I PRAY FOR PEACE: A woman prays just before Tuesday\'s noon curfew at Naya Bazar in Kirtipur. Minutes later, truckloads of soldiers and police were seen speeding towards the area where protesters peacefully kept security forces at bay for five hours on Monday. (PIC: MARTY LOGAN)

SLEEP STRIKES: Business was so quiet Friday afternoon, day two of the
political parties\' general strike, that this cigarette seller in Thamel was
able to take a nap. (PIC: MARTY LOGAN)

NO WOMAN IS AN ISLAND: Narayangarh women stand on a traffic island at Shahid Chowk on Tuesday to catch a better view of a pro-democracy street play being performed by CPN (Ekatakendra-Masal). (PIC: EKAL SILWAL)

BIG GUNS: Maoist guerrillas stand guard at a mass meeting in Mainapokhari along the Nepalganj-Bardia highway on Wednesday. Hundreds of villagers were brought in to attend but dispersed when an army helicopter hovered overhead and fired warning shots. (PIC: RAMESWOR BOHARA)

RAINBOW TRIBE: Children of 'Imagine Rainbow in Kathmandu', a film project featuring Kathmandu's children and musicians and Nepal\'s diverse musical and cultural heritage, at the film\'s shooting in Patan Museum on Tuesday. (PIC: BRIAN SOKOL)