Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

Giant Panda Cub Turned One Year Old - Moscow

Giant panda cub Katyusha looks at a birthday treat made of bamboos at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2024. Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, turned one year old on Saturday. Photo by Bai Xueqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

PAKISTAN-LAHORE-MONSOON RAIN-FLOODING

PAKISTAN-LAHORE-MONSOON RAIN-FLOODING

(240812) -- LAHORE, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People moving bamboos wade through floodwater in a road after heavy monsoon rain in Lahore, Pakistan on Aug. 11, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant panda cubs eat bamboos at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xue Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

Giant Pandas Enjoy A Birthday Treat - China

This photo shows a cake made of bamboos by the breeders at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Yu Li/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda cubs eat bamboos at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240719) -- CHENGDU, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a cake made of bamboos by the breeders at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 19, 2024. A special event was held to celebrate the birthdays of giant pandas here on Friday. Carrots, watermelons and other food were prepared for them as the birthday treat. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yu Li)

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, February 24, 2024.

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, February 24, 2024.

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, February 24, 2024.

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, February 24, 2024.

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, February 24, 2024.

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, February 24, 2024.

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

Pandas at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Giant pandas sit around eating bamboos at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, February 24, 2024.

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

(230430) -- HONG KONG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Lele eats bamboos at Ocean Park Hong Kong, south China's Hong Kong, April 19, 2023. On a spring morning, Hong Kong Observatory issued a rainstorm alert. At Ocean Park Hong Kong, as soon as they arrived at work at 8:00 a.m., the caretakers rushed to check out the situation of Lele and Yingying, two 17-year-old giant pandas, as they might be disturbed by the adverse weather. The two plump and fluffy creatures just woke up and lay cozily in the dormitory, where the temperature was kept between 18 to 24 degrees Celsius. The exhibition space outside was designed like a mini mountain forest decorated with waterfalls, brooks, rocks, slopes, etc. After the caretakers cleaned the space and put in the bamboo breakfast, Lele and Yingying came out from the dormitory at around 10:00 a.m. and began enjoying the first of their four daily meals. TO GO WITH:"Feature: Giant pandas enjoy colorful life with their "human family" in Hong Kong" (Xinhua/Wang S

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

(230430) -- HONG KONG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Lele eats bamboos at Ocean Park Hong Kong, south China's Hong Kong, April 19, 2023. On a spring morning, Hong Kong Observatory issued a rainstorm alert. At Ocean Park Hong Kong, as soon as they arrived at work at 8:00 a.m., the caretakers rushed to check out the situation of Lele and Yingying, two 17-year-old giant pandas, as they might be disturbed by the adverse weather. The two plump and fluffy creatures just woke up and lay cozily in the dormitory, where the temperature was kept between 18 to 24 degrees Celsius. The exhibition space outside was designed like a mini mountain forest decorated with waterfalls, brooks, rocks, slopes, etc. After the caretakers cleaned the space and put in the bamboo breakfast, Lele and Yingying came out from the dormitory at around 10:00 a.m. and began enjoying the first of their four daily meals. TO GO WITH:"Feature: Giant pandas enjoy colorful life with their "human family" in Hong Kong" (Xinhua/Wang S

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

(230430) -- HONG KONG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Lele eats bamboos at Ocean Park Hong Kong, south China's Hong Kong, April 19, 2023. On a spring morning, Hong Kong Observatory issued a rainstorm alert. At Ocean Park Hong Kong, as soon as they arrived at work at 8:00 a.m., the caretakers rushed to check out the situation of Lele and Yingying, two 17-year-old giant pandas, as they might be disturbed by the adverse weather. The two plump and fluffy creatures just woke up and lay cozily in the dormitory, where the temperature was kept between 18 to 24 degrees Celsius. The exhibition space outside was designed like a mini mountain forest decorated with waterfalls, brooks, rocks, slopes, etc. After the caretakers cleaned the space and put in the bamboo breakfast, Lele and Yingying came out from the dormitory at around 10:00 a.m. and began enjoying the first of their four daily meals. TO GO WITH:"Feature: Giant pandas enjoy colorful life with their "human family" in Hong Kong" (Xinhua/Wang S

CHINA-CHONGQING-PANDA (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-PANDA (CN)

(240118) -- CHONGQING, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Qing Hua eats bamboos at Locajoy animal theme park in Yongchuan district of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 18, 2024. A total of 4 giant pandas, Qing Hua, Qing Lu, Qiao Yue and Ai Lian, met the public on Thursday. They were transferred from China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda to Locajoy animal theme park in Yongchuan of Chongqing. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

Chongqing Zoo

Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12, 2023 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, November 12, 2023.

