FINAL FLAMES: Himsa Birodh Campaign held its last sanjbatti (candlelight vigil) at Maitighar Mandala on Monday to remember over 13,000 people who died in the Maoist insurgency. Democracy and a new ceasefire has spelled a welcome end to the ceremony. (MIN BAJRACHAYRA)

FREEDOM TO DECIDE: Members of the Blue Diamond Society hold a sit-in outside the Nepal Bar Association on Tuesday to demand recognition of the rights of sexual minorities. (MIN BAJRACHAYRA)

OPEN DOORS: Visitors mingle at the opening of Khulla Dhoka, an exhibition of doors painted by children at NAFA Art Galley, Naxal on Wednesday. (KIRAN PANDAY)