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July 2016 in pictures

Here is a collection of 31 photos captured by the Post photographers during the month of July 2016.

Published at : July 31, 2016

Updated at : December 20, 2016 16:08

July 2: Students stand on queue for +2 entrance examination outside St. Xavier's College at Maitighar in Kathmandu.Sanjog Manandhar /post photo

July 3: Actors Samragyee Rajya Laxmi Shah and Anmol KC strike a pose as they take a selfie during a luncheon organised by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to felicitate the winners of Films Artists Association of Nepal (FAAN) awards at Baluwatar, Kathmandu.

Angad Dhakal/ Post Photo

July 4: An elderly woman colours clay pots at Pottery Square, Bhaktapur.

Sandesh Dumaru/ Post Photo

July 5: Curio vendors wait for costumers at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu.

Kaushal Adhikari / Post Photo

July 6: Workers blacktop a road section at Kupandole, Lalitpur.

Nimesh Jang Rai/ Post Photo

July 7: Foreign Affairs Minister Kamal Thapa wishes ex-King Gyanendra Shah on the occasion of his 70th birthday at Maharajgunj. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa, among others, reached Nirmal Niwas--the residence of ex-King Gyandendra--to extend their wishes to the former king.

Post Photo: Prakash Chandra Timilsena

July 7: Muslim men take selfie after Eid prayer at the Kashmiri Mosque in the Capital.

Post Photo: Sanjog Manandhar

July 9: A boy swims in Bagmati River in Pashupatinath.

Nimesh Jang Rai /post photo

July 10: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) professor and senior orthopaedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC addresses a press-meet organised to announce his eighth round of indefinite hunger-strike seeking reforms in Nepal's medical sector at Teaching Hospital premises in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.

Angad Dhakal/ Post Photo

July 10: In this combo photo, locals participate in ‘Yarthung’--a local horse race--at a village in upper Manang. ‘Yar’ is rain and ‘Tung’ is festival, according to Chairman of Tourism Entrepreneur Committee, Binod Gurung. The festival is conducted annually to erase fatigue and create a jolly environment after plantation, he added.

Photo courtesy: Tashi R Ghale

July 11: Tourists visit the Pashupatinath Temple premises in the Capital.

Hemanta Shrestha/ Post Photo

July 12: A hairdresser from Bihar, India, cuts hair of a customer out in the open at Paropakar in the Capital.

Sanjog Manandhar/ Post Photo

July 13: A Pelican bites a man's bag as he poses for a photograph at the Central Zoo in Jawlakhel, Lalitpur.

Sanjog Manandhar/ Post Photo

July 17: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) medical students stage a symbolic protest using a piece of black cloth to cover their mouth in support of TUTH senior Dr Govinda KC who has been staging his 8th round of indefinite hunger strike demanding reforms in Nepal’s medical sector at Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu. Today is the eighth day of Dr KC’s protest.

Nimesh Jang Rai/ Post Photo

July 18: In this combo photo, Hindu devotees offer prayers while some take time to click photographs as they observe Shrawan Sombar, the first Monday in the Nepali month of Shrawan, at Pashupatinath Temple premises in the Capital. It is believed that unmarried women who wear henna (mehendi) or green bangles and worship Shiva will get an ideal husband.

Angad Dhakal/ Post Photo

July 20: Dogs take rest inside iron ductile pipes to be used for Melamchi Drinking Water Project at Balaju, Kathmandu.

Surbindra Kumar Pun/ Post Photo

July 20: A monkey jumps as another one swings in a Buddhist prayer flag at Swayambhunath temple in the Capital.

Sanjog Manandhar/ Post Photo

July 21: Supporters of Dr Govinda KC send a message with #ImwithDrKC to House Speaker during a silent protest against parliamentarians' lack of interest towards the doctor's demand at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.

Hemanta Shrestha/ Post Photo

July 23: A half-naked activist poses for a photograph during a rally taken in Maitighar expressing solidarity with Dr Govinda KC who has been fasting for the past 14 days demanding reforms in country’s medical sector.

Angad Dhakal /post photo

July 24: An elderly farmer grazes his sheep at Jagati, Bhaktapur.

Prakash Chandra Timilsena/ Post Photo

July 24: In this combo photo, outgoing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli shakes hand with Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal after addressing the parliament and tendering his resignation at Parliament building in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu. Nimesh Jang Rai, Shaligram Tiwari/ Post Photo

July 25: Hindu devotees take part in a rally, commonly known as 'bol bom', as they observe holy rituals dedicated to Hindu god Lord Shiva at Kamaladi in Kathmandu.

Shaligram Tiwari /Post Photo

July 25: Prof Dr Govinda KC, who had been staging an indefinite hunger strike, broke his fast on the 16th day after the government agreed to address some of his demands at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, in Kathmandu. This was the eight fast-unto-death of Dr KC.

Sandesh Dumaru /Post Photo

July 26: A mother carries her child after the school bus drops him at an inundated road section in Thimi, Bhaktapur.

Angad Dhakal/ Post Photo

July 26: Devotees pull the chariot of Rato Machhindranath (Rain God) during the Rato Machindranath Chariot pulling festival at Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. Bhoto Jatra festival will be marked on July 29 this year.

Sanjog Manandhar/ Post Photo

July 27: Dr Bhola Rijal address a protest rally organised against the four-point agreement signed between the government and Dr Govinda KC at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.

Nimesh Jang Rai/ Post Photo

July 28: Chepang students, who were affected by last year's Great Earthquake, wait for relief materials at Sayapatri Primary School in Chimkeshwori VDC, Tanahun.

Surbindra Kumar Pun/ Post Photo

July 29: Acting Chairman of Lalitpur Guthi Sansthan Baikuntha Acharya displays Bhoto, a jewel studded vest, during Bhoto Jatra festival at Jawalakhel, Lalitpur.

Sanjog Manandhar/ Post Photo

July 30: Dr Govinda KC takes part on rally organised against corruption in Maitighar. The event was coordinated by Solidarity for Dr Govinda KC Alliance and was promoted on social media platforms as #WalkWithDrKC. Dr KC has been demanding impeachment of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Chief Lokman Singh Karki.

Hemanta Shrestha /post photo

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