Oct 27: Bouddhanath temple glitters with lights on the eve of Laxmi Puja during the Tihar festival on Saturday. Photo: Keshab Thoker/Republica
Oct 28: A marigold farm in Shuklagandaki Municipality in this recent picture. Photo: Binod Dhungana/Republica
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
Oct 29: A young girl receiving Bhaitika from her brother at Kaushaltar, Bhaktapur on Tuesday. Due to a discrepancy in the lunar calendar, some Kathmandu Valley folks celebrated Bhaitika on Wednesday instead of Tuesday. Photo: Dipesh Shrestha/Republica
Oct 30: A paddy field in Bagarphat of Beni Municipality in Myagdi district on Wednesday. Farmers are getting ready to harvest their crops this season. Photo: Dhruba Sagar Sharma/RSS
Oct 31: Shoppers and vendors gather in Taumadi, Bhaktapur, on Thursday. Photo: Monika Malla/Republica
Nov 1: Workers erecting tents for Chhath worshippers at the side of the Kamalpokhari pond at Kamalpokhari in Kathmandu on Friday on the eve of the Chhath festival. Chhath, which is celebrated mainly in the Tarai, is about sun worship. This year, the Chhath devotees will worship the setting sun of Saturday and the rising sun of Sunday. Photo: Monika Malla/Republica
Nov 2: Farmers preparing the fields for the new crop in Tokha in the northern rim of the Kathmandu Valley in this recent picture. The hay from the previous harvest is also in the picture. Photo: Republica
