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Fun at the sowing field

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By HT Correspondent
Updated On Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST
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Nepalese farmers dance as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST

Nepalese farmers dance as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Foreign tourists dance as they join local celebration of "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST

Foreign tourists dance as they join local celebration of "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Nepalese people play in muddy water during a competition as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST

Nepalese people play in muddy water during a competition as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A Nepalese man reacts after catching a fish during a competition as people celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST

A Nepalese man reacts after catching a fish during a competition as people celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha

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Forerign tourists run through muddy water during a competition as they join local celebratation of "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST

Forerign tourists run through muddy water during a competition as they join local celebratation of "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Nepalese farmers dance as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST

Nepalese farmers dance as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Nepalese people play in muddy water during a competition as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST

Nepalese people play in muddy water during a competition as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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A Nepalese farmer steers an oxen-driven plough to prepare a paddy field as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST

A Nepalese farmer steers an oxen-driven plough to prepare a paddy field as they celebrate "Asar Pandhra", or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha

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Foot imprint of a Nepalese farmer is left on mud during the celebrations of "Asar Pandhra" or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 29, 2012 08:42 pm IST

Foot imprint of a Nepalese farmer is left on mud during the celebrations of "Asar Pandhra" or the festival of planting rice, in Pokhara, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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