Shrawan 15 - Kheer Day in Nepal

Shrawan 15 (July 30/31)  is also known as “Kheer Khane Din” meaning a day to eat rice pudding. It is celebrated grandly to commemorate the accomplishments of farmers who worked hard throughout that period, marking the end of the paddy planting season. Kheer, also known as “Aayash” in Sanskrit, is a sweet rice pudding from the cuisine of Nepalese tradition …