LALITPUR, NEPAL, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026: A performer takes part in the traditional Mipwa Lakhe dance at Gusingal Chowk in Lalitpur during celebrations for Indra Jatra. The Lakhe was taken in procession through several neighborhoods following the distribution of prasad to devotees at Hathu Dyo. The Mipwa Lakhe tradition is distinguished by a performance in which the masked dancer blows fire from a burning torch. Photo by Ghanashyam Shrestha / JNA Press. (Photo by Ghanashyam Shrestha/JNA Press via Nexpher Images)

Fire-breathing Mipwa Lakhe dance performed in Lalitpur (8 images)