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श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी बेलुकीको खाना बनाउने क्रममा आफ्नो एक कोठे घरको झ्यालमा देखिन्छन् ।

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श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी रुखको सियालमा आराम गर्दै ।

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श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी सामुहिक फोटोको लागि पोज दिंदै ।

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श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी विद्यालय प्राङ्गणमा साथिहरु संग भलिबल खेल्दै ।

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श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामीको डेस्कमा राखिएको अंग्रेजी विषयको नोट बुक ।

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श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी आफ्नो कक्षा कोठामा शिक्षकले सोधेको प्रश्नको उत्तर दिंदै ।

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हाल श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी आफ्नो विद्यालयको साथि सागर थापा संगै विद्यालय जाने क्रममा ।

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हाल श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी विद्यालयको तयारीका लागि स्कूल युनिफर्म र टाई ।

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हाल श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी विद्यालयको तयारीका लागि दाह्री कोर्ने क्रममा ऐना हेर्दै । उनले आफ्नो साथि सागर थापा संग दश कक्षा पास भए पछि दाह्री काट्ने प्रतिबद्धता गरेका छन् ।

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हाल श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि, स्याङ्जामा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी फाटेको मोजा र टीसर्ट लगाएर विद्यालयको तयारी गर्दै ।

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श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि मा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत ६८ बर्षीय दुर्गा कामी स्याङ्जा स्थित आफ्नो एक कोठे घरमा लोडसेडिङको समयमा टर्चको सहायताले अध्ययन गर्दै ।अहिले छन् ।

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नेपालका ६८ बर्षे बिद्यार्थी:
नेपाली हजुरबुवा,दुर्गा कामी, आफ्नो झुसे दाह्री ब्रसले कोर्छन्, स्कूलको युनिफर्म लगाउँछन र लठ्ठीको सहायताले एक घण्टा भन्दा लामो यात्रा गरेर पढ्नको लागि कक्षामा पुग्छन् । उनले गरिबीका कारण आफ्नो विद्यालय शिक्षा पुरा गरेर एउटा शिक्षक बन्ने सपना पुरा गर्न सकेनन् । ६ जनाका पिता तथा ८ जनाका हजुरबुवा ६८ बर्षका उनी अहिले श्रीमतीको देहान्त पछि एक्लोपनबाट टाढा हुन र आफ्नो पढाई पुरा गर्न हरेक हप्ताको ६ दिन सम्म विद्यालय धाउँछन् । देशको राजधानी काठमाण्डौ देखि झण्डै २५० किलोमिटर (१५५ माईल) पर स्याङ्जा जिल्लाको बारम्बार बत्ती गईरहने र छत चुहीरहने एकान्तको एक कोठे घर भन्दा श्री काल भैरव उच्च मा.वि.को २०० जना विद्यार्थीको जमातले उनलाई फरक ढंगले स्वागत गरेको छ । १४–१५ बर्षका बालबालिकाहरु संगसंगै पढ्दै गरेका नेपालकै थोरै मात्र बृद्ध विद्यार्थीमा पर्ने कामी भन्छन्, “आफ्ना दुःखहरु विर्सन म विद्यालय आउँछु” । श्री काल भैरव उच्च माविका शिक्षक डि आर कोईरालाले कामीलाई विद्यालयमा निमन्त्रणा गरी आवश्यक मसलन्द, विद्यालयको पोशाक सहित खैरो ट्राउजर र निलो धर्काभएको टाई र सेतो सर्ट दिएको हो । कोईराला भन्छन्, मेरा पिता समान उमेरका मानिसलाई पहिलो पटक पढाउँदा म खुसी र उत्साहित भएको छु । विद्यालयको छात्रबृत्तीले खाना नदिने हुनाले विहान खाएको गुन्दु्रक र भातले उनलाई बेलुकी सम्म टिकाउनु पर्ने हुन्छ । १० कक्षाका २० जना विद्यार्थीहरुले उनलाई कामी बा भनेर बोलाउँछन् । आफ्नो पाको उमेरका बापजुद उनी कक्षाका साथिहरुसंग विद्यालय प्राङ्गणमा भलिबल खेल्ने लगायत सबै क्रियाकलापमा सहभागी हुन्छन् । उनका कक्षाका १४ बर्षीय साथी सागर थापा सुरुसुरुमा सोच्ने गर्थे रे, “किन यी कामी बा हामी संग पढ्न विद्यालय आउने गर्छन्,” तर आजकल उनलाई उनको संगत रमाईलो लाग्छ । सागर भन्छन्, “उनी पढाईमा अरु भन्दा अली कमजोर छन् तर यसमा हामी उनलाई सहयोग गछौं”। कामीले आफू मृत्यु पर्यन्त पढीरहने र आफू जस्तो सेतै दाह्री भएको मान्छेलाई विद्यालय जाँदै गरेको देख्दा अरुलाई समेत उमेरलाई तगारो नबनाई पढ्नको लागि उत्प्रेरणा मिल्ने आशा व्यक्त गर्नुभयो ।

