Mahendra Museum

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The Mahendra Museum is a museum located in Nepal. [1] The museum is situated inside Hanuman Dhoka palace Museum in Kathmandu Durbar square. [2] The museum is named in honor of His Majesty Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.

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References

  1. Museums and art galleries of Nepal (Archived August 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine )
  2. "Mahendra Museum, Nepal". Nepal.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

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