Chongqing Zoo

Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12, 2023 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, November 12, 2023.

Chongqing Zoo

Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12, 2023 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, November 12, 2023.

Chongqing Zoo

Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12, 2023 - Giant pandas eat bamboos at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, November 12, 2023.

1st giant panda twins born in Germany turn 4

STORY: 1st giant panda twins born in Germany turn 4 DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pandas playing 2. STANDUP (English): CHENG AIXI, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the pandas playing 4. SOUNDBITE (German): MARVIN DUFKE, Zookeeper STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CHENG AIXI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now at the Panda Garden in Berlin Zoo. Today (Thursday) is the fourth birthday of the first-ever giant panda twins born in Germany - Meng Xiang and Meng Yuan. Early this morning, birthday surprises were prepared." Apples and carrots are chopped up for the twins' feast. The pandas' favorite food - bamboos - were specially ordered. The birthday boys have attracted many eyes, not just for today. According to Berlin Zoo, this may be the last birthday they celebrate for the twins, as they would move to China afterward. SOUNDBITE (German): MARVIN DUFKE, Zookeeper "We're sad for their leaving, but hopefully, their parents could give birth to

4th birthday of panda twins celebrated at Belgian zoo

STORY: 4th birthday of panda twins celebrated at Belgian zoo DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of pandas in Pairi baiza Zoo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN PIERRE DEGOBERT, Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIU YANG, Panda breeder of Pairi Daiza zoo 4. various of pandas in Pairi baiza Zoo STORYLINE: The celebration ceremony of the fourth birthday of the giant panda twins Bao Di and Bao Mei, born on Aug. 8, 2019, was held at the Pairi Daiza zoo in Belgium on Wednesday. On the same day, Bao Di and Bao Mei moved into their new enclosure. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN PIERRE DEGOBERT, Tourist "It's always marvelous to see the birthday of the panda, particularly Bao Di and Bao Mei on this day." The park prepared special birthday cakes for the two stars of the day. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIU YANG, Panda breeder of Pairi Daiza zoo "So I made five different bamboos to make one big flower. This flower has a special bamboo cake and also has carro

Giant pandas cool off amid summer heat in China's Hunan

STORY: Giant pandas cool off amid summer heat in China's Hunan LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pandas STORYLINE: Splashing in the bath, air-conditioned dorms and yummy bamboos... Find out how staff at a giant panda garden in China's Hunan Province help pandas fend off summer heat. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changsha, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

(230718) -- NANNING, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers clear trees and bamboos likely to cause trouble to railway tracks in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on July 18, 2023. Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, landed in the coastal area of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early Tuesday, the typhoon's second landfall in China after it first landed in Guangdong Province on Monday night. The typhoon landed at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday in the city of Beihai in Guangxi, and reached the city of Qinzhou at 9 a.m., according to the regional meteorological bureau. The maximum wind speeds near the center of the typhoon reached 25 meters per second, and it is expected to move toward the northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

(230718) -- NANNING, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers clear trees and bamboos likely to cause trouble to railway tracks in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on July 18, 2023. Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, landed in the coastal area of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early Tuesday, the typhoon's second landfall in China after it first landed in Guangdong Province on Monday night. The typhoon landed at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday in the city of Beihai in Guangxi, and reached the city of Qinzhou at 9 a.m., according to the regional meteorological bureau. The maximum wind speeds near the center of the typhoon reached 25 meters per second, and it is expected to move toward the northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-LIAONING-ANSHAN-GIANT PANDA (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-ANSHAN-GIANT PANDA (CN)

