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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Barahakshetra Temple Main Gate.jpg — Pushpendra khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Baraha Kshetra\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/baraha-kshetra. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T15:29:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-03","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/baraha-kshetra","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/baraha-kshetra","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/baraha-kshetra?lang=ne"}}