Kathmandu: Dashain is well and truly underway in the Capital as people rush to get last minute shopping done while others are preparing to leave the Valley to return to their home town. Nearly 317,000 people  have left the Valley in just three days since the festival formally begun on September 21 by observing Ghatasthapana, according to the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division. The Department of Transport Management estimates that over 2 million people will leave Kathmandu to celebrate Dashain with family and friends all over Nepal. (PR)

People throng Sundhara Bus stop as they look to get last minute shopping done.POST PHOTO: KESHAV THAPA

Staff load passenger belongings at the bus park in Gongabu, Kathmandu on Thursday. POST PHOTO

People shop for Dashain apparel at roadside shops in New Road, Kathmandu on Wednesday.post PHOTO: SANJOG MANANDHAR

People buy vegetables in preparation of Dashain festivities at Kalimati, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday. Post Photo: Shaligram Tiwari

People wait to board buses at Kalanki in the Capital on Monday. Many people living in Kathmandu return to their hometowns for Dashain.Post Photo

Passengers wait to board buses at Koteshwor, Kathmandu. Post Photo

Local roosters brought in from outside the Capital are put up for sale at Bir Hospital in Kathmandu, on Wednesday. Post Photo

A woman buys a goat from Khasibazaar, Kathmandu for Dashain, on Tuesday. POST PHOTO