KATHMANDU: Autumn is often beautiful — a season when the weather opens up on one side, and the city comes alive with festive joy on the other.

Adding to its splendor, the clear view of the Himalayas enhances Kathmandu’s beauty during this time of year.

Such a quintessential autumn scene was captured from Bhaisepati, Lalitpur — where a young boy gazes toward Kathmandu city, veiled in a faint layer of dust, and beyond it, the shimmering Himalayan range on the distant horizon.