Children play in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Nepal marked Paddy Day, an annual festival which marks the beginning of the rice planting season. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Women plant paddy during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A man ploughs field as he prepares it to plant paddy during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A boy washes his hair and face after playing in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A woman in traditional dress prepares to plant rice during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A woman prepares rice saplings to plant during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Children play in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A young boy plays in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A woman is reflected in the mud as she prepares rice saplings to plant during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A man splash water on children after they play in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Children play in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A young girl holds flowers as she plays in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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