THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY CONCURRED: US ambassador James F Moriarty looks on as visiting American congressmen Jim Kolbe (centre) and Brian Baird (right) wrap up their four-day visit with a press conference on Monday, where they endorsed the prime minister\'s position that the Maoists disarm before joining the interim government.
(NEPALNEWS.COM/RAM HUMAGAIN)

NOT A STREET PROTEST: The central pole for this year\'s Indra Jatra chariot reaches Maitighar as it is pulled from Bhaktapur to Hanuman Dhoka, signalling the beginning of the street festival on Tuesday.
(MIN BAJRACHARYA)

MWAAAAAH: Diya Mahaju (left) and Anil Mahaju kiss at their wedding, Nepal\'s first public gay marriage. Saturday\'s ceremony at the Blue Diamond Society office in Lajimpat is not legally recognised.
(KIRAN PANDAY)

PEACETIME DUTY: An army MI-17 helicopter delivers emergency supplies to Khaptad VDC in Accham on Wednesday, where 90 houses were washed away by a landslide. The exact number of dead is not yet known, although nine bodies have so far been found.
(NEPAL ARMY)

RAIN-CATCHERS: An urban rainwater harvesting project at Trichandra College, started by NGO Forum, is inaugurated on Thursday. The tank can collect and store up to 1.6 million litres of monsoon runoff each year.
(MIN BAJRACHARAYA)