News, Festivals and Daily Life from the week in Nepal

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Two Nepalese women dressed in traditional attire play with pigeons at Hanumandhoka Square, a UNESCO heritage site in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, September 06, 2019.

A man giving touches on the idol of Lord Vishwakarma for the upcoming Vishwakarma Puja at a workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, September 05, 2019. Deity Vishwakarma is regarded as the main craftsman and architect of Gods.

A member of Korea disinfection crupee team fumigates mosquitoes causing dengue outbreak along the alleys in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, September 04, 2019. The recent report of people affected with dengue in Nepal has reached 2559.

Nepalese Hindu women perform ritual prayers during Rishi Panchami festival on the banks of Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Rishi Panchami is observed to mark the end of three-day Teej festival when women worship Sapta Rishi (Seven Saints) on the last day by cleaning their body with 365 stems of Apamarga, a medical plant furthermore taking a bath with cow dung and soil collected from sacred places and ash in belief that they will be blessed and forgiven for all the sins they were believed to have committed during the menstrual cycle and wash off ones impurity throughout the year.

Nepalese Hindu women perform a ritual bath during Rishi Panchami festival on the banks of Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Rishi Panchami is observed to mark the end of three-day Teej festival when women worship Sapta Rishi (Seven Saints) on the last day by cleaning their body with 365 stems of Apamarga, a medical plant furthermore taking a bath with cow dung and soil collected from sacred places and ash in belief that they will be blessed and forgiven for all the sins they were believed to have committed during the menstrual cycle and wash off ones impurity throughout the year.

Forging ATM cards and millions of rupees along with other documents are displayed to the media after Five Chinese hackers were arrested for stealing millions of rupees from various ATM booths inside the Police Station in Kathmandu on Sunday. Photo/Skanda Gautam

Five Chinese hackers whom were arrested for stealing millions of rupees from various ATM booths are displayed to the media inside the Police Station in Kathmandu on Sunday. Photo/Skanda Gautam

Student Union Cadres, a student wing of the main opposition Nepali Congress stage a protest against political affiliations for the position of Vice Chancellor at colleges and universities in Kathmandu on Sunday. Photo/Skanda Gautam

A dog with a placard hung on its neck takes part in the animal rights march in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, August 31, 2019.

People throng on Father's Day "Kuse Aunse" at the sacred shrine of Lord Shiva at Gokarneswor Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 30, 2019. Devotees across the country come to offer prayers at Gokarneswor, especially those who have no father to pray for the departed soul and for eternal peace.

Nepalese devotees take a holy bath to offer prayers during Father's Day "Kuse Aunse" at the sacred shrine of Lord Shiva at Gokarneswor Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 30, 2019. Devotees across the country come to offer prayers at Gokarneswor, especially those who have no father to pray for the departed soul and for eternal peace.

Nepalese devotees offer prayers during Father's Day "Kuse Aunse" at the sacred shrine of Lord Shiva at Gokarneswor Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 30, 2019. Devotees across the country come to offer prayers at Gokarneswor, especially those who have no father to pray for the departed soul and for eternal peace.

Food offerings are pictured on the Bagmati River during Father's Day "Kuse Aunse" at the sacred shrine of Lord Shiva at Gokarneswor Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 30, 2019. Devotees across the country come to offer prayers at Gokarneswor, especially those who have no father to pray for the departed soul and for eternal peace.

Nepalese devotees stand on the banks of the Bagmati River to offer prayers during Father's Day "Kuse Aunse" at the sacred shrine of Lord Shiva at Gokarneswor Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 30, 2019. Devotees across the country come to offer prayers at Gokarneswor, especially those who have no father to pray for the departed soul and for eternal peace.