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Updated at : September 7, 2024 12:47
Devotees parade an idol of the Dipankar Buddha through Bhaktapur as part of the Pancha Dan festival on Saturday. During this festival, known for the tradition of five summer gifts, participants donate five essentials—unhusked paddy, rice grains, pulses, salt, and money—as offerings for their well-being. Safal Prakash Shrestha/TKPCooperatives victims brave the rain to stage a protest march in Kathmandu on Sunday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKPTenants of the Amarnarayan Temple Trust land protest at the Land Revenue Office in Tansen, Palpa, on Monday after their rent increased tenfold since last year. About 1,500 residents live on the land of the trust, established by Kaji Amar Singh Thapa in 1863 BS (circa 1805 AD). Madhav Aryal/TKPDevotees perform pooja on the occasion of Kuse Aunsi at Gokarneshwar in Kathmandu on Monday. On this day, Hindus offer respects to their fathers dead and alive. Hemanta Shrestha/TKPYoung boys play at a stream in Jharuwarashi of Lalitpur in this recent picture. Deepak KC/TKPAn artisan sculpts a clay figure of Ganesh in preparation for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi, which falls on September 7 this year. At this festival, devotees pay homage to the deity revered as the god of success, good luck and wisdom. Safal Prakash Shrestha/TKPPeople attend a 12-year festival in upper Dolpa on Wednesday. The week-long mela sees visitors from far and wide, including from abroad. Angad Dhakal/TKPNepali athlete Palesha Goverdhan, who won a bronze at Paris Paralympics, receives a celebratory welcome upon arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKPAn elderly woman in traditional dress navigates the rain-soaked paths of Bhaktapur Durbar Square in this recent photo. Safal Prakash Shrestha/ TKPA flock of sheep is seen against the backdrop of clouds floating close to snowy mountains in this view captured from Chauri Lek in Putha Uttarganga rural municipality of Rukum (East). Mahesh KC/TKPMembers of the queer community celebrate Teej at Baluwatar in Kathmandu on Friday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKPWomen observing Teej fast pictured in the Pashupatinath temple area in Kathmandu on Friday. Teej is celebrated mainly by Hindu women, wishing for personal and family well-being. Safal Prakash Shrestha/TKP