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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Damodar Bhandari.jpg — Janak Bhatta, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Damodar Bhandari\". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/damodar-bhandari. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-18T02:58:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/damodar-bhandari","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/damodar-bhandari","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/damodar-bhandari?lang=ne"}}