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घरको झ्यालबाट बाहिर चिहाउँदै एउटा बिरुवा |

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माकुरोको जालो लागेको बिजुली तार |

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टाउकोमा कालो रुमाल बाँधेका एक युबा |

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बिराटनगरमा प्रहरीसंगको झडपमा मधेसी आन्दोलनका एक नेता राजेन्द्र महतो घाइते भएपछीको बिरगंजको रात |

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उनलाई मैले घन्टाघर छेउको चियापसलमा भेटें | बिरगंजमा मलाइ मन परेको कुरो के हो भने मैले भेटेको लगभग सबै जना भैरहेको राजनीतिक उथलपुथल बारे जानकार थिए | अझै पनि आफ्नो अधिकार र पहिचानको लागि लड्न तयार धेरै मान्छे देख्दा मलाई साह्रै खुशी लाग्यो |

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बिरगंजको परिचय नै भैसकेको घन्टाघर |

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आन्दोलनले गर्दा स्कुलले अर्को सुचना नभएसम्म छुट्टी दिएपछि अचेल इशा घरमै छिन् |

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काँडेतार पारि फक्रिएको रातो फुल |

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उसले लगाएको टल्किने कालो ज्याकेटबारे मैले उसंग सानो कुरा गरें |

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मधेसी आन्दोलनकारी र प्रहरीबीच झडप पछी बिरगंजको घन्टाघर नजिकको सडकमा छरिएका ढुंगाहरु |

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मधेसी आन्दोलनकारी र प्रहरीबीच झडप पछी बिरगंजको घन्टाघर नजिकको सडकमा छरिएका ढुंगाहरु |

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ग्रहण
'नेपाल दुइ ढुंगाबिचको तरुल हो' भन्ने भनाइ सुन्दै हुर्किएँ म | तर मैले कहिले पनि बुझिन कि विश्वका दुइ तिब्र आर्थिक वृद्धिदर भएका देशका बिचको भूपरिबेष्ठित मुलुकमा बस्नु किन गलत छ | भारतसंग जोडिएको झापाको एक गाउँमा जन्मि हुर्किएको हुँदा मलाई सीमापारको भारतीय शहरमा मेला भर्न तथा यहाँ नपाइने सामान किनमेल गर्न गएको मिठा अनुभवहरु छन् |
मेरो जन्मदिन भन्दा एक दिन अघि मंसिरको एक चिसो रात मा बिरगंज उत्रिएँ | जिन्दगिमै पहिलो टाँगा यात्रामा मंसिरको ठिहीमा काम्दै माइक्रोफोन लिएर घोडाको टुकटुक रेकर्ड गर्नुको अनुभव अविस्मरणीय थियो | लाग्यो पुरा ब्रम्हाण्डमा यहि एउटा मात्रै आबाज छ | मेरो कयामारा बिरगंजको मेरो पहिलो अनुभब कैद गर्न तयार थियो | तर यो आनन्द धेरैबेर टिकेन |
केहि मधेशी आन्दोलनकारीले हाम्रो बाटो छेके र टाँगा तोडफोड गर्ने भन्दै हामीलाई फर्कन धम्कि दिए | बिहानको ४ बजेको थियो | छेउमै रहेको एक युवाले मलाइ जिस्काउँदै भन्यो – स्वागत छ |
बिरगंज देशको एक ठुलो शहर मात्रै हैन नेपाल र भारत बिचको एक महत्वपुर्ण ब्यापारिक बिन्दु हो | यो भन्सार नाकाबाट देशको बिभिन्न भागमा अत्यावश्यक सामान जस्तै पेट्रोल नेपाल छिर्छ | तर म बिरगंजको एकदमै नौलो माहोलको साक्षी भएँ | सिमान्तकृत मधेशी समुदायको एक ठुलो हिस्सा संबिधानमा आफ्नो हक अधिकार सुनिस्चित गर्न र प्रदेशको सिमानामा बिरोध जनाउंदै आन्दोलनमा होमिएको थियो | उनीहरुको आन्दोलनले प्रहरीसंग भिडन्तको अबस्था सृजना भएपछी उनीहरुले नेपाल-भारत सिमानाको दशकजा केन्द्रित आन्दोलन शुरु गरे | यसले नेपाल-भारतबिचको महत्वपूर्ण ब्यापारिक नाका ठप्प पारिदियो | नेपाल र भारतको १७०० किलोमिटर भन्दा बढी खुल्ला सिमा भएको हुँदा यो आन्दोलन देशको सीमामा मात्रै सिमित भएन | बिरगंज नाका ठप्प हुँदा मुलूकमा अत्याबश्यक सामग्रीको अभाव चुलियो | मेरो यो प्रस्तुति मधेश आन्दोलनको केन्द्र रहेको बिरगंजको एक दृश्यात्मक प्रस्तुति हो | मधेश ठान्दछ कि नयाँ संबिधान उसको भावना बिपरित छ र यसमा अल्पसंख्यक समुदायको हक अधिकार सुनिस्चित गर्न पर्याप्त ब्यबस्था छैन | राज्य र कानुनबीच कतै एक समुदाय समतामुलक समाजको आशा लिएर बाँची रहेको छ |