(230627) -- ANSHAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Gang Gang eats bamboos at Anshan Zoo in Anshan, northeast China's Liaoning Province, June 26, 2023. The 5-year-old giant panda spends its summer in an air-conditioned room here and enjoys diverse food provided by zoo keeper. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

CHINA-LIAONING-ANSHAN-GIANT PANDA (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-ANSHAN-GIANT PANDA (CN)

(230627) -- ANSHAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Gang Gang eats bamboos at Anshan Zoo in Anshan, northeast China's Liaoning Province, June 26, 2023. The 5-year-old giant panda spends its summer in an air-conditioned room here and enjoys diverse food provided by zoo keeper. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

(230430) -- HONG KONG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Lele eats bamboos at Ocean Park Hong Kong, south China's Hong Kong, April 19, 2023. On a spring morning, Hong Kong Observatory issued a rainstorm alert. At Ocean Park Hong Kong, as soon as they arrived at work at 8:00 a.m., the caretakers rushed to check out the situation of Lele and Yingying, two 17-year-old giant pandas, as they might be disturbed by the adverse weather. The two plump and fluffy creatures just woke up and lay cozily in the dormitory, where the temperature was kept between 18 to 24 degrees Celsius. The exhibition space outside was designed like a mini mountain forest decorated with waterfalls, brooks, rocks, slopes, etc. After the caretakers cleaned the space and put in the bamboo breakfast, Lele and Yingying came out from the dormitory at around 10:00 a.m. and began enjoying the first of their four daily meals. TO GO WITH:"Feature: Giant pandas enjoy colorful life with their "human family" in Hong Kong" (Xinhua/Wang S

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

(230430) -- HONG KONG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Lele eats bamboos at Ocean Park Hong Kong, south China's Hong Kong, April 19, 2023. On a spring morning, Hong Kong Observatory issued a rainstorm alert. At Ocean Park Hong Kong, as soon as they arrived at work at 8:00 a.m., the caretakers rushed to check out the situation of Lele and Yingying, two 17-year-old giant pandas, as they might be disturbed by the adverse weather. The two plump and fluffy creatures just woke up and lay cozily in the dormitory, where the temperature was kept between 18 to 24 degrees Celsius. The exhibition space outside was designed like a mini mountain forest decorated with waterfalls, brooks, rocks, slopes, etc. After the caretakers cleaned the space and put in the bamboo breakfast, Lele and Yingying came out from the dormitory at around 10:00 a.m. and began enjoying the first of their four daily meals. TO GO WITH:"Feature: Giant pandas enjoy colorful life with their "human family" in Hong Kong" (Xinhua/Wang S

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-PANDAS-CARETAKERS(CN)

(230430) -- HONG KONG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Lele eats bamboos at Ocean Park Hong Kong, south China's Hong Kong, April 19, 2023. On a spring morning, Hong Kong Observatory issued a rainstorm alert. At Ocean Park Hong Kong, as soon as they arrived at work at 8:00 a.m., the caretakers rushed to check out the situation of Lele and Yingying, two 17-year-old giant pandas, as they might be disturbed by the adverse weather. The two plump and fluffy creatures just woke up and lay cozily in the dormitory, where the temperature was kept between 18 to 24 degrees Celsius. The exhibition space outside was designed like a mini mountain forest decorated with waterfalls, brooks, rocks, slopes, etc. After the caretakers cleaned the space and put in the bamboo breakfast, Lele and Yingying came out from the dormitory at around 10:00 a.m. and began enjoying the first of their four daily meals. TO GO WITH:"Feature: Giant pandas enjoy colorful life with their "human family" in Hong Kong" (Xinhua/Wang S

U.S.-PHILADELPHIA-FLOWER SHOW-CHENGDU GARDEN

U.S.-PHILADELPHIA-FLOWER SHOW-CHENGDU GARDEN

(230306) -- PHILADELPHIA, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take photos of a pair of Sichuan Opera-style panda sculptures at the Chengdu garden at the Philadelphia Flower Show in Philadelphia, the United States, March 4, 2023. Decorated with bamboos and giant panda sculptures, Chengdu garden has become a popular destination for visitors at the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show, which kicked off on March 4. (Xinhua/Zhang Mocheng)

