Asar Pandra Festival in Nepal

June 29 held a traditional «Asar Pandra Festival» in Lalitpur, Nepal. More than 100 students and Himalayan College of Agriculture teachers frolicking in the mud in the rice fields. This day begins the season of rice planting, and bathing in the mud in the rice fields - the symbol of a prosperous season. The agricultural sector accounts for about 60 percent of the gross domestic product of Nepal.