- फुटबल मैदानमा लामखुट्टेको झुण्ड |

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बोक्सी आरोपमा १०३ बर्षीय कान्ति यादवलाई धामीहरुले सामाजीक बहिष्कार गरेकाछन् | कमजोर, बृद्ध, एकल र निर्धो भएकै कारण उनीमाथि अन्याय भएको छ | अरु गाउँलेहरुलाई आफुसंग भुत बोक्सी लखेट्ने शक्ति रहेको बिश्वास दिलाउन धामीले निर्धो महिलाहरुलाई प्रयोग गर्ने गरेकाछन् |

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मेलामा एउटी महिला लाइ घाइते बनाई लडाएको आरोप लागेपछि धामी र स्थानीयहरूबाट आफुलाई जोगाउँदै १०३ बर्षीय कान्ति यादव |

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धामिहरुको नेतृत्वमा बोक्सी आरोप लागेकी १०३ बर्षीय कान्ति यादबको बेइज्जत गर्दै स्थानीयहरू |

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धामिहरुको नेतृत्वमा बोक्सी आरोप लागेकी १०३ बर्षीय कान्ति यादबको बेइज्जत गर्दै स्थानीयहरू |

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बोक्सी आरोपको बेइज्जति खप्न नसकी आफुलाई लौरोले हिर्काउंदै १०३ बर्षीय कान्ति यादब |

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१८ बर्षीय बृख यादबलाई बोक्सी बिद्या लगाई बिरामी पारेको आरोप लागेकी १०३ बर्षीय कान्ति यादव |

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बोक्सीको आरोपमा बयोबृद्ध कान्ति यादवको बेइज्जत गर्दै एक धामी |

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टाउको दुख्ने, जिउ दुख्ने अनि बेहोश हुने समस्याबाट ग्रस्त १८ बर्षीय बृख यादबको उपचार गर्दै एक धामी | धामीले बृखको रोगको लागि १०३ बर्षीया बिधवा कान्ति यादबलाइ दोषी देखाए |

Photo Story (1st)

Photo by: Nabin Baral

कमला नदि किनारमा आयोजना हुने भुत मेला भर्न वरीपरि गाउँबाट आइपुगेका स्थानीयहरु |

Photo Story (1st)

Photo by: Nabin Baral

भुतमेलामा जानु अघि ट्रयाक्टरबाट सूर्यको प्रार्थना गर्दै जनकपुर कि १०३ बर्षीय बिधवा कान्ति यादब |

Photo Story (1st)

Photo by: Nabin Baral

कार्तिक पुर्णिमामा आयोजित भुतमेलामा धामीले फुकफाक गरेपछि लट्ठ मुद्रामा देखिएकी एक महिला |

Photo Story (1st)

