A boy plays in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy planting day at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. Nepalese people celebrate the festival by planting paddy, playing in the mud, singing traditional songs, eating yogurt and beaten rice. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





People gather to watch others playing in the mud in a paddy field on Asar Pandra, or paddy planting day at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles north of Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. Nepalese people celebrate the festival by planting paddy, playing in the mud, singing traditional songs, eating yogurt and beaten rice. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Mud-covered farmers play in a paddy field during “National Paddy Day”, which marks the start of the annual rice planting season, in Tokha village on the outskirts of Kathmandu on June 30, 2023. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Women play in mud as they plant rice samplings on the field during National Paddy Day, also called Asar Pandra, that marks the commencement of rice crop planting in paddy fields, as monsoon season arrives, in Kathmandu, Nepal on June 30, 2023. (Photo by Monika Malla/Reuters)





Children play in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy planting day at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. Nepalese people celebrate the festival by planting paddy, playing in the mud, singing traditional songs, eating yogurt and beaten rice. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





People play with mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy planting day at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





People play with mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy planting day at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A reflection of farmers planting paddy is seen during Asar Pandra or national paddy day festival at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Children play in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy planting day at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A girl rests while playing with the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy planting day at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A woman plays with mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy planting day at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Farmers plant paddy during Asar Pandra or national paddy day festival at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A Nepalese farmer ploughs his paddy field during Asar Pandra or national paddy day festival at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





Farmers plant paddy during Asar Pandra or national paddy day festival at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A farmer plucks paddy saplings to plant during Asar Pandra or national paddy day festival at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A group of female students perform dance in front of teachers and students while celebrating Teacher's Day, also known as “Guru Purnima” at the Shanti Vidhya School in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 3, 2023. On Teacher's Day, students give gifts to their teachers, who in turn bless their students for a bright future and a good career. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)





A Tibetan girl is reflected in a mirror, as she gets ready for her performance during an event organised to mark the 88th birthday celebration of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Tibetan girls in traditional attire perform rituals, during an event organised to mark the 88th birthday celebration of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Tibetan Buddhist Monks join celebrations to mark the birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A Tibetan boy practices his moves ahead of his performance, during an event organised to mark the 88th birthday celebration of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)