Run, pedal, swim
Text and Photos: Bikram Rai Pokhara woke up to a different buzz last Saturday as men and women sprinted and cycled about town and swam across the Phewa lake vying to win the National Triathlon...
View ArticleElection Fever
Candidates filed nominations for the second phase of provincial and parliamentary elections on Thursday. The second phase of elections will be held in 45 districts on 7 December. Photos from Kasthmandu...
View ArticleTrekking lite – around Kathmandu Valley
Everest, Annapurna, Langtang and now Kangchenjunga. These are just a few of the trekking routes that have enchanted adventure-seekers the world over for years, with reason. Yet enjoying the Himalaya,...
View ArticleBel Bibaha
Before girls from the Newar community reach their puberty they are married to the wood-apple also called Bael. It is performed before the onset of menstruation when the girl is at the age of 5, 7 or 9....
View ArticlePolls in Pictures
On Thursday, people in 45 districts came out to cast their ballots during the last phase of parliamentary and provincial elections . More than 12 million voters are eligible to exercise their voting...
View ArticleTamu Lhosar
The air was thick with laughter in Tundikhel, and thousands of dancing feet swept up huge, thick clouds of dust. Marking the beginning of the Gurung Calendar New Year and the end to the old one, the...
View ArticleSwasthani Bratakatha
The Swasthani brata katha festival is a month-long festival dedicated to God Madhav Narayan and Goddess Swasthani. The festival revolves around the Swasthani, a text with stories from the Puranic...
View ArticleSnowed in
Snow-covered Jufal airfield in Dolpo and Simikot in Humla on Wednesday morning as the first winter westerly front brought precipitation across Nepal. Photos by Rajendra B Singh
View ArticleMaha Shivaratri
Every year Hindu devotees including Sadhus from all over Nepal and neighbouring India gather at the Pashupatinath Temple to celebrate Maha Shivaratri festival. It marks the convergence of Shiva and...
View Article68th Democracy Day
Nepal is celebrating it’s 68th Democracy Day today, marking the establishment of democracy after the end of the 104-year-long Rana regime. Photojournalist Gopen Rai brings you the visuals from the...
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