Meet winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2016 in Nepal

Wiki Loves Earth 2016 in Nepal was organized by Maithili Wikimedians and lasted for 45 days, it began on 1 May and finished on 15 June, 2016. We are proud to present you its glorious results.

In the entire competition of Wiki Loves Earth 2016 in Nepal, 271 user participated and uploaded their images of the natural heritage sites of Nepal to Wikimedia Commons. Top uploader of the competition is user Indra Rai who donated 264 files, the second and third uploaders are users Bijay chaurasia and Nabin845 with 93 and 92 files respectively.

And here are best images of the contest:

Himalayan Yaks in the Everest Region © Agnes Kwong, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
1st place. Himalayan Yaks in the Everest Region © Agnes Kwong, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2nd place. Reflection of Annapurna Mountain © Marija Grujovska, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2nd place. Reflection of Annapurna Mountain © Marija Grujovska, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
3rd place. Gosainkunda Lake, Rasuwa © Pratap Baniya, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
3rd place. Gosainkunda Lake, Rasuwa © Pratap Baniya, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

You can also see top 10 winners and more statistics.

To felicitate the winners of the Wiki Loves Earth 2016 in Nepal, Maithili Wikimedians organized an event on 9th July, 2016. It was held in Masala Cottage, Kathmandu and was visited by 75 people. Winners received their prizes and were praised a lot for capturing such marvelous places of the country.

Ka Bo Kwong (1st winner) receiving her prize money. Photo by Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ka Bo Kwong (1st winner) receiving her prize money. Photo by Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Marija Gurjovska (2nd winner) receiving her prize money.
Marija Gurjovska (2nd winner) receiving her prize money. Photo by Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pratap Baniya (3rd winner) speaking about the photo.
Pratap Baniya (3rd winner) speaking about the photo. Photo by Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0

The organizers thank to all the participants who took part in the contest. Thanks to you Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects have now more wonderful photos of wonderful country — Nepal.