{"product_id":"mantras-to-hindu-gods-and-goddesses-sri-vidya-avarana-deities-and-sri-vidya-vol-4","title":"Mantras to Hindu Gods and Goddesses: Sri Vidya Avarana Deities and Sri Vidya (Vol. 4)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"360\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"145\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sri Satguru Publications\u003cbr data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"173\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e V. N. 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