A devotee takes a holy dip in the Bagmati River before offering prayers to the Hindu god Shiva at the Pashupatinath Temple during the Shravan festivities on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 4, 2025.(Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)
Participants are framed by a bouquet of balloons before the start of the Pride Parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 10, 2025.(Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)
A devotee performs the Nagadesh Bhaila Pyakhan, a tantric dance revived after a 12-year hiatus, in Nagadesh, Thimi, on August 11, 2025. The ritual performance, rooted in Newar tradition, was held over four days, featuring symbolic movements, traditional music, and elaborate costumes to honor deities and preserve cultural heritage.(Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Devotees carry a chariot bearing the Hindu god Bhimshen through Durbar Square during the Bhimshen Jatra festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 17, 2025.(Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)
Newar Buddhist devotees worship Dipankara Buddha during the Panchadaan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on August 21, 2025. Known as the festival of five summer gifts, Panchadaan is a sacred ritual where devotees offer five traditional alms in monastic courtyards and community squares.(Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Women adorned in traditional red sarees dance to celebrate the Hindu festival of Teej after offering prayers to Lord Shiva at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu on August 26, 2025.(Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)
A Nepalese woman in red attire worships Lord Shiva during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 26, 2025. Women celebrate Teej to pray for a long and prosperous life for their husbands.(Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)
Nepalese people offer holy maize grains to pigeons at the Boudhanath Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 27, 2025.(Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A Naga sadhu, or Hindu holy man, rests at the Pashupatinath temple complex in Kathmandu on August 27, 2025. Nepal’s Supreme Court ruled that the ascetics’ traditional practice of nudity is not obscenity and that they need not wear clothes at the temple.(Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)
Traditional masked dancers perform on the first day of the Indra Jatra festival at Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu on September 4, 2025.(Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)
A girl adorned as a Living Goddess smiles during a mass Kumari Puja prayer ritual for the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025. Hundreds of young girls gathered to offer worship for good luck and protection.(Photo by Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Press Wire via Alamy Live News)
A daily wage laborer carries a traditional grass broom while walking down a street in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2025.(Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)
A demonstrator hurls a tear gas shell back toward riot police during a protest against corruption and the government’s decision to block several social media platforms in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8, 2025.(Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
A riot police officer fires tear gas at demonstrators during a protest against corruption and social media restrictions in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8, 2025.(Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
Demonstrators jump from the boundary wall of parliament after being chased by riot police during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8, 2025.(Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
A demonstrator jumps from the gate of Parliament during a protest against corruption and social media bans in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8, 2025.(Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
An injured riot police officer is carried to a hospital after clashes during a protest outside parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8, 2025.(Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
Riot police attempt to detain a demonstrator during a protest against corruption and social media bans in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8, 2025.(Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
Demonstrators carry an injured police officer during a protest outside Parliament in Kathmandu on September 8, 2025. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds demanding the government lift its social media ban and address corruption.(Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/AFP Photo)
A protester, wearing a flak jacket and carrying a shield taken from a policeman, shouts slogans outside Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s government, during a protest against a social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 9, 2025.(Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)
