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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: PrabalGurung-byPhilipRomano.jpg — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Prabal Gurung\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/prabal-gurung. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-07T06:45:13Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/prabal-gurung","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/prabal-gurung","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/prabal-gurung?lang=ne"}}