Masked dancers perform during the Nil Barahi dance festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
BHAKTAPUR, Nepal, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Nil Barahi, a four-day festival in Nepal, is an annual event during which dancers perform while posing as various deities that people worship to seek blessings. People dance and cheer together to mark the Nil Barahi dance festival in Nepal's Bhaktapur.
Masked dancers perform during the Nil Barahi dance festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Masked dancers perform during the Nil Barahi dance festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Masked dancers perform during the Nil Barahi dance festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A masked man performs during the Nil Barahi dance festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)■