U.S.-PHILADELPHIA-FLOWER SHOW-CHENGDU GARDEN

U.S.-PHILADELPHIA-FLOWER SHOW-CHENGDU GARDEN

(230306) -- PHILADELPHIA, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor poses for a photo with a Sichuan Opera actor at the Chengdu garden at the Philadelphia Flower Show in Philadelphia, the United States, March 4, 2023. Decorated with bamboos and giant panda sculptures, Chengdu garden has become a popular destination for visitors at the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show, which kicked off on March 4. (Xinhua/Zhang Mocheng)

U.S.-PHILADELPHIA-FLOWER SHOW-CHENGDU GARDEN

U.S.-PHILADELPHIA-FLOWER SHOW-CHENGDU GARDEN

(230306) -- PHILADELPHIA, March 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Chengdu garden at the Philadelphia Flower Show in Philadelphia, the United States, March 4, 2023. Decorated with bamboos and giant panda sculptures, Chengdu garden has become a popular destination for visitors at the 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show, which kicked off on March 4. (Xinhua/Zhang Mocheng)

CHINA-TAIPEI-PANDA-YUANBAO (CN)

CHINA-TAIPEI-PANDA-YUANBAO (CN)

(230122) -- TAIPEI, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 20, 2023 shows giant panda "Yuanbao," the second daughter of "Tuantuan" and "Yuanyuan," the panda pair from the Chinese mainland, lying on bamboos in Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua)

Dolls in bamboos

Dolls in bamboos

KOBE, Japan - Photo shows "Kaguyabina," couple dolls in bamboo tubes in the town of Kamigori, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2014.

Osaka commerce god festival

Osaka commerce god festival

OSAKA, Japan - ''Lucky girls'' put lucky items on the bamboos of visitors as the Toka Ebisu festival featuring a commerce god begins at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2011.

Sunning bamboos for fishing rods

Sunning bamboos for fishing rods

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Katsuyoshi Ofuku, a veteran fishing rod maker, is working on bamboo cuttings being dried in the sun for use as rod materials. The bamboos being sunned are used specifically to make fishing rods to catch the artificially cultivated crucian carp known in Japanese as ''herabuna.'' Ofuku, who has built fishing rods for 48 years, is drying 3,000 bamboo rods outside his studio in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, where 90 percent of the herabuna rods (hera zao) used in Japan are produced.

Tokushima city sets running fine noodle record

Tokushima city sets running fine noodle record

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - People from the city of Mima, Tokushima Prefecture, succeed in running fine noodles over a record 1,527-meter stretch as part of a campaign to rejuvenate the western Japanese city on Aug. 27. Staff released fine noodles into the course made of about 200 bamboos and local residents and other participants poured water into the stretch to help achieve the feat in about 2 hours and 50 minutes.

(7)New prime minister's official residence opened

(7)New prime minister's official residence opened

TOKYO, Japan - The courtyard in the new prime minister's official residence features bamboos.

JAPAN-TOKYO-CHINA-GIANT PANDAS-ARRIVAL-ANNIVERSARY

JAPAN-TOKYO-CHINA-GIANT PANDAS-ARRIVAL-ANNIVERSARY

(221029) -- TOKYO, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giant pandas eat bamboos at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 28, 2022. To mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Chinese giant pandas in Japan, Tokyo's Ueno Zoo has recently set up a "Giant Panda Post Office". TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese welcome 50th anniversary of China's giant pandas' arrival" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Nepali florists pluck the Marigold flower from a field in outskirts of Kathmandu and load it into "Doko" a traditional container made up of bamboos to ferry it to local market for Tihar Festival which starts from Sunday (23 October, 2022). The Tihar festival also observed as Diwali in India sees high demand of flowers specially the marigold which is used to decorate the architectures as well as worship the gods, animals and human. Due to the prolonged and heavy monsoon the production of marigold in Nepal has shrunked in comparison to previous years. With reduction in production, the price of flowers has gone high.

