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Whitaker, J. I Boldly Took the Mace (Vájra) for Might: Ritually Weaponizing a Warrior’s Body in Ancient India. Hindu Studies 20, 51–94 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-015-9184-z
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