The week in 25 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between November 23-29.

A fish eye view of the illuminated Dasharath Stadium which is the venue for most of the events in 13th South Asian Games including the opening and closing ceremonies. Elite Joshi/TKP

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Published at : November 29, 2019

Updated at : November 30, 2019 16:08

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between November 23-29.

This long-exposure photography shows traces of lights created by oil lamps floating in the Bagmati river during Bala Chaturdashi in Kathmandu on Monday. Bala Chaturdashi is a ritual observed in remembrance of deceased loved ones. Elite Joshi/TKP

Farmers work at a field in Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur, on Monday. Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP

A boy pulls off a wheelie with his bicycle at Patan Durbar Square, in Lalitpur. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

Members of the national taekwondo team during a training session at the Nepal Taekwondo Academy in Satdobato, Lalitpur, on Sunday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

Young monks play football on the premises of the Maha Manjushree Saraswati Temple, in Swayambhu, Kathmandu. Aabhash Shrestha/TKP

A man smokes a customised chillum pipe in Kirtipur, on Monday. Beeju Maharjam/TKP

Workers at the reconstruction site of Dharahara in Sundhara, Kathmandu. The iconic tower had collapsed in the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

A man on a bicycle crosses a makeshift bridge built over the Mechi river in Pathamari, Jhapa. A crude bamboo bridge like this serves as a crossing only during the winter when the water level in the river is low. The people in the area use boats and rafts to cross the river during the rainy season. Parbat Portel/TKP

A long exposure shot of traffic taken from an overhead bridge near New Road Gate in Kathmandu. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

Simikot, the headquarter of Humla district, covered in snow on Friday. Chhapal Lama/TKP

Security personnel participate in a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the 13th South Asian Games at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

An old woman enjoys the view from Krishna Mandir in Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur. Elite Joshi/TKP

A young girl holds her baby sister as she waits for a water jar to fill up at a community tap in Bajra Barahi, Lalitpur. Pratham Bista /TKP

An elderly woman braids garlic to dry them out in the sun at Siddhipur in Lalitpur. Anish Regmi/TKP

Horsekeepers wait for tourists to take a ride along Rara Lake in Mugu. Each ride costs between 300 and 800 rupees. Rajkumar Karki /TKP

Vehicles pass through a puddle at Naya Baneshwor junction in Kathmandu. Locals say the road often gets flooded due to the lack of proper sewage system. Deepak KC /TKP

Niraj KC, 35, cuts a cauliflower from his farm in Imadol, Lalitpur. KC was an unemployed man who turned his empty land into a farm and is now earning a good living. Pratham Bista /TKP

An elderly man operates a water-run grinding mill at Ghyampekhola in Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, Sindhuli. Rajkumar Karki /TKP

Visitors take photo at the sarus cranes festival organised by Lumbini Development Trust with an objective of preserving the endangered bird. Manoj Paudel /TKP

A farmer ploughs a field with a hand tractor in a residential area at Katunje, Bhaktapur. Because of rapid urbanisation, agricultural land across the Valley has been shrinking. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

A man crosses a bridge over the Mechi river as one stands on its banks in Bhadrapur, Jhapa. Parbat Portel /TKP

Children play at a field in Janagal, Kavre, that has been cleared of paddy. Rapid urbanisation has left little space for outdoor activity. Keshav Thapa/TKP

People returning from a bordering Indian market across the Rapti river disembark from a boat at Matahiya Ghat in Narainapur Rural Municipality, Banke. Madhu Shahi/TKP