Nepalese farmers celebrate the National Paddy Day to mark the beginning of annual rice planting season
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2019-07-01 16:41:28
Farmer steers an oxen-driven plough in muddy water as they plant rice saplings in a paddy field during the National Paddy Day celebration at the Dhunibesi Muncipality, in Dhading, Nepal on June 30, 2019. Photo: Sunil Pradhan / Sputnik /VCG
Editor's Note:
Nepalese farmers celebrated the National Paddy Day on 'Asar 15' of the Nepali calendar, as the annual rice planting season began on Sunday. Farmers celebrated this festival nationwide by planting rice, playing on mud and savoring curd and beaten rice in the rice field. Photos: VCG
A woman covered in mud, plants rice saplings in a paddy field during the National Paddy Day celebration at the Dhunibesi Muncipality, in Dhading, Nepal on June 30, 2019. Photo: Sunil Pradhan / Sputnik /VCG 
A man splashes muddy water onto a lady during the celebration of the National Paddy Day at the Dhunibesi Muncipality, in Dhading, Nepal on June 30, 2019. Photo: Sunil Pradhan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images/VCG