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The week in 21 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between August 11-17.

Locals take part in a horse race to mark the start of Yartung Festival in Baragung Muktichhetra Rural Municipality, Mustang, on Monday. The three-day festival is celebrated all over Mustang with horse racing, drinking and dancing. Deepak Pariyar/TKP

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Published at : August 18, 2019

Updated at : August 18, 2019 12:24

A group of men are seen next to the flooded Bagmati River in Chobhar, Kathmandu, on Sunday. Anish Regmi/TKP

A worker is seen at a construction site in Thapathali, Kathmandu. Keshav Thapa/TKP

Nepal coach Johan Kalin (right) instructs his players during training at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato on Sunday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A woman ties chillies together with hay before hanging them to dry in Khokana on Saturday. This traditional way of drying chillies is slowly dying out, with fewer families practising the custom. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

People spend their time at Siddha Pokhari in Bhaktapur on Saturday. The pond, which is believed to have been built in the 15th century, draws huge crowds during weekends and public holidays. Angad Dhakal/TKP

A view of the Chandragiri Hills Resort. Construction without carrying out proper environmnetal impact assessment has inflicted heavy damage on the lush forest. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

A young woman holds a placard with a message against body shaming in Lalitpur on Saturday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

Mani Sobha Ranjitkar dries dyed cotton threads at Nagpokhari in Bhaktapur, on Tuesday. The threads are used to make Nepali garments. Anish Regmi/TKP

Youths clean Konti Pokhari, a pond near the Kumbheshwor temple, as part of the preparations for the Janai Purnima festival, which was observed on Thursday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A boy recites the Quran at Madrassa Islamiya School in Kathmandu. Muslims in Nepal and across the world observed Eid-al-Adha, marking the end of Hajj, on Monday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Security persons direct the convoy of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as he returns from Singapore at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Monday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Workers cut iron bars for the construction of a bridge in Kuleshwor. The workers earn anywhere between Rs 15,000 to 30,000 a month. Anish Regmi/TKP

A man hops on broken hume pipes to cross the Manohara river in Balkumari, Lalitpur, on Wednesday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

Children play football in a plotted land on the bank of Nakhu River in Sunakothi, Lalitpur, on Thursday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Young Hindu priests perform a religious ritual before changing their janai, sacred thread, at an ashram in Pashupati, Kathmandu, during the Janai Purnima festival on Thursday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

Rabadi Pattharkatta chips away at a stone pestle by a roadside in Chabahil, Kathmandu. The 60-year-old from Rupandehi, who has been selling mortars and pestles all her life, says she does not earn as much as she used to until a few years ago. Angad Dhakal/TKP

A dragonfly sits on the stem of a plant seen at Lalitpur on Thursday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Pedestrians walk past messy cable tangles dumped by the roadside in Lainchaur, Kathmandu. Sights like these are common in the streets of the Capital city. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

The East-West Highway in Dhangadhi district remains a dusty stretch. The deadline for the road’s construction, which was last year, has been extended by one more year. Beeju Maharjan/TKP