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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Narayan Prakash Saud 2023.jpg — Ian Jones, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Narayan Prakash Saud\". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/narayan-prakash-saud. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-18T02:10:49Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/narayan-prakash-saud","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/narayan-prakash-saud","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/narayan-prakash-saud?lang=ne"}}