Photo by: Nabin Baral

नेपालका धेरै जसो मानिस रुढीबादी र अन्धबिश्वस्सी छन् र दैबी शक्तिमा बिश्वास राक्छन् | सदियौंदेखि पुरातनबादी सोच हाम्रो सामाजिक र संस्कृतिक संरचनाहरुमा जरो गाडेर बसेको छ | यस्ता सोच र मान्यताहरु हाम्रो संस्कृतिक गतिबिधीहरुसंग सम्बन्धित छन् | यसले हाम्रो समाजमा बेला-बेलामा भौतिक वा सामाजिक द्वन्द सृजना गरिराखेको हुन्छ | यस्तो कुरीतिको निशानामा धेरै जस्तो महिला नै पर्छन् – धेरै जसो गरिब, निरिह अनि एकल महिला | कमला नदि किनारमा हरेक कार्तिक पुर्णिमामा मनाइने 'भुत महोत्सब' हाम्रो संस्कृतिसंग जोडिएको रुढी र अन्धविश्वासको एक उदाहरण हो | धामीहरुले कुल देवताले वा अन्य खराब मानिसले लागैदेको रोग ब्याध हरु निको पार्दिन्छन् भन्ने बिश्वासमा हजारौं तिर्थयात्रीहरु कार्तिक पुर्णिमाको रात कमला किनारमा पुग्छन् | यस्ता पर्बहरुले मानिसहरुमा रहेको रुढी र अन्धबिश्वासलाइ थप बलियो बनाइरहेकोहुन्छ | धामीहरुले सदियौंदेखि समाजमा ब्याप्त रुढी र अन्धबिश्वासलाइ आफु अनुकुल प्रयोग गरेर समाजमा आफ्नो उपस्थिति थप मजबुत बनाईरहेकाछन् | कान्ति यादब यस्तै हिंसाबाट प्रताडित हजारौं महिला मध्ये एक हुन् |

- रोग ब्याध निको पार्दिने आशमा कमला नदि किनारमा कार्तिक पुर्णिमाको रात हुने भुत मेलामा जानु अघि धामीलाइ भेट्दै एक महिला |

Sports (3ed)

Photo by: Umesh Shrestha

Bird's eye view of two mountain bikers in Muktinath, Mustang.

Sports

Photo by: Uday Prakash Karmacharya

Students Of Sanskrit (Bedh) playing football at Ram Mandir premises, pashupati,Kathmandu.

Sports

Photo by: Tashi Rapte Ghale

Sports

Photo by: Sunil Pradhan

Nepal’s sportsmen demonstrate their skills in the event held in Kathmandu.

Sports

Photo by: Sanjog Manandhar

A child play hula-hoop near a collapsed house by the massive earthquake on April 25 at Chhauni in the capital on Saturday. July 11 2015.

Sports (1st)

Photo by: सुरविन्द्र कुमार पुन

रुकुमको तकसेरा गाविसको तक गाउँको एक परम्परागत घरको छतमा फुटबल खेल्दै स्थानीय बालकहरु । भिरालो जमिन हुने पहाडी क्षेत्रमा खेल्ने मैदान नहुँदा खेल्ने उमेरका बालबालिकाहरु विकल्पका रुपमा घरको छतलाई पनि प्रयोगमा ल्याउने गरेका छन् ।

Sports (2nd)

Photo by: Rabik Upadhaya

They call it the beautiful game, they say you can earn a fortune if you can play it good, like I care a bit. I play to enjoy, to forget the pain deep down under me. I don't care about the beauty or the money. I just have to get my foot on the ball.

Sports

Photo by: Pankaj Shrestha

पेनाल्टि शुटआउट ४० वर्षभन्दा माथि उमेर समुहको फुटबल खेलमा पेनाल्टि शुटआउट खादै पोखराको गोल रक्षक ।

Sports

Photo by: Prabin Koirala

Wrestler fights during the International Wrestling Tournament held at Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu. Professional players from 13 countries including Nepal had participated in the tournament.

Sports

Photo by: Prakash Chandra Timilsena

सगरमाथा बेस क्यामबाट सुरु भएको ४२.१९५ किलोमिटर दुरीको एभरेष्ट म्याराथनमा हिउमाथि दौड्दै एक धावक । ५३६४ उचाईमा रहेको बेसक्याम्पबाट सुरु हुने यो दौड नाम्चे बजारमा पुगेर टु७३हबबसगिन्छ । दौडमा प्रतिष्पर्धा गर्न स्वदेशी र विदेशी धावकहरु बेसक्याम्प पुग्ने गर्छन । यो दैड एभरेष्ट दिवसको दिनमा हरेक बर्ष हुने गर्दछ ।

Sports

Photo by: Navesh Chitrakar

A Nepalese Army soldier (R) falls from his horse as he competes during the Ghodejatra Horse Race festival, which is organised by the Nepal Army, in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 7, 2016.

Sports

Photo by: Manoj Poudel

Wrestlers are playing at Taulihawa, Kapilvastu.

Sports

Photo by: Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi

People participate in Canoning in Nuwakot which is 92 meters high.

Sports

Photo by: Kaushal Adhikari

Players of Nepal football team celebrates after winning the semi-final match against Maldives on South Asian Games football category on February 13, 2015.

Sports

Photo by: Kaushal Adhikari

Navayug Shrestha of Nepal (red jersey) kicks the ball during the final of South Asian Games football category against India on February 15, 2015. The ball was converted to goal and with the help of the goal from Shrestha Nepal won final by 2-1 goals.

