The world's largest Thangka painting, traditional silk painting on embroidry, is on display at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu. Ten thousand volunteers worked on it over the period of 8 years. The exhibition is meant to promote world peace.
34 Tibetan refugees from Katmandu tried to march across the Nepal-Tibet border at Tatopani in protest of last year’s killings and detentions in Chinese-controlled Tibet. Katmandu, Nepal. 26/06/2009.
Nepalese devotees, covered in vermillion powder, carry palanquins with deities in celebration of the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal.
Tibetan refugees in Katmandu held a candlelight vigil to remember the 54 nuns who were arrested in Kardze county in Sichuan, China, on 14 May 2008. The nuns had taken to the streets to protest against
Lalitpur & most areas around Lalitpur in Nepal have been hit by an acute water shortage. Normal consumption is around 27 million litres, the limit is now 10 million.
Hundreds of minority Christians protested in Nepal's capital on Wednesday, demanding the government provide them with designated burial grounds. Kathmandu, Nepal. 23/03/2011
Nepal former Prime Minister Jhalnath Khanal, who recently resigned, addresses the parliament in Katmandu. Khanal resigned, but is currently bearing the caretaker position. 15th August 2011
Tibetans in the capital of Nepal celebrated the 74th birthday of their spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, with a religious procession of masked dancers and prayers. Katmandu, Nepal. 06/07/09.
Chairman of the Communist party (Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal exchanging an agreement which hands over the command of Maoist fighters to the government at the Shaktikhor Maoist cantonment on 22/1/2011
Kirateshwar Sangeetashram, an organization working for classical music, organized Full Moon Classical Music Concert in Pashupatinath, Kathmandu on the evening of Thursday.
Spurred by Maoist cabinet ministers, Maoist cadres and supporters continue to take to the streets to protest against the President Dr Ram Baran Yadav. Maoist supreme leader Prachanda resigned as Prime