The week in 18 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between July 21-27.

Priests perform an evening ritual on the banks of Bagmati River in front of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on Saturday. Anish Regmi/TKP

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Published at : July 27, 2019

Updated at : July 27, 2019 19:47

People engage in various activities at Tundikhel in the Capital following a pause in rain on Saturday. As the Valley’s open spaces shrink, people have fewer places to walk around and play. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

Participants of the Kathmandu Kora Cycling Challenge-2019 are seen at the start of the annual event in Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur, on Saturday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Children swim in a pond as it rains, in Bangalamukhi, Patan, on Saturday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

A boy jumps into a lake formed by rainwater as his friends and onlookers cheer him in Chobar, Kathmandu, on Sunday. Elite Joshi/TKP

A man drinks water from a stone spout at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur. Monsoon rains have replenished the groundwater, reviving some stone spouts in Kathmandu Valley. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Children rejoice as they head towards school on a rickshaw on a rainy Monday morning in Kathmandu’s Samakhusi. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

Haphazard land plotting is a phenomenon that is rampant on the fringes of Kathmandu Valley as pictured here in Tokha, on Monday. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

A devotee offers her prayers to Lord Shiva on the Pashupatinath temple premises in Kathmandu to mark the first Monday of the Nepali month of Shrawan. Elite Joshi/TKP

A woman takes a nap while holding an umbrella to shield herself from the sun near a park in Bungamati, Lalitpur, on Tuesday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

People scour for gold and other precious metals in the Bishnumati river at Dhalko, Kathmandu, on Tuesday. Anish Regmi/TKP

People use wooden planks to cross the Myardiriver that borders Lamjung and Manang. The absence of bridge has taken a toll on the daily life of locals. Aash Gurung/TKP

Motorcyclists put on raincoat in anticipation of rain, in Sallaghari, Bhaktapur, on Wednesday. Angad Dhakal/TKP

Two women decked in traditional Newari attire rest at a courtyard in Bhaktapur. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A devotee sets up prayer flags around the SwayambhunathStupa in Kathmandu on Thursday. The ritual is usually done during a full moon day. Elite Joshi/TKP

A farmer shields himself from the rain as he returns from paddy fields in Khokana, Lalitpur. Anish Regmi/TKP

Farmers harvest vegetables fresh from a field in Kadaghari, Pepsicola, on Thursday. Angad Dhakal /TKP

Gyani Maharjan, 60, spins yarn on a charkha, spinning wheel, at Khokana in Lalitpur. She uses sheep and Himalayan goat wool to make thread. Anish Regmi/TKP