Sports

Photo by: Kaushal Adhikari

Captain of Nepali national cricket team Paras Khadka teaches batting techniques to earthquake victims children who were taking shelter at temporary shelter at Tundikhel, Kathmandu on May 17, 2015.

Sports

Photo by: जियालाल शाह

जहाँ इच्छा त्यहाँ उपाय: वीरगंजको नारायणी रंगशालामा चप्पलको विकेट बनाएर क्रिकेट खेल्दै बालबालिकाहरु ।

Sports

Photo by: Dev Dongol

Ski and snow surfing in the foot of Hiunchuli (6441m) in Annapurna region. This adventure sport is new in Nepal and very very expensive.

News

Photo by: Saligram Tiwari

Locals are seen crossing the Araniko Highway in Bhaktapur district. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake damaged some sections of the highway.

News

Photo by: Sunil Sharma

Fuel tankers of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) head to Chinese city of Kerung to receive petrol. The Chinese government announced petrol grants for Nepal after the nation faced acute shortage of petroleum products due to Indian blockade.

News

Photo by: Satish Pokhrel

Police personnel cover the UCPN (Maoist) President Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) during a clash of Maoist cadres with police in New Baneshwar, Kathmandu, on January 20, 2015.

News

Photo by: Skanda Gautam

People observe the final rites of Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala at the Pashupati Aryaghat in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 10, 2016.

News

Photo by: Ritesh Tripathi

Grief-stricken family of Jaya Narayan Patel (24) of Nayka Tole in Harihapur-7 who died after Armed Police Force (APF) personnel opened fire at peaceful protesters demanding better road access to the district headquarters.

News

Photo by: Rajendra KC

ICU ON THE ROAD: Medical team attends to a toddler in a hospital compound. Unfortunately, the kid was declared dead after few hours.

News

Photo by: Rajesh Gurung

Pramila Nepali (30) being rescued by National Mountain Bike team members at Chobhar, Kirtipur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, after the earthquake of 25 April 2015. Pramila was found deep into the debris of her rented apartment, clutching her son close to her chest; her hands firmly protecting her son from being crushed by the fallen debris.

News

Photo by: Pratap Thapa

A collapsed statue is seen at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur after the April 25, 2016, earthquake. Many historic monuments, buildings and temples were either completely destroyed or damaged.

News

Photo by: Purna BK

Non-Dalit locals of Shyamgha-2, Tanahun, carry the coffin of a Dalit, Suraj BK (24), to the cremation site. BK, a migrant worker, lost his life when he fell from the second floor of a building in Qatar.

News

Photo by: Navesh Chitrakar

Rishi Khanal looks around after he was rescued alive by the Armed Police Force and French rescue team four days after the earthquake of April 25, 2016.

News

Photo by: Krishna Adhikari

People of Holiya village, which lies on the banks of Rapti River in Banke, wait to be rescued on the top of their roofs and boats.

News

Photo by: Hemant Shrestha

Security personnel and volunteers carry a woman rescued from the rubble of a destroyed building in Bhaktapur on April 25, 2015.

News

Photo by: Bikram Rai

Puffs of dust, as seen from Hattiban, rise from different parts of Kathmandu after the April 25 earthquake. This picture was taken 4 minutes after the earthquake hit the country.

News

Photo by: Bijay Rai

Acid attack survivor Sangita Magar (right) sits School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examination with the help of her classmate, on the bed of KMC Hospital, in Sinamangal, Kathmandu.

News

Photo by: Bijay Rai

A man runs carrying his son, after the house (left) of Purnabir Joshi, collapsed due to earthquake of April 25, 2015, in Pulchowk of Lalitpur.

News

Photo by: Bijay Gajmer

A police personnel arrests a protestor during a rally, organized to declare Nepal a Hindu nation, in New Baneshwar, Kathmandu.

News

Photo by: Bikash Dware

Constituent Assembly members of the then UCPN (Maoist) throw chairs and chant slogans against the government.

News

Photo by: Bikash Dware

A man trapped in debris looks on as volunteers rescue another man from the rubbles of Gorakhnath Temple in Maru, Kathmandu, in the earthquake of April 25, 2015.

News

Photo by: Amul Thapa

Four-month-old Sonish Awal of Bhaktapur was rescued alive from rubbles 24 hours after the earthquake of April 25, 2015, shook the country.

News (3rd)

Photo by: Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi

Relatives console a woman, who lost her dear ones in the April 25 earthquake that claimed more than 9,000 lives, as they pass through debris of a temple.

News (2nd)

Photo by: Rajesh Gurung

Smoke and dust billow into the sky in Khokana village of Lalitpur district a couple of minutes after Nepal was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on April 25, 2015.

