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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Statue of chinnamasta Bhagwati (2).JPG — Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/chinnamasta-bhagawati-temple. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T07:01:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/chinnamasta-bhagawati-temple","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/chinnamasta-bhagawati-temple","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/chinnamasta-bhagawati-temple?lang=ne"}}