The week in 27 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between October 12-18.

A man presents the Kandyan dance, native to the Sri Lankan city of Kandy, in Lumbini on Wednesday. Manoj Poudel/TKP

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Published at : October 19, 2019

Updated at : October 19, 2019 15:07

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between October 12-18.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was in Nepal on a two-day state visit at the official invitation of President Bidya Devi Bhandari, receives a guard of honour at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Saturday. Angad Dhakal/TKP

An artist paints the eyes of Buddha over the shrine at Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu on Saturday. Anish Regmi/TKP

The V/VIP motorcade route, which passed through Tripureshwor in the Capital on Saturday evening, was cleared, with security personnel standing guard every few metres, for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

A woman clad in traditional Tharu attire awaits the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Capital. The Chinese president arrived in Kathmandu to a grand reception as various cultural groups, civil servants, students and the general public welcomed him on Saturday. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP

President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun (right), Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (second left) and National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Timilsina see Chinese President Xi Jinping off at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Sunday. Angad Dhakal/TKP

A masked dancer performs the Navadurga Naach at Mulchowk in Patan on Sunday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Logs from the recently felled trees lie on a roadside in Sitapaila, Kathmandu. The government is cutting down more than 2,000 trees to widen Kathmandu’s Ring Road. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

A vegetable vendor arranges her produce before heading towards the market in Patan. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP

People travel unsafely on the roof of a bus as they return to the Capital via Jarayotar of Sundhuli after Dashain holidays. Keshav Thapa/TKP

Posters and banners that were put up to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping lay strewn on a roadside in Teku, Kathmandu. Xi returned home on Sunday after completing a two-day state visit. Elite Joshi/TKP

A farmer dries freshly harvested rice grains at Bhaktapur on Monday. Anish Regmi/TKP

A man pours oil into lamps in Boudhanath Stupa. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

Mirrors placed on the wall of a BP Highway stretch at Majhuwa in Sindhuli. Drivers pray at a nearby temple for their safety and offer mirrors. Keshav Thapa/TKP

Two women extract sand from the Bagmati river in Lalitpur on Tuesday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Workers at the Melamchi pipeline installation site in Nayabazar, Kirtipur, on Monday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Tourists ride a motor boat on Bagmati River, on the border of Sarlahi and Rautahat districts. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A woman dries clothes on the bank of Bagmati River near Sanepa, Lalitpur. Anish Regmi/TKP

Women return home carrying firewood bundles in Purano Naikap, Kathmandu. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

A wheelchair user moves along a busy road section in Koteshwor, Kathmandu. With roads in the country not wheelchair-friendly, people with disabilities move about taking serious risks. Anish Regmi/TKP

Sculptors make a straw figurine of a horse for the upcoming Chhath festival in Sanepa, Lalitpur. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Two street salesmen dealing in Madal, Nepali hand drum, walk on a street in Ason, Kathmandu, looking for customers. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

A woman dries rice grains at Machhindra Bahal in Bungamati, Lalitpur. Elite Joshi/TKP

Residents of Thaha Municipality, Makwanpur, dry corn and chillies out in the sun. This traditional way of preserving food for winter is a common sight in rural villages. Subash Bidari/TKP

Visitors at a flower expo at Jawalakhel in Lalitpur on Friday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

People queue outside a fair price shop run by Salt Trade Corporation Limited in the run-up to the Tihar and Chhath festivals in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, on Friday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP