The week in 28 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between September 28-October 4

Residents of an elderly home share a light moment in Pashupati, Kathmandu, on Tuesday. October 1 is celebrated as the International Day of Older Persons. Keshav Thapa/TKP

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Published at : October 5, 2019

Updated at : October 5, 2019 12:15

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between September 28-October 4

A worker saws a tree at Bafal along the Kalanki-Balaju-Maharajgunj stretch as part of the Ring Road Expansion Project. The Department of Roads will be cutting down a total of 2,057 trees along the 8.2km section. Environmentalists are protesting against the felling of trees as there is no concrete plan to compensate for the impending loss. Keshav Thapa/TKP

Living Goddess Kumari observes Pachali Bhairav Jatra at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu on Thursday evening. The ritual is generally performed on the fourth or fifth day of Dashain. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

A young boy plays on a swing in a playground near Kumbeshwar Temple in Patan, Lalitpur. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

Maitidevi Temple is lit with colourful electric lights and decorations for the Dashain festival. Kiran Pandey/TKP

A woman weaves a bamboo basket at Mandikhatar in Kathmandu on Wednesday. She makes up to 10 dokos—priced Rs 150 to Rs 200 per doko—a day. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

Elderly people while away their time under a Chautari, traditional resting place built under shade trees, at Chhampi village in Lalitpur. Keshav Thapa/TKP

Vendors display their goods for sale on the footpath at Koteshwor in Kathmandu on Saturday. Sights like this are common across the Capital. Anish Regmi/TKP

A man pulls a person with disability on a cart as they go begging around at Bhaisepati in Lalitpur on Monday. Anish Regmi/TKP

People buy goats at Khasibazar in Kalanki, Kathmandu, on Thursday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Hindu priests sow barley seeds as part of the Ghatasthapana ritual, which marks the start of the Dashain festival, at Hanumandhoka in Kathmandu on Sunday. Elite Joshi/TKP

A worker untangles a mess of wires in Chakrapath, Kathmandu, on Monday. Angad Dhakal/TKP

A person checks bills after purchasing goats for Dashain at Nepal Food Corporation in Thapathali, Kathmandu on Tuesday. The corporation plans to supply around 3,000 goats and mountain goats in the Capital for the festival. Anish Regmi/TKP

Heavy traffic at Ratna Park in Kathmandu on Monday. With Dashain just around the corner, places like New Road, Ratna Park and Sundhara see an increasing flow of traffic. Elite Joshi/TKP

A masked pedestrian walks along a dusty road section in Bafal, Kathmandu, on Sunday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

Builders work on an under-construction building while a Thai Airways aeroplane flies in the background in Lalitpur on Saturday. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

Workers load motorcycles on a bus bound for Rukum in Kathmandu. They charge anywhere between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500 to put a motorcycle atop a bus. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

A trader marks a goat with colour at a livestock market in Kalanki, Kathmandu on Monday. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

Children fly kites at Teku in Kathmandu on Sunday. With the beginning of Dashain festival, sights like this are common in the Capital. Anish Regmi/TKP

A vendor carries bamboo products for sale in Pepsicola, Kathmandu, on Thursday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

Shantamaan Shrestha of Teenghare, Raniban, crushes stones into pebbles at Icchangu in Kathmandu on Wednesday. He has been engaged in this profession for around 10 years. Anish Regmi/TKP

People travelling to their hometowns for Dashain wait for vehicles in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, on Friday. More than three million people are expected to leave the Kathmandu Valley for the festival this year. Angad Dhakal/TKP

People walk under kites—placed as part of Dashain decor—at Labim Mall, in Pulchowk, Lalitpur, on Tuesday. Elite Joshi/TKP

Workers make quilts at Chabahil in Kathmandu, on Saturday. The demand for quilts soars ahead of winter. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

A man carries a child on his shoulders as shoppers throng Ason on Thursday. Amid festive fervour, major marketplaces in Kathmandu are crowded, creating jams on busy road sections. Elite Joshi/TKP