The week in 36 photos

Here are some of the best photos taken by our photographers in between January 1-7.

A sadhu sits in the sun at Pashupati in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Anish Regmi/TKP

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Published at : February 8, 2020

Updated at : February 8, 2020 14:13

Some of the best photos of the past week.

Workers fix a power transmission line near Pulchowk, Lalitpur. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

Two-wheelers get stuck in a road in Kupondole, Lalitpur. The road has been under construction for months with signs of completion nowhere in sight. Elite Joshi/TKP

A motorcyclist crosses the Manohara river in Kathmandu. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

A woman prays in front of a prayer wheel in Swayabhu Stupa, Kathmandu. Elite Joshi/TKP

Visitors soak the sun in Bhaktapur Durbar Square on Tuesday. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Visitors take pictures at the Buddha Amideva Park in Swayambhu, Kathmandu. Anish Regmi/TKP

A hawker talks on his phone as he walks the street in Mulpani, Kathmandu. Pratham Bista/TKP

A biker ferries wool from the market in Shantinagar, Kathmandu on Tuesday. Pratham Bista/TKP

A worker crushes stones along the Manohara river corridor in Tikathali, Lalitpur, on Monday. Deepak KC/TKP

People hold placards and books during a silent protest against the government’s decision to hike tax on books, at Maitighar in Kathmandu on Sunday. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP

A worker whittles stones at Teku in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The stones will be used in the reconstruction of an earthquake-damaged temple. Anish Regmi/TKP

Children play volleyball using an improvised net on the bank of Bishnumati River in Teku, Kathmandu. Angad Dhakal/TKP

Firefighters use water hose to douse a fire at a scrap yard in Bakhundole, Lalitpur, on Sunday. At least five people were injured in the blaze that started at around 11am, police said. Elite Joshi/TKP

A crane removes electricity poles, disposed during the ongoing construction of the official residences for provincial chiefs and chief ministers, at Bhainsepati in Lalitpur on Sunday. Anish Regmi/TKP

A tourist wears a Dhaka topi at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on Sunday. Pratham Bista/TKP

Diesels being transported on plastic drums from Jite bazaar in Kalikot for road construction works across the Karnali River. Tularam Panday/TKP

A man collects water from an open water main at Sundhara in Kathmandu. The water is used at a nearby public toilet. Elite Joshi/TKP

Children play football at a ground in Manamaiju, Kathmandu, on Monday. Open spaces in the Capital are shrinking because of rapid urbanisation. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

A caddy arranges clubs at Gokarna Golf Club in Kathmandu. Keshav Thapa/TKP

A landslide-prone area at Golanjor Rural Municipality along the Mid Hill Highway in Sindhuli. Raj Kumar Karki/TKP

A girl undergoes a Bel Bibaha ritual at Banglamukhi in Lalitpur on Monday. Elite Joshi/TKP

A structure being constructed to prevent landslides along the BP Highway in Kamalamai Municipality, Sindhuli. Raj Kumar Karki/TKP

A woman returns with a load of vegetables from a farm in Bode, Bhaktapur. Kabin Adhikari/TKP

Workers arrange stones for the construction of a retaining wall along a road in Charghare, Lalitpur. Anish Regmi/TKP

Students of Barbhanjyang Basic School in Siddhicharan Municipality, Okhaldhunga, have biscuits and tea during their lunch break. The school has witnessed an improvement in students’ attendance after the introduction of a lunch programme. Kumbha Raj Rai/TKP

A soldier from the Nepal Army’s Gurju ko Paltan stands guard at Nasal Chowk of Hanumandhoka in Kathmandu. Elite Joshi/TKP

People walk past outdoor shops selling winter clothes in Bhaktapur. Beeju Maharjan/TKP

Women from the Newar community clad in traditional attire participate in the Bhimsen Puja rituals in Patan, Lalitpur, on Thursday. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP