Nepal celebrates the auspicious day for planting paddy

30 Jun 2017 9:54 AM IST

Farmers in Nepal are celebrating the auspicious day for planting paddy in Hindu culture. (Photo: AP)
A Nepalese man wipes mud from around his eyes while playing in a paddy field in Kavre district, about 51 kilometers east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (Photo: AP
Nepalese play traditional musical instruments during Asar Pandra, or paddy plantation day, in Bhakunde Besi, Kavre district, about 51 kilometers east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (Photo: AP)
Schoolgirls play in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy plantation day, in Kavre district, about 45 kilometers east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 29, 2017.(Photo: AP)
Tourists play in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy plantation day, in Patale Gaun, Kavre district, about 45 kilometers east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (Photo: AP)
A farmer plants paddy during Asar Pandra, or paddy plantation day, in Patale Gaun, Kavre district, about 45 kilometers east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (Photo: AP)
Vermilion powder used for Hindu rituals lies by bunches of paddy, as a farmer prepares his field for planting during Asar Pandra, or paddy plantation day, in Patale Gaun, Kavre district, about 45 kilometers east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (Photo: AP)
Nepalese farmers plant paddy during Asar Pandra, or paddy plantation day, in Patale Gaun, Kavre district, about 45 kilometers east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Farmers in Nepal are celebrating the auspicious day for planting paddy in Hindu culture. (Photo: AP)