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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in grey suit and Dhaka topi.jpg — Himvat, CC0.","cite":"\"Dipendra of Nepal\". DigiNepal. Last updated 17 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/dipendra-of-nepal. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-17T03:26:10Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/dipendra-of-nepal","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/dipendra-of-nepal","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/dipendra-of-nepal?lang=ne"}}