News (1st)

Photo by: Navesh Chitrakar

A body of a victim lies trapped in the debris after an earthquake hit, in Kathmandu, on April 25, 2015. Around 9,000 people died in the earthquake.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Santosh Pathak

A boy takes his friend for a joyride in a wheelbarrow.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Pratap Thapa

A young girl smiles as she looks out of a makeshift tent in Pupal Valley of Rukum. Most of the students leave their schools and travel to highlands in the harvest season to collect Yarsagumba -- the precious Himalyan fungus -- for their livelihood.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Pratap Thapa

A girl smiles during paddy plantation festival in Pokhara.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Pramin Manandhar

Kids are all smiles as they play in a slum at Tripureshwar, Kathmandu.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Pasang Gyalzen Tamang

A sage poses for a photo.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Suresh Raj Shakya

A woman smiles as she makes clay pots at Pottery Square in Bhaktapur.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Skanda Gautam

Girls dressed in traditional attire perform a cultural dance during the 13th General Convention of Nepali Congress in Khulla Manch of Kathmandu.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Bijay Rai

Ramila Shrestha (19), who was on the eighth floor of Dharahara when the iconic monument collapsed in the April earthquake, smiles as she recuperates at the National Trauma Centre in Kathmandu. More than 150 people lost their lives in the incident.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Ben Kumar Gurung

A boy wearing football shirt smiles from the window of Panchayan Mandir in Damauli of Tanahu district.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Navesh Chitrakar

Armed Police Force (APF) personnel carry their officer after they successfully rescued an earthquake survivor from the rubbles of Hilton Hotel in Kathmandu.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Narayan Maharjan

Women hug each other in the paddy field during the National Paddy Plantation Day celebration in Chapagaun of Lalitpur.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Kaushal R Sapkota

Children of Tapriza Secondary School in the remote Phoksundo village of Dolpa district in western Nepal.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Binay Bhaskar Dutta

Children of Limbu community show their acrobatic skills by hanging from a clothesline in front of their home.

Nepal Smile

Photo by: Bikram Rai

A man smiles as he rebuilds his house which was damaged by the April, 2015 earthquake, in Barpak of Gorkha district.

Nepal Smile (3rd)

Photo by: Sulav Bhakta Shrestha

An elderly man has a jovial moment and relishes during a paddy plantation at jitpur fedi, kathmandu.

Nepal Smile (2nd)

Photo by: Rajendra KC

A girl child enjoys a giant swing ride at Kathmandu Fun Park in Kathmandu.

Nepal Smile (1st)

Photo by: Navesh Chitrakar

A boy carries a child on his back as they return home from school along the streets of Lalitpur.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Tashi Rapte Ghale

Kiang or Tibetan wild asses (Equus kiang) seen at Limi valley, Humla district, western part of Nepal.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Sushila Gurung

Spotted Deer during morning at Sarang Wildlife Santuary, Meghauli, Chitwan.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Rukesh Rajbhandari

A beautiful view of Bagmati River inside jungle, way of Sundarijal to Okhrani.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Rishav Adhikari

A 16 day old baby elephant playing water with mother in Chitwan National park.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Rajendra KC

Panaromic view of Phewa lake and Annapurna mountain range from World Peace Pagoda in Pokhara.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Rajendra KC

A great cormorant catches a fish at Taudaha Lake on the outskirts of Kathmandu . The great cormorant is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds, and migrates north to south for winter each year.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: CP Khanal

अर्घाखाँची सन्धिखर्कको सामुदायिक वनमा डढेलो लागेपछि बासस्थानबाट उडेका गिद्ध । गत फागुन र चैतमा यहाँका अधिकांश सामुदायिक वनमा डढेलो लागेपछि वन्यजन्तुको वासस्थान जोखिममा पर्यो ।

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Navesh Chitrakar

A shadow of a cloud is cast on the fields as a farmer ties a shawl on her head at Khokana in Lalitpur.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Lokesh Maharjan

This was captured on a morning in the month of Baishak showing the misty morning periphery of the beautiful Begnas Lake at Lekhanath in Kaski District.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Gopen Rai

Pockets of light formed over the hills of Yara,Upper Mustang .Upper Mustang consists of two distinct regions: the southern part and the northern where the languages, culture and traditions are alike to those of the Tibetan people. This area is consider as one of the most interesting and picturesque places in Nepal. The whole area has an isolated and mystical feel to it, enchanting and inspiring visitors to this region.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: विश्वदीप ताम्राकार

किङ्फिशर, सुनसरीको पकलीमा बिहान खिचिएको तस्वीर हो । उक्त तस्वीरमा किङ्फिशरले जिङ्गे माछाको सिकार गरी आफ्नो गन्तब्य तिर उदै ।

