To celebrate the annual agricultural festival of Asar Pandra, or National Paddy Day, Nepalese farmers played soccer and soaked themselves in water and mud in central Nepal’s village of Lele. The festival, which falls on “Asar 15” of Nepalese calendar, marks the beginning of the rice plantation season. This year, the festival fell on Friday. On the day, farmers across the country dance, play with mud water and plant rice in the field in hope for a fruitful harvest season. Since rice is the staple food of Nepal, the country named the festival as the national Paddy Day since 2005 with the primary objective to improve rice productivity. (Photo/Aencies)
To celebrate the annual agricultural festival of Asar Pandra, or National Paddy Day, Nepalese farmers played soccer and soaked themselves in water and mud in central Nepal’s village of Lele. The festival, which falls on “Asar 15” of Nepalese calendar, marks the beginning of the rice plantation season. This year, the festival fell on Friday. On the day, farmers across the country dance, play with mud water and plant rice in the field in hope for a fruitful harvest season. Since rice is the staple food of Nepal, the country named the festival as the national Paddy Day since 2005 with the primary objective to improve rice productivity. (Photo/Aencies)
To celebrate the annual agricultural festival of Asar Pandra, or National Paddy Day, Nepalese farmers played soccer and soaked themselves in water and mud in central Nepal’s village of Lele. The festival, which falls on “Asar 15” of Nepalese calendar, marks the beginning of the rice plantation season. This year, the festival fell on Friday. On the day, farmers across the country dance, play with mud water and plant rice in the field in hope for a fruitful harvest season. Since rice is the staple food of Nepal, the country named the festival as the national Paddy Day since 2005 with the primary objective to improve rice productivity. (Photo/Aencies)
To celebrate the annual agricultural festival of Asar Pandra, or National Paddy Day, Nepalese farmers played soccer and soaked themselves in water and mud in central Nepal’s village of Lele. The festival, which falls on “Asar 15” of Nepalese calendar, marks the beginning of the rice plantation season. This year, the festival fell on Friday. On the day, farmers across the country dance, play with mud water and plant rice in the field in hope for a fruitful harvest season. Since rice is the staple food of Nepal, the country named the festival as the national Paddy Day since 2005 with the primary objective to improve rice productivity. (Photo/Aencies)
To celebrate the annual agricultural festival of Asar Pandra, or National Paddy Day, Nepalese farmers played soccer and soaked themselves in water and mud in central Nepal’s village of Lele. The festival, which falls on “Asar 15” of Nepalese calendar, marks the beginning of the rice plantation season. This year, the festival fell on Friday. On the day, farmers across the country dance, play with mud water and plant rice in the field in hope for a fruitful harvest season. Since rice is the staple food of Nepal, the country named the festival as the national Paddy Day since 2005 with the primary objective to improve rice productivity. (Photo/Aencies)
