A masked dancer performs during the Nil Barahi dance festival at Bode in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on Aug. 31, 2018. The festival is an annual event during which dancers perform while posing as various deities that people worship to seek blessings. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)

A masked dancer performs during the Nil Barahi dance festival at Bode in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on Aug. 31, 2018. The festival is an annual event during which dancers perform while posing as various deities that people worship to seek blessings. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)

A masked dancer performs during the Nil Barahi dance festival at Bode in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on Aug. 31, 2018. The festival is an annual event during which dancers perform while posing as various deities that people worship to seek blessings. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)