry - 'Thought Behind Form'.” International Journal of Science and Research, December 2014.
Bhandari, Harveen and Mittal, Amit (2020) "A Naturalistic Inquiry of Pilgrims’ Experience at a Religious Heritage Site: the Case of a Shaktipitha in India," International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage: Vol. 8: Iss. 3, Article 8.
Bowe, Patrick. “Ancient Hindu Garden Design.” Garden History 44, no. 2 (2016): 272–78.
Dubey, Lal Mani. “Some Observations on the Vesara School of Hindu Architecture.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 39 (1978): 1000–1006.
Eck, Diana L. “The Imagined Landscape: Patterns in the Construction of Hindu Sacred Geography.” Contributions to Indian Sociology 32, no. 2 (November 1998): 165–88.
Kak, Subhash. “Space and Cosmology in the Hindu Temple.” Time, Space, and Astronomy in Indian Temples, 2002.
Rao, Apoorva, "Vimana: A Crisis of Translation" (2019). Architecture Senior Theses. 436.
Sharma, Shilpa, and Shireesh Deshpande. “Architectural Strategies Used in Hindu Temples to Emphasize Sacredness.” Journal of Architectural and Planning Research 34, no. 4 (2017): 309–19.
Swaminathan, Mridula, "Ritualizing of space in the 21st century: fostering of communal identity through celebration of Tamil culture" (2021). Masters Theses. 722.
