Nepalese observe National Paddy Plantation Day

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)