AUSPICIOUS START: A tea shop owner in Basantapur lights incense sticks before starting the day on Wednesday morning. - Bikram Rai
ALL CLEAR: Vice President Parmananda Jha's vehicle (centre) passes through Kantipath on Tuesday causing heavy traffic jam on the Lainchaur section. - Min Ratna Bajracharya
BIRDSONG: President Ram Baran Yadav presents the Bird Conservation Lifetime Achievement Award to Hari Sharan Nepali at Tripureswor on Monday. - Min Ratna Bajracharya
LEAVING HOME: Migrant workers queue up at the Kathmandu airport ahead of their flights. 1,500 leave the country each day for overseas work. - Bikram Rai
SURROUNDED: Army chief Gaurav SJB Rana listens to UCPN(M) leaders Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Hisila Yami at Darbar Marg on Sunday. - Min Ratna Bajracharya
TREASURE IT: A policeman takes a photo of Toni Hagen showing Late King Birendra his palace in a photo of Kathmandu taken in 1959. - Min Ratna Bajracharya
YOUNG HANDS: School students take part at UML affiliated Student Union's rally at Exhibition Road on Thursday for their upcoming General Convention. - Devaki Bista
CHEERS: Foreigners enjoy local rice beer from the replica of Swet Bhairab at Dwarika's Hotel on Wednesday. - Min Ratna Bajracharya
WHITE ELEPHANT: People take part in the Indra Jatra celebrations at Basantapur on Wednesday. - Bikram Rai
WE SHALL OVERWHELM: CPN-M Secretary Dev Gurung tells journalists, after talks with the HLPC broke down, that his party is still anti-elections. - Bikram Rai
WAITING GAME: A girl dressed as a Kumari sits in line for the Kumari Puja at Hanuman Dhoka on Tuesday. Every year 504 girls are worshipped as part of the Indra Jatra festivities. - Bikram Rai
LET'S TALK: The High Level Political Committee met the CPN-M on Monday to discuss the latter's pre-election demands but couldn't work out an agreement. - Bikram Rai
YELLOW YELLOW: Mayaram Chaudhari, 30, of Dang paints the Teku-Sanepa bridge on Monday as part of the Department of Roads' maintenance work. - Bikram Rai
CELEBRATION TIME: People wash the idol of Swet Bhairav in Basantapur on Monday for Wednesday's Indra Jatra celebrations. - Bikram Rai
OUR TURN: A boy takes part in Children's Day celebration in Basantapur on Saturday. - Devaki Bista
JUST DANCE: People perform Devi Nach, a special dance in Kathmandu on Saturday morning. The dance is part of Indra Jatra celebrations which falls on 18 September. - Min Ratna Bajracharya