The week in 21 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between August 25-31.

Sharada Sharma, an M.Ed student at Tribhuvan University, returns to her rented room at Nagaun in Kirtipur in her wheelchair after classes. Keshav Thapa /TKP

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Published at : August 31, 2019

Updated at : August 31, 2019 14:55

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between August 25-31.

A shack built around the pole of a ropeway line in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. The ropeway, which was essential to transport goods, now lies in a dilapidated state. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

A stone quarry that is in operation near a temple at Ashapuri of Banepa Municipality in Kavre. The quarry has put the nearby settlement at risk and caused respiratory ailments to the locals due to dust emanating from the industry. Angad Dhakal/TKP

A roadside vendor makes tea in Ason, Kathmandu, on Saturday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Hari Shankar Kuluju repairs ‘Madal’, a traditional musical instrument, in Bhaktapur. He has been involved in the musical instrument business for the last 30 years. Biju Maharjan /TKP

Bikash Chaudhari, 27, a labourer from Dang, sweats as he carries construction materials at Swayambhu in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Chaudhary earns Rs 700 per day. Anish Regmi /TKP

Residents of Ason on Sunday protest the Guthi Sansthan’s decision to allow the construction of a business complex on the land of Ashok Brikshya Bihar. Keshav Thapa /TKP

Workers at the construction site of an arch bridge in Baharmahal, Kathmandu. Hemanta Shrestha /TKP

A scaffolding surrounds the Tripureshwor Mahadev temple for restoration works. This temple in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, was damage in the 2015 earthquakes. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A woman fills water bottles from a public tap built by Rotary Club of Kathmandu in Lalitpur. Elite Joshi/TKP

Trekkers walk along Fu village in Manang. The route connects Manang district with China through Kyangchhimi border point in Tibet. Local people have demanded the route be opened for commerce and trade. Aash Gurung/TKP

Fifty-year-old Naradev Buda Thapa, who lost his left leg in an accident in Bajura, tries on a newly prepared prosthetic leg at Physical Rehabilitation Center in Kathmandu. Anish Regmi/TKP

Chetkumari Chitrakar paints posters for the Bishwokarma Puja which falls in September. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Nabin Magar of Ramechhap whittles stone blocks to prepare an idol of Gautam Buddha at a workshop in Balkumari, Lalitpur. Magar, who has been in this profession for four years, makes around Rs 40,000-45,000 a month. Anish Regmi/TKP

Devotees participate in a ceremonial procession along with Idols of Dipankar Buddha as part of Pancha Dan, also known as Panjara Parwa, festival in Bhaktapur. Angad Dhakal /TKP

A worker demolishes the idol of Hanuman, carved on a wall in Kathmandu’s Samakhushi neighbourhood. Kabin Adhikari /TKP

Martial arts players participate during the Ninth Korean Ambassador Open Taekwondo in Satdobado, Lalitpur. Hemanta Shrestha /TKP

Young women perform a dance during an event organised to welcome the upcoming Teej Festival in Kathmandu on Thursday. Anish Regmi/TKP

A hawker sells bottled water to a taxi driver during a traffic congestion at Koteshwor Chowk. Angad Dhakal/TKP

A man carries school bags on a bicycle while his children follow at Kupondole Height in Lalitpur. Elite Joshi/TKP

A man sprinkles water over his head as part of the Kushe Aaunsi ritual on the banks of Bagmati River at Gokarneshwor Mahadev Temple in Kathmandu on Friday. Angad Dhakal/TKP