Wikimedians of Nepal/Events/Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 in Nepal

Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 in Nepal Wiki Loves Monuments is an international photographic competition to promote cultural monuments around the World through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). Starting from the Netherlands in 2010, organized on a European level in 2011 and went global in 2012. Wikimedians of Nepal has started Wiki Loves Monuments competition from 2013.

Organizing Team

1. Nirajan Pant
2. Nirmal Dulal
3. Biplab Anand
4. Bijay chaurasia
5. Nabin Sapkota
6. Nirjal Shrestha
7. Tulsi Bhagat

Time Duration

• 1st September, 2019 - 30th September, 2019

Project Page

• Project Page in Wikimedia Commons

Theme of this year competition

The main theme of this year’s competition is to collect Quality Images, Valued Images and Featured Images of the monuments of Nepal that could not be covered in the previous editions as well as images from priority list of cultural heritage sites. Additionally, we are also focused to gather images of Monuments that was damaged by the 2015 earthquake as well images of Monuments that is under construction, during construction and was restored. You can check the submitted entries so far through this competition.

Winners and Finalist Images

• 
  Patan Durbar Suqare
  Photograph: Pranishan Rajbhandari
• 
  Bhaktapur Durbar Square
  Photograph: Nrik kiran
• 
  Swet Bhairab
  Photograph: Youbesh.dhaubhadel
• 
  view of Janaki Temple
  Photograph: Nirmal Dulal
• 
  Jhong Cave in Upper Mustang.
  Photograph: Ummidnp
• 
  Unmatta Bhairav temple located at southern part of Indreswor temple courtyard, Panauti.
  Photograph: Shadow Ayush
• 
  Night view of Boudhanath Stupa, the largest spherical stupa in Nepal.
  Photograph: Roshan Ban
• 
  Maya Devi Temple and Ashoka Pillar, Lumbini, Rupandehi, Nepal
  Photograph: Shadow Ayush
• 
  Swoyambhunath stupa, Swoyambhu, Kathmandu
  Photograph: Shadow Ayush
• 
  Shiva linga inside Pandra Shivalaya -Pashupatinath Temple
  Photograph: Bijay Chaurasia