THE TWAIN MET: A soldier at Singha Darbar climbs a flagpole on Wednesday at a ceremony to welcome five new foreign ambassadors to Nepal. The rumpus was caused when the Afghan flag, being lowered, became entangled with the Icelandic flag on the way up. (PIC: KIRAN PANDAY)

HOLY SMOKE: Hailing from India, kitchen god Sylvester Gomes whips up a divine Nepali-style barbeque that has infusions of North Indian spices, at the Radisson Hotel last Thursday. (PIC: SHEERE NG)