THE WEEK IN PICTURES
Dec 30: Gurung women and men dressed up in traditional finery sing and dance to mark Tamu Lhochhar or New Year at Tundikhel, Kathmandu on Sunday. Tamu Lhochhar is celebrated mainly in the hill districts of western Nepal. Photo: Dinesh Gole/Republica
Dec 31: Tribhuvan University graduates particiapte in the 44th convocation of university at the Institute of Engineering at Pulchowk in Lalitpur on Monday. Around 10,000 graduates were present at the function. Photo: Dinesh Gole/Republica
Jan 1: People in Nepali caps taking a selfie during a rally at New Baneshwar, Kathmandu on New Year’s Day 2019, Tuesday to mark ‘Topi Day’, a campaign started a few years ago by Nepali youths to create awareness about the national dress. Photo: Dipesh Shrestha/Republica
Jan 2: Locals performing Sorathi dance at a five-day tourism fair organized in Ramchedhunga of Baglung district last week. Sorathi dance is performed especially during the Tihar festival by Magar and Gurung communities in western Nepal. The fair concluded on Tuesday. Photo: Sangam Ghartimagar/Republica
Jan 3:People gather on the bank of the Bagmati River at Balkumari, Lalitpur, to launder their clothes on Thursday. Photo: Bijaya Rai/Republica
Jan 4: Schoolchildren and priests at Budhanilakantha shrine in Kathmandu, counting the money offered by devotees on Friday morning. Photo: Supradeepta Neupane/Republica
Jan 5: Women from Kirat community dressed up in a traditional attire dancing in Sakela Udhauli at Tundikhel, Kathmandu on Saturday. Photo Courtesy: RSS
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