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: विश्वदीप ताम्राकार

(पाँच औले) प्रणय अवस्थामा ।

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Yatra Rai

Pair of Lesser adjutant stork (Leptoptilos javanicus) showing their true love for each other. Location: Tarahara Forest.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Bijay Rai

A wayward leopard gnarls at onlookers at a house in Kuleshwar,Kathmandu. The Leopard had strayed into residential area and was later captured with the use of tranquilizer dart.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Avash Karmacharya

Waterfall in Gupteshwori cave, Kaski district.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Ankit karkee

Star trails seen from Annapurna Base Camp.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Anil Upadhyaya

Lizard- Changing colors of life.

Nature and Wildlife

Photo by: Angad Dhakal

Two young tuskers challenge each other at Chitwan National Park.

Nature and Wildlife (3rd)

Photo by: Bikash Khadge

THREE LITTLE OWLS, three little juvenile owls anxiously peer out from their hollow nest hoping to catch a glimpse of their mother bringing a square meal at Mangalbazar in Lalitpur.

Nature and Wildlife (2nd)

Photo by: विसप ताम्राकार

प्रणय: सुनसरीको इटहरीमा जेठ महिनामा पानी परेर बनेको आहालमा प्रणयमा मग्न दुई भ्यागुता । ग्लोवल वार्मिङको कारण अहिले स–सना जलचरहरुको दैनिकी प्रभावित भइरहेको छ ।

Nature and Wildlife (1st)

Photo by: रमेश कुमार पौडेल

चितवन निकुञ्जभित्र रमाउँदै मयुरहरु ः चितवन राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्जको कसरादेखि पश्चिम क्षेत्र सुखीभार घाँसे मैदान नजिक बाटोमा जीप सफारी गर्ने क्रममा देखिएका मयुरहरु । चितवन निकुञ्ज दुर्लभ वन्यजन्तु एकसिंगे गैंडा र पाटे बाघको मुख्य वासस्थल हो । निकुञ्ज घुम्ने क्रममा यी दुर्लभ वन्यजन्तुका साथै यस्ता आकर्षक चराचुरुङ्गि र अन्य जिवजन्तु र जलचरहरु प्रशस्तै देख्न पाइन्छ ।

Daily Life

Photo by: Suraj Tamrakar

Freshly made bricks are left to dry under the sun. Laborers get Re 1 per brick for ferrying the bricks from the nearby kiln and dry them in sun which usually takes 4 to 5 hours.

Daily Life

Photo by: Shree Ram Khatri

A woman returns home with drinking water in Bhaktapur. With drinking water going scarce, local women have to make long trips to fill up their utensils.

Daily Life

Photo by: Sanjog Manandhar

A scavenger watches as a crane works on the pile of garbage at Teku, Kathmandu.

Daily Life

Photo by: Sandip Tiwari

This photographer was taken one year back by me right after the massive earthquake occured in our country. She was playing with those big leaves and i got an idea to capture that at Matepani, Pokhara in Kaski District.

Daily Life

Photo by: Rohan Shrestha

Me with couple of my photogs were around basantapur for a walk.I was framing the swet bhairav and there were people worshipping and going and that's when I portrayed this shot. With kit lens attached, I took my position and waited for elderly people..and after few moments there was this granny.
We nepali have developed a kinda chore of worshipping god early morning, thus I captioned it "Morning prayers".

Daily Life

Photo by: Pratik Rayamajhi

A woman searches for her belongings in the rubbles of her home destroyed by the devastating earthquake of April, 2015.

Daily Life

Photo by: Pramin Manandhar

Shadow of a man with his son on a bicycle is cast on the road near Bhotahity in Kathmandu.

Daily Life

Photo by: Suresh Raj Shakya

Locals busy buying stuffs for the Tihar festival at Taumadhi in Bhaktapur.

Daily Life

Photo by: Suresh Raj Shakya

Locals of Dattatreya in Bhaktapur gather near a well early in the morning to collect drinking water.

Daily Life

Photo by: Navesh Chitrakar

A woman carrying a basket walks down a narrow alley as she returns from the vegetable market in Kathmandu.

Daily Life

Photo by: Vivek Chaudhary

A man herds his cattle back home near Rapti Bridge in Lamahi, Dang district.

Daily Life

Photo by: Hemanta Shrestha

A pedestrian crosses the suspension bridge on a foggy winter morning in Balkumari, Kathmandu.

Daily Life

Photo by: Hemanta Shrestha

Barbar Birendra Thakur, 24, gives his client a haircut at the roadside in Pepsicola of Kathmandu after his salon was destroyed in course of road expansion.

