People hold a candlelight vigil on the eve of World AIDS Day in Kathmandu on Wednesday in memory of those who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS.

Actors perform Ram Leela in Janakpur on the occasion of Bibaha Panchami, the festival celebrated to commemorate the wedding of Ram and Sita, on Monday.

People participate in a walkathon organised by Zonta Club of Kathmandu to spread awareness against gender-based violence on Saturday.

On Tuesday, devotees thronged Pashupati temple to sow satbeej, seven types of grains, and light oil lamps to honor their deceased family members. But a day later the prescribed route is filled with discarded plastic bags, mattresses, and other paraphernalia from the ritual.

Celebrations in Lalitpur-3 as Toshima Karki of Nepal Swatantra Party secures victory with 31,136 votes. Her closest rival Amrit Khadka of the UML secured 12,963 votes.

Krishna Gopal Shrestha of the CPN-UML has been re-elected House of Representative member from Kathmandu-9. He beat his nearest opponent Tek Bahadur Pokharel of the Rastriya Swatantra Party by 995 votes.

Supporters congratulate Gagan Thapa after his win in Kathmandu-4. The Nepali Congress leader was re-elected in House of Representatives after beating his close opponent CPN-UML's Rajan Bhattarai by 7,747 votes.

Devotees light oil lamps and observe rituals for departed family members at Doleshwor Mahadev temple, Bhaktapur on the eve of Bala Chaturdashi. Families who have lost loved ones visit temples of Lord Shiva and stay awake through the night to observe penance, sing, and dance on their behalf.

Officials count the votes for Kathmandu constituency no. 7 at Khusibu Judo Hall on Monday. Nepal on Sunday recorded around 61% voter turnout in the parliamentary and provincial elections which is significantly lower as compared to the past two elections. The voter turnout was 77% in 2013 and 78% in 2017.

A police personnel gathers a ballot box from the polling station in Kathmandu Darbar Square at the end of the voting period on Sunday.

10,892 polling stations and 22,227 centres across Nepal open for the federal and provincial elections on 20 November. Banglamukhi residents in Lalitpur get an early start.

Workers in Kathmandu set up a polling station in Kathmandu Darbar Square ahead of the general elections on Sunday.

The landless protest against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City's decision to remove squatter settlements from Bagmati and other river banks on Thursday.

Election commission officials prepare ballot boxes, ballot papers and other materials before the elections on Sunday.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari returns home after completing an official visit to Iceland on Saturday. President Bhandari left for Iceland on 7 November to participate in the 'Women Political Leaders (WPL) program, where she was honored with the 'Women Political Trailblazer Award'.

The bustle around the ever-watchful eyes of Boudhanath Stupa at dusk on Saturday.

On Wednesday, a 6.6 magnitude tremor rocked western Nepal, which hasn't seen a major earthquake in 600 years, killing at least six people. The earthquake mainly affected the far-western districts in Nepal and was also felt in cities in Northern India including Delhi.

An ATR-72 on a domestic flight climbs out during the lunar eclipse in Kathmandu on Tuesday evening.

Nepathya frontman Amrit Gurung performs at Al Nasr Leisureland, Dubai on Monday.

Finance Secretary Krishna Hari Pushkar, and Asian Development Bank's Country Director for Nepal Arnaud Cauchois sign an agreement for investment to improve the livelihood and climate resilience of horticulture farmers in Nepal's hilly areas. ADB’s financing comprises a $60 million concessional loan from ordinary capital resources and a $10 million grant from the Asian Development Fund.

Dancers perform the Narsimha Avatar dance drama during the Kartik Naach at Patan Darbar Square on Sunday. Kartik Naach is one of the oldest and consistently staged pyakha in Patan started by King Siddhi Narsingh Malla in the mid 17th century.

Mt Manaslu, the eighth highest mountain in the world, sighted from Manang on Saturday.

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma met with a team led by Barbel Kofler, the parliamentary State Secretary of Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany on Wednesday. Germany has announced that it has enlisted Nepal among aid recipient countries.

US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R. Thompson meets with Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS), General Prabhuram Sharma on Tuesday at the Nepal Army Headquarters in Kathmandu.