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Updated at : January 16, 2024 15:48
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People from the Kirat community join a Sakela event at Tundikhel in Kathmandu on Saturday. Sakela is a major festival of the Kirat-Rai people, an ethnic group indigenous to eastern Nepal. Sakela is celebrated twice a year as Udhauli and Ubhauli. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP![]()
Construction workers repair a road section at Pradarshani Marg in Kathmandu on Friday. Deepak KC/TKP![]()
People engage in rituals remembering their ancestors on Paushe Aunshi day, on Bagmati riverbanks at Gokarneshwar, Kathmandu on Thursday. Deepak KC/TKP![]()
A man makes chaku at Tokha Chaku Udhyog in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Chaku is a Newari confectionery made from concentrated sugarcane juice, jaggery, ghee, and nuts, and holds significance during Maghe Sankranti. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP![]()
A vendor basks in the afternoon sun besides of yam at Kalimati vegetable market in Kathmandu recently. Yams hold a special significance in the upcoming Maghe Sankranti festival. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP![]()
Police detain Aarati Sah’s brother Prem, who was staging a demonstration demanding justice for his deceased sister, outside the office of the National Human Rights Commission in Pulchowk on Monday. Aarati was found dead at her home in Janakpur on May 21 last year under suspicious circumstances. Her maternal family alleges she was murdered by her husband and in-laws. Deepak KC/TKP![]()
People take a ride on water bicycles at Na: Pukhu in Bhaktapur recently. Deepak KC/TKP![]()
People take a ride on water bicycles at Na: Pukhu in Bhaktapur recently. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP![]()
Local residents carry loads across Likhu River at Chhahare in Nuwakot last week. Deepak KC/TKP
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