The week in 26 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between November 30-December 6.

A masked dancer performs during the opening ceremony of the 13th South Asian Games at Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu on Sunday, December 1. Keshav Thapa/TKP

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Published at : December 7, 2019

Updated at : December 7, 2019 19:39

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between November 30-December 6

Nepali women’s football team train for the 13th South Asian Games in Pokhara Stadium on Sunday. Deepak Pariyar/TKP

Participants prepare for a kayaking competition on the Bhotekoshi river in Sindhupalchok district. Anish Tiwari/TKP

Fireworks displayed during the opening ceremony of the South Asian Games. Deepak KC/TKP

A view seen from Pokhara Metropolitan City Ward No. 23. The place has become popular for mountain sightseeing in recent days. Pratiksha Kafle/TKP

A masked dancer from Tistung, Makwanpur performs a ritual during the once-in-12-years Devigan Dance at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Kathmandu. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

A man carries a child on his shoulders as he takes him to school in Khokana, Lalitpur. Deepak KC /TKP

Manday Kaji Shrestha responds to the spectators after winning the gold medal in Karate at Satdobato, Lalitpur on Monday. He became the first athlete to win the gold for Nepal in 13th SAG. Hemanta Shrestha /TKP

Women carry wood on their backs at Pashupati in Kathmandu. The wood is mostly used for cremation. Kabin Adhikari /TKP

Ayasha Shakya, 32-year-old taekwondo player and a mother of two, won two gold medals in individual and pair poomsae at the 13th South Asian Games on Monday. Elite Joshi /TKP

Workers build a bamboo scaffold to clean Nyatapola Temple in Bhaktapur. Aabhash Shrestha /TKP

Nepal’s Santoshi Shrestha (left) finishes 10,000 meters ahead of India’s Kavita Yadav by ten milliseconds, at the South Asian Games in Kathmandu. Keshav Thapa /TKP

Govinda Dulal, who lost his right arm in a rice mill accident 38 years ago, repairs a watch at his roadside shop in Dallu, Kathmandu, on Tuesday. Tuesday marked the 28th International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and the day was observed by organizing various programmes and rallies in different parts of the city. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

Two men play Kashi Pyakha, a traditional board game, in Bhaktapur on Sunday. The game is popular among the Newar community in Bhaktapur. Deepak KC /TKP

Nepali Lamas perform the Kal Bhairab dance during a ritual organised by the Korean monks for world peace in the premises of Mayadevi Temple in Lumbini. Manoj Poudel/TKP

A sadhu bathes in the Narayani river in Devghat, Chitwan. Anish Regmi /TKP

Nepal women's volleyball team with their silver medals at the Dashrath Stadium covered hall in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu on Tuesday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

Former guerilla soldier turned karateka Anupama Magar expresses her joy after winning gold in karate in the 13th South Asian Games on Wednesday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

Nepal's Laxmi Magar celebrates after winning the women's cross country cycling event on Thursday. Keshav Thapa/TKP

Nepali cyclist Buddhi Bahadur Tamang during the men's cross country cycling event of South Asian Games on Thursday. Tamang clinched the gold medal in the event.https://tkpo.st/2PcJi08 Keshav Thapa/TKP

People enjoy a boat ride on an artificial lake in Ghorahi, Dang, on Thursday. Durga Lal KC/TKP

A man casts a fishing net in a pool near the Kurtha railway station in Janakpur. Angad Dhakal/TKP

Nepal’s Gaurika Singh reacts after winning the 200-metre freestyle event at the South Asian Games in Satdobato, Lalitpur on Thursday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

Gopi Chandra Parki restored glory for Nepal in the men’s 5,000-metre race, finishing ahead of charging Indian and Sri Lankan runners at the Dashrath Stadium track on Friday. Keshav Thapa/TKP