Daily Life

Photo by: Giri Raj Banksota

Women dressed in traditional Limbu attire take picture with a tiger sculpture in RR Garden(stone n rose garden) in Tehrathum.

Daily Life

Photo by: Avash Karmacharya

A woman return home with a load of fodder on her back in Chitlang village of Makwanpur district. Women in rural Nepal contribute the most in running household.

Daily Life

Photo by: Angel Chaulagain

Three men toil hard amid dust at a brickyard situated in Ithuli, Bhaktapur. To make ends meet, they work for 8-10 hours a day under the scorching heat of the sun.

Daily Life (3rd)

Photo by: Pratap Thapa

Women carry wooden frames to make the handmade Nepali paper at Sankhu, Kathmandu. The handmade paper, popularly known as Lokta, is made from the bark of Lokta bush. The paper is genrally used for official and ceremonial purposes.

Daily Life (2nd)

Photo by: Gopen Rai

A woman walks with two children as they head to Lo Manthang from Samzong in Mustang. Isolated from the rest of the world until early 1990s, Upper Mustang, is a remote and isolated region in the Himalayas where a majority of population still speak traditional Tibetic languages.

Daily Life (1st)

Photo by: Naresh Shrestha

A girl jumps along with her friend hops from one sewage pipe to another on the banks of the Bagmati River at Bansighat in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Cultural and Tourism

Photo by: Robic Upadhayay

The religious processions in Nepal are preceded by performance which supposedly wards off evil spirits and brings in good luck and prosperity. This picture was taken during the twelve-year chariot festival of Rato Machchhindranath in Khokana of Lalitpur.

Cultural and Tourism

Photo by: Pratap Thapa

Photo captured in long exposure shows oil lamp on the holy Bagmati River left by devotees in memory of their deceased relatives during the Bala Chaturdashi Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Cultural and Tourism

Photo by: Milan Adhikari

A devotee worships God Bhairav during the Rato Machhindranath chariot festival at Patan, Lalitpur.

Cultural and Tourism

Photo by: Lelish Maharjan

Tourists play with colors on the occasion of Holi Festival at Basntapur, Kathmandu.

Cultural and Tourism

Photo by: Laxman Karmacharya

A little girl plays with her brother as she looks at masks of different deities during the Special Worship offered at Nawadurga Temple in Bhaktapur on the day of Bhagasti.

Cultural and Tourism

Photo by: Dipen Shrestha

Guruju Ko Paltan, a special platoon of Nepal Army, at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, on its way to Patan to attend the Red Machindra Nath chariot festival.

Cultural and Tourism

Photo by: Bishop Tamrakar

Devotees sing religious songs as stay awake throughout the night to celebrate Shivaratri Festival in the Halesi Temple of Khotang district. The temple is also a popular pilgrimage of Buddhist followers.

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Photo by: Bikram Rai

Nepali Muslims on their way to attend Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Katmandu.

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Photo by: Bikesh Prajapati

People walk through Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur on a misty morning.

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Photo by: Bijay Gurung

Cyclist moving to Markhu through suspension bridge over Indra Sarower in Kulekhani.

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Photo by: Angad Dhakal

Girls take selfie at a paddy field in Siddhipur of Lalitpur. Ashar 15 is celebrated as National Paddy Day.

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Photo by: Amit Banmala

Masked Goddess Barahi is surrounded by local devotees at the earthquake-hit Khacha area of Bhaktapur. Barahi is believed to be a goddess who can control earthquake.

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Photo by: Sunil Sharma

Hindu devotees take holy water from Bagmati River on the bank of Pashupatinath Temple during Madhav Narayan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhavnarayan for longevity of their husbands and family prosperity during the month-long festival.

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Photo by: Avash Karmacharya

Artists perform the traditional Kartik Naach (dance of the deity Kartik) at Patan Durbar Square. Kartik Naach is a month-long traditional dance and drama festival that takes place in the Hindu lunar calendar month of Kartik (October/November).

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Photo by: Sambranda Bajracharya

People of different ethnicities celebrate Holi -- the festival of colors -- at Taumadhi of Bhaktapur.

Cultural and Tourism (1st)

Photo by: Dinesh Shrestha

Hindu devotees light oil lamps in memory of deceased family members during Bala Chaturdashi festival at the Bajrabarahi temple in Lalitpur, Nepal.

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Photo by: Deepak Ratna Bajracharya

People run toward safe places in Soyambhu temple complex after the 7-8 magnitude earthquake hit the country on April 25, 2016. Most of the houses, monasteries, temples sustained damage in the earthquake.