The week in 30 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between October 19-25.

Shova, a resident of Jyatha, feeds dogs and monkeys at Bhagwanpau in Kathmandu. She has been serving food to the animals for two years. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

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Published at : October 26, 2019

Updated at : October 26, 2019 14:57

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between October 19-25.

A woman picks globe amaranth flowers, popularly known as makhmali, for sale ahead of the Tihar festival, in Bhaktapur on Monday. Elite Joshi/TKP

A worker waters the grass turfs in Tinkune, Kathmandu, on Sunday. The faux park, prepared hastily ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent Nepal visit, has started to fall apart. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Devotees ring bells after a morning prayer at Bhadrakali Temple in the Capital on Saturday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A woman removes husk from grains in a paddy field in Suryamadi, Bhaktapur. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

A Tharu woman collects ghongi, mud-water snails found in paddy fields and ponds, in Arnahawa Pond at Saduwa Village, Bardiya. Ghongi is a delicacy in Tharu kitchens. Especially during festivals, community members collect ghongi in groups. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP

Workers at a building construction site in Balkumari, Lalitpur, on Sunday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Artisans embroider a piece of cloth in Chakupat, Lalitpur. Skilled workers earn handsomely from the art, particularly during festive and wedding seasons. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

A car is stuck at the entrance of an eatery in Kupondol, Lalitpur, on Monday. Eye witnesses said the vehicle ploughed into the shop after its driver lost control of the wheels. Elite Joshi/TKP

The sun rises from behind the Maya Devi Temple, an ancient Buddhist temple, in Lumbini. Manoj Poudel/TKP

A waterfall along the Besishahar-Chame road section in Marshyangdi Rural Municipality-4, Lamjung. Locals have named it as Octopus waterfall for its resemblance to the sea animal. Aash Gurung/TKP

A woman plucks marigold flowers for the upcoming Tihar festival, at Pokhari Danda in Nagarjun Municipality, Kathmandu. Sanjog Manandhar /TKP

Farmers are busy harvesting paddy in Pharping, Kathmandu. Beeju Maharjan /TKP

Anil Shakya, 41, carves a design on a piece of wood at his worship in Bungamati, Lalitipur, on Wednesday. He has been in the profession for the past 22 years. Anish Regmi /TKP

A porter carries a load towards delivery destination at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Monkeys groom one another at Bhagwanpau in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Sanjog Manandhar /TKP

A woman cleans her home in Parsa for Tihar festival. Bhushan Yadav/TKP

A man selling colours and pictures for the upcoming Tihar festival waits for customers in Kathmandu. Elite Joshi/TKP

Children fetch water from a stone spout at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur on Tuesday. Many families in Kathmandu Valley still carry water to their homes from various water sources due to inadequate supply. Anish Regmi/TKP

A woman buys Bhai Masala at Lagankhel, Lalitpur. Bhai Masala is a gift package—comprised of dry fruits, spices, and chocolates—given by sisters to brother on the day of Bhai Tika. Elite Joshi /TKP

People protest the encroachment on Duimaju Shaktipeeth, a shrine in Khulamanch, Kathmandu, on Wednesday. The sacred site, managed by the Guthi Sansthan, is being overrun by shops. Sanjog Manandhar /TKP

A sloth bear, rescued from a street circus in Siraha, in Lalitpur on Thursday. The sloth bear is listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list. Elite Joshi/TKP

People cover their faces as they pass through a dusty road section in Mahankal, Kathmandu, on Tuesday. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

Workers load tree logs onto a truck in Sitapaila, Kathmandu, on Thursday. The trees along the roadside were chopped down as part of the Ring Road expansion project. Hemanta Shrestha /TKP

Hawkers walk between vehicles, stuck in a traffic jam, to sell the bottled water at Koteshwor in Kathmandu on Thursday. Anish Regmi /TKP

Workers prepare a road for blacktopping at Sitapakha in Hattiban, Lalitpur. Prakash Cfhandra Timilsena/TKP

A woman walks through a narrow alley rowed by buildings buttressed with iron poles and wooden plans in Maru, Kathmandu. Several buildings in the area were severely damaged in the earthquakes of 2015. Beeju Maharjan /TKP

People take a look at their pictures at the Halchowk view tower in the Capital on Saturday. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

A woman cleans her house in Kathmandu or the upcoming Tihar festival. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A man uses a rope to tie passengers’ luggage on the roof of a van in Koteshwor, Kathmandu. Many people in Kathmandu Valley are leaving for their hometowns for the Tihar festival. Elite Joshi/TKP