Devotees lighting butter lamps at the Kalbhairav Temple in Basantapur on Saturday evening. Photo: Sagar Basnet/Aarthik Abhiyan

Staff of Tara Air prepare to load waste at Lukla airport. The airlines in collaboration with Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) and the Himalayan Club carried away 11,000 kg of waste from the Khumbu region as part of its corporate social responsibility. Photo: Tara Air

A farmer of Belahagau in Dhankuta preparing to take the tomatoes grown in her farm to the local market. According to the District Agriculture Development Office, tomatoes worth Rs 1.2994 billion were exported from the district in the fiscal year 2016/17. Narayan Kumar Rai/Aarthik Abhiyan

A representative of the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal speaks at a function held on the eve of the 15th Handicraft Expo and the 13th Handicraft Competition which will start in Kathmandu from November 17. Photo; Sagar Basnet/Aarthik Abhiyan

Huawei Nova 2i being displayed during the official launch of the smartphones in the capital on Wednesday. Photo: Aarthik Abhiyan

Workers manufacturing musical instrument locally known as madal at a factory in Simritu Bazar of Triveni Municipality. Members of the Badi community took the initiative to open this factory about two years ago. Photo: Pradeep Dalel/Aarthik Abhiyan

A function organised in the capital to mark the arrival of the Gang of Dusters from Lucknow, India as a part of Renault's first drive in Nepal for its adventure driving community. Photo: Renault

A child tilling his land in Aathbis Municipality of Dailekh district. Young children have been compelled to look after their farm as most of the adult males in the region have gone to India for foreign employment. Photo: Rita Kumari Shah/Aarthik Abhiyan

A local coppersmith of Mulpani making utensils especially for religious purpose. The braziers have been exporting such utensils to China and other foreign countries. Photo: Sagar Basnet/Aarthik Abhiyan

Visitors at the Patan Durbar Square on Sunday. Photo: Pradeep Luintel/Aarthik Abhiyan

Vehicles parked at Gongabu-based New Bus Park on Wednesday. The government authorities had signed an agreement with Lhotse Multipurpose Pvt Ltd to upgrade the bus park under public private partnership model about two years ago but there has been no progress so far in upgrading the bus park. Photo: Pradeep Luintel/Aarthik Abhiyan

Chairman of New Business Age, Madan Lamsal, speaks at a programme entitled Reforms for Industrial and Investment Promotion in Nepal on Wednesday. Participants of the programme stressed on reforming laws for the development of industries and investment-friendly environment in the country. Photo: Aarthik Abhiyan

Women involved in construction work in Aathbiskot Municipality of West Rukum. Women in this district are in the forefront of development works as the men are away for employment in India and other countries. Photo: Prabir Dadel/Aarthik Abhiyan

Youths of Gaighat, the district headquarters of Udayapur, pose for a group photo in Muktinath, a religious pilgrimage site of Mustang district. Domestic tourism in the mountainous district has increased due to road access to the remote region. Photo: Ajaya Kumar Shah/Aarthik Abhiyan

Customers buying warm clothes at Makhan tole of Kathmandu. Photo: Pradeep Luintel/Aarthik Abhiyan

Domestic tourists rafting at Tamor River of Dhankuta. The season for white-water rafting has started in Nepal. Photo: Narayan Kumar Rai/Aarthik Abhiyan

Dancers perform traditional Chinese dance during the ongoing China South Asia Expo at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu. Photo: Pradeep Luintel/Aarthik Abhiyan

Farmers harvesting rice in Musikot of West Rukum. Farmers start harvesting rice after Tihar in this district. Photo: Prabir Dalel/Aarthik Abhiyan

A student buying bag with a vendor in Lagankhel on Thursday. Photo: Pradeep Luintel/Aarthik Abhiyan

Representatives of IMS Motors during the launch of SsangYong Tivoli in Kathmandu. The market price of SsangYong Tivoli with automatic gear box is Rs 6.599 million while the manual semi-loading vehicle is priced at Rs 5.699 million. Photo Courtesy: IMS Motors