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Nepali florists pluck the Marigold flower from a field in outskirts of Kathmandu and load it into "Doko" a traditional container made up of bamboos to ferry it to local market for Tihar Festival which starts from Sunday (23 October, 2022). The Tihar festival also observed as Diwali in India sees high demand of flowers specially the marigold which is used to decorate the architectures as well as worship the gods, animals and human. Due to the prolonged and heavy monsoon the production of marigold in Nepal has shrunked in comparison to previous years. With reduction in production, the price of flowers has gone high.

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Nepali florists pluck the Marigold flower from a field in outskirts of Kathmandu and load it into "Doko" a traditional container made up of bamboos to ferry it to local market for Tihar Festival which starts from Sunday (23 October, 2022). The Tihar festival also observed as Diwali in India sees high demand of flowers specially the marigold which is used to decorate the architectures as well as worship the gods, animals and human. Due to the prolonged and heavy monsoon the production of marigold in Nepal has shrunked in comparison to previous years. With reduction in production, the price of flowers has gone high.

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Nepali florists pluck the Marigold flower from a field in outskirts of Kathmandu and load it into "Doko" a traditional container made up of bamboos to ferry it to local market for Tihar Festival which starts from Sunday (23 October, 2022). The Tihar festival also observed as Diwali in India sees high demand of flowers specially the marigold which is used to decorate the architectures as well as worship the gods, animals and human. Due to the prolonged and heavy monsoon the production of marigold in Nepal has shrunked in comparison to previous years. With reduction in production, the price of flowers has gone high.

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Nepali florists pluck the Marigold flower from a field in outskirts of Kathmandu and load it into "Doko" a traditional container made up of bamboos to ferry it to local market for Tihar Festival which starts from Sunday (23 October, 2022). The Tihar festival also observed as Diwali in India sees high demand of flowers specially the marigold which is used to decorate the architectures as well as worship the gods, animals and human. Due to the prolonged and heavy monsoon the production of marigold in Nepal has shrunked in comparison to previous years. With reduction in production, the price of flowers has gone high.

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Nepali florists pluck the Marigold flower from a field in outskirts of Kathmandu and load it into "Doko" a traditional container made up of bamboos to ferry it to local market for Tihar Festival which starts from Sunday (23 October, 2022). The Tihar festival also observed as Diwali in India sees high demand of flowers specially the marigold which is used to decorate the architectures as well as worship the gods, animals and human. Due to the prolonged and heavy monsoon the production of marigold in Nepal has shrunked in comparison to previous years. With reduction in production, the price of flowers has gone high.

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Nepali florists pluck the Marigold flower from a field in outskirts of Kathmandu and load it into "Doko" a traditional container made up of bamboos to ferry it to local market for Tihar Festival which starts from Sunday (23 October, 2022). The Tihar festival also observed as Diwali in India sees high demand of flowers specially the marigold which is used to decorate the architectures as well as worship the gods, animals and human. Due to the prolonged and heavy monsoon the production of marigold in Nepal has shrunked in comparison to previous years. With reduction in production, the price of flowers has gone high.

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Nepali florists pluck the Marigold flower from a field in outskirts of Kathmandu and load it into "Doko" a traditional container made up of bamboos to ferry it to local market for Tihar Festival which starts from Sunday (23 October, 2022). The Tihar festival also observed as Diwali in India sees high demand of flowers specially the marigold which is used to decorate the architectures as well as worship the gods, animals and human. Due to the prolonged and heavy monsoon the production of marigold in Nepal has shrunked in comparison to previous years. With reduction in production, the price of flowers has gone high.

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Marigold flowers in full bloom in Nepal ahead of Tihar/ Diwali

Nepali florists pluck the Marigold flower from a field in outskirts of Kathmandu and load it into "Doko" a traditional container made up of bamboos to ferry it to local market for Tihar Festival which starts from Sunday (23 October, 2022). The Tihar festival also observed as Diwali in India sees high demand of flowers specially the marigold which is used to decorate the architectures as well as worship the gods, animals and human. Due to the prolonged and heavy monsoon the production of marigold in Nepal has shrunked in comparison to previous years. With reduction in production, the price of flowers has gone high.