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Nepali Market Flooded With Cassava, Sweet Potato And Cocoyam Ahead Of The Maghe Sakranti Festival
A Nepali consumer sorts the yams in a local market in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 8, 2026, ahead of the Maghe Sakranti festival. The festival of Maghe Sakranti (first day of Magh) is celebrated and marked by consuming different tuber crops, mainly yam and sweet potato. People boil yams in the evening of the last day of Poush (9th month of the lunar calendar) and consume them the next morning with ghee and molasses. It is widely believed that the boiled yams taken on the morning of Maghe Sakranti stave off cold-related ailments. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #13169162 |
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| Photographer | Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto |
| Category | Economy, Business and Finance |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto |
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