The week in 23 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between August 4-10.

Installation of a Ferris wheel is in progress for a trade fair in Kupondole, Lalitpur, on Sunday. Anish Regmi/TKP

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Published at : August 10, 2019

Updated at : August 10, 2019 17:17

A clear view of the Swayambhu Stupa on Thursday, as air quality improved in Kathmandu Valley following rainfall of the past few days. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

A child in traditional Gurung attire makes faces as she participates in the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples programme held at Bhrikutimandap in the Capital on Friday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A baby monkey plays with prayer flags at Swayambhu in Kathmandu on Thursday. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

A father and a son enjoy some downtime at Pharping, in Kathmandu, on Thursday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A boat ferries passengers across the Ratuwa river. The newly completed bridge over the river that divides Jhapa and Morang districts is yet to come into operation. Arjun Rajbanshi/TKP

A child bows to the idol of deity Dipankar Budhha during the ongoing Pancha Daan festival at Naagbahal in Lalitpur on Thursday. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

Ram Lakhan Majhi casts a fishing net in the Bagmati river in Kupondole, Lalitpur. The 63-year-old says he has been fishing in Bagmati for nearly four decades. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

The Guheshwari road of the Bagmati Corridor is riddled with potholes. Angad Dhakal/TKP

A couple spends some leisurely time at Chobhar in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP

Nepal Army personnel inspect the damage caused by a fire to the building of Subisu Cablenet Pvt Ltd in Baluwatar, Kathmandu, on Wednesday. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

A plane flies above a monastery in Chobhar, Kathmandu. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP

A woman waits for customers in Taulihawa, Kapilvastu, on Wednesday. Manoj Paudel/TKP

Motorcyclists occupy a footpath during a traffic jam at Jadibuti in Kathmandu on Tuesday, causing inconvenience to pedestrians. Angad Dhakal/TKP

A boy bowls in a game of cricket in Kathmandu. As the city lacks playgrounds and parks, many children are forced to play on the streets and courtyards in their neighbourhoods. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

People walk through the muddy Chabahil-Chuchepati road in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The road is riddled with potholes, but the authority concerned has shown no urgency to fix them, local residents say. Elite Joshi/TKP

Devotees worship a snake at a temple in Kapilvastu on Monday during the annual ‘Naag Panchami’ festival. Manoj Paudel/TKP

A Bol Bam pilgrim arrives at Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu on Monday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Pasang Lama, 28, welds an iron rod atop a metal truss structure in Gongabu, Kathmandu. Labourers at construction sites are rarely seen using safety gear. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

People step over the road divider as they cross a section of the Ring Road at Ekantakuna, in Lalitpur, on Saturday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Monks venture out to collect alms at Vikshu Chowk in Tilaurakot on Saturday. Twenty-four monks from Thailand are in a three-month-long Buddhist service at Lumbini, Tilaurakot and Ramgram. Manoj Poudel/TKP