The week in 25 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between October 26-November 1.

A scene captured from Halchowk view tower in Kathmandu on Saturday evening. The city has been illuminated for Tihar, the festival of lights. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

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Published at : November 1, 2019

Updated at : November 2, 2019 13:38

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between October 26-November 1.

People buy fruits and vegetables from street vendors at Taumadhi Square in Bhaktapur for the festival of Tihar. Angad Dhakal/TKP

A child gets excited as he totters among a flock of pigeons at the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu on Friday. Elite Joshi/TKP

A crow eats offerings made by devotees on Kag Tihar, in Kathmandu on Saturday. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

A street vendor arranges marigold flowers for sale in Kalimati, Kathmandu, on Saturday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Vendors prepare sweets for the Tihar festival in Tangal, Lalitpur, on Saturday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Nepali national fencing team during a training session at the Nepal Police Academy in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, on Saturday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

A potter crafts earthen lamps called ‘diyo’ at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur. Clay oil lamps are in high demand during Tihar, the festival of lights. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A devotee worships a cow on the day of Laxmi Puja at Bafal in Kathmandu on Sunday. Anish Regmi/TKP

Sneha’s Care Centre, which was established for providing protection for stray dogs, celebrates Kukur Tihar, in the Capital on Sunday. Elite Joshi/TKP

Shekhar Kafle, 16, celebrates Bhai Tika with his sister Binita, 21, in Kathmandu on Tuesday. The teenager, whose kidneys do not function, was recently discharged from Grande Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for the past month. Born and raised in an impoverished family in Bardiya, Shekhar is a ninth grader at Light Academy in the district. He was brought to the Capital after falling ill at school. Doctors found that both of his kidneys were not functioning. Shekhar’s father, Badri, who works as a security guard in Malaysia, is in Kathmandu for his son’s treatment. Having spent over Rs1 million on treatment already, the family needs Rs2 million more. Prakash Chandra Timilsena /TKP

Members of Newar community take part in a group ‘Mha Puja’ at Basantapur, Kathmandu on Tuesday. Newar community observes Mha Puja, which literally translates as self-worship, with a belief that the rituals purify the body and soul. Elite Joshi /TKP

Workers clean the bank of Bagmati River in Pashupati, Kathmandu, on the eve of Chhath festival. Angad Dhakal /TKP

Women from Newar community play the flute at a rally organised on the occasion of Nepal Sambat 1140 in Kirtipur, Kathmandu on Tuesday. Prakash Chandra Timilsena /TKP

A foggy winter morning seen from Chalnakhel in Kathmandu on Friday. Deepak KC/TKP

A woman prepares traditional stoves to prepare pudding on the eve of Chhath to observe the Kharana ritual, in Bharatpur. It is a custom to prepare offerings for the Sun God in new stoves. Rabindra uprety/TKP

A farmer winnows rice to remove husk during harvest in Sikali, Lalitpur on Thursday. Anish Regmi/TKP

A vendor sells marigold flowers for Tihar in Kathmandu, on Saturday. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

Seven-year-old Sajawar Rehman paints a sculpture near Gusingal, in Lalitpur. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

A group of dancers perform Kartik Naach at Mangal Bazar in Lalitpur. The traditional dance, which lasts for 12 days, started on Friday. Elite Joshi/TKP