Bibek Bhandari is a journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Articles by
Bibek Bhandari
Dozens of Hindu devotees wait in line beneath a hazy blue sky near the newly opened temple of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, India. Many of the pilgrims are dressed in orange.
A devotee is seen in profile as she performs a prayer ritual in front of statues of Hindu gods, which are surrounded by candles. The woman, dressed in red, holds an object that has been set on fire while she kneels. Her eyes are closed as she prays.
A worker wearing a black T-shirt and backward baseball cap hoists a fog machine as they spray steam at mosquito larvae growing in a puddle between a row of motorcycles on a street in Kathmandu.
A man wearing a helmet and standing next to a parked moped holds a cell phone in his hands as he takes a photo of a wall next to the sidewalk. The wall is painted red and illustrated with the portrait of a candidate in the Maldives' upcoming presidential election, along with a hashtag reading "Free President Yameen."
A gay student poses facing away from the camera with a rainbow flag draped around them on a sidewalk in Beijing. Thy are framed by trees, flower boxes and a river.
An anti-aircraft gun is positioned in a muddy field in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on a misty day. In the foreground, a slope rises from the field, covered in rocks, moss, and small plants.
Four people wearing colorful outfits and face paint sit together beneath a large rainbow flag. The people are smiling and have their hands raised to keep the flag billowing above their head.
