Friends harvesting
Phutung, Kathmandu, October 28th, 2015

After Nag Pokhari [snake pond, so-called for the statue of a naga in the middle], there is a S-curved jog in the road with fields of rice on both sides.

In the field to my left, I could see the familiar face of Ramita (in the head-scarf), so I hopped down to the field (it's about three feet lower than the road) and walked over.

A tarp or canvas had been laid out on the ground and they were taking clumps of cut rice stalks and beating them on the ground to shake off the rice kernels. When the stalks were empty, they were handed to Siddhi who would arrange them on the stack.

I asked them if they wanted a group photo and they were up for it, so I politely told them basnush, basnush [sit, take it easy] and joked with them while I took a few photos.

From left to right, they are Gita, Bishnu-maya, Ramita, and Sarlina.
Siddhi is standing on top of the haystack.

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