The week in 13 photos

Here are some of the photos taken by our photojournalists and reporters this week.

Palesha Goverdhan is recognised as the Para-athlete of the Year at the NSJF Pulsar Sports Award in Kathmandu on Friday. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

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Published at : September 14, 2024

Updated at : September 14, 2024 13:20

On a recent afternoon, a local resident is seen carving stones to pave a trekking trail to Nangdo La Pass (5,350 metres) in the highlands of Dolpa district in northwestern Nepal. Villagers have been working on the trail for several weeks. Angad Dhakal/TKP

Bishal Nembang (in face mask), the widow of Subas Nembang, and her lawmaker son Suhang Nembang (sitting next to her), attend a memorial a year after the ex-Speaker’s death, in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Deepak KC/TKP

The 804-year-old She Monastery Complex, located at 4,370 metres, and the She river floodplains in the mountain district of Dolpa, as seen on September 3. Devotees have set up tents across the river for a 12-year fair, which was underway in the white tent camp in the foreground. In the small tents (bottom left) to the left of the white tent camp, Dr Sanduk Ruit and his team from the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology hosted a free eye camp where they performed cataract surgeries on 61 local residents. Angad Dhakal/TKP

People take part in a meditation session involving singing bowls at the World Centre for Peace and Unity Bihar in Lumbini on Saturday. Manoj Poudel/TKP

Women sing and dance after concluding Rishi Panchami rituals on the third day of Teej festival at Pachali Bhairav Temple, on Sunday morning. Safal Prakash Shrestha/ TKP

Depositors from Surya Darshan Savings and Credit Cooperatives wave black flags and chant slogans as Rastriya Swatantra Party chief Rabi Lamichhane (not seen in the picture) arrives at Birauta of Pokhara to attend a party meeting on Tuesday Deepak Pariyar/TKP

Devotees prepare for the Indra Jatra, a week-long festival dedicated to Lord Indra, the god of rain, in Kathmandu. The chariots of Living Goddess Kumari, Bhairab and Ganesh were taken out on Saturday. Indra Jatra falls on September 17 this year. Safal Prakash Shrestha/ TKP

A craftsman adds finishing touches to a life-sized clay and hay figure of Bishwakarma, the Hindu deity of architecture and craftsmanship, at his workshop in Gusingal, Lalitpur on Wednesday. He makes figures of various deities on demand and is preparing this one for the Bishwakarma Puja festival, which falls on September 17 this year. Safal Prakash Shrestha/ TKP

Students pictured at a zebra crossing as it rains at Mahalaxmisthan in Lalitpur on Thursday. Safal Prakash Shrestha/ TKP

This recent photo taken with a drone camera shows the Bagmati river in the Balkhu area of Kathmandu. The Supreme Court has ordered the government to recover encroached riverside land. Hemanta Shrestha/TKP

Rahul Giri, an 18-year-old cyclist, pedals his one-wheel bike to cover the 25-km distance between Nigrodharam and Lumbini in Kapilvastu on Saturday. Manoj Poudel/TKP