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Photo show Paddy Day, the festival marking the start of the rice planting season in Nepal

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Photo show Paddy Day, the festival marking the start of the rice planting season in Nepal - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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.

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