A family, on their way home for the Dashain festival, before boarding a bus at Koteshwor.

A street vendor sells clothes in Sundhara

A boy plays with a kite in Dhaukhel, Kathmandu; kite flying has long been a part of Dashain in Kathmandu Valley.

Buses and cars seen in Koteshwor; tens of thousands of people are leaving for their hometowns daily to celebrate Dashain.