Demand for roots, including yam, cocoyam and sweet potatoes, has been growing in the market for the past few days ahead of the Maghe Sankranti that falls on Monday. People consume various kinds of yams, either boiled or with some condiments, while marking the Maghe Sankranti festival. They boil the yam on the last day of Poush and eat it the next morning with ghee, chaku and sakhkhar.
People are seen buying Yams, sweet potatoes, and groundnuts for Maghe Sankranti in Kalimati, Kathmandu. Maghe Sankranti is a Nepalese festival celebrated on the first of Magh (Mid January) in the Nepali calendar.
People in the Kathmandu Valley are now busy purchasing yam of their choice, one of the widely eaten items during the Maghe Sankranti festival, which falls on Saturday this year.
Almost a dozen varieties of yam are available in the retail market, with their prices ranging from Rs. 60 to Rs. 300 per kg.
Prices of the roots vary based on their varieties.
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: As Maghe Sankranti is just a day away, the number of people buying and selling yams at the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market has increased recently.
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: As Maghe Sankranti is just a day away, the number of people buying and selling yams at the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market has increased recently.
