Bishnupur: Participants wear traditional attire and ride boats during the Heikru Hidongba festival, an annual traditional socio-religious boat race celebrated by the Meitei community, at Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district of Manipur, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bishnupur: Participants wear traditional attire and ride boats during the Heikru Hidongba festival, an annual traditional socio-religious boat race celebrated by the Meitei community, at Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district of Manipur, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bishnupur: Participants wear traditional attire and ride boats during the Heikru Hidongba festival, an annual traditional socio-religious boat race celebrated by the Meitei community, at Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district of Manipur, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bishnupur: Participants wear traditional attire and ride boats during the Heikru Hidongba festival, an annual traditional socio-religious boat race celebrated by the Meitei community, at Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district of Manipur, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bishnupur: Participants wear traditional attire and ride boats during the Heikru Hidongba festival, an annual traditional socio-religious boat race celebrated by the Meitei community, at Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district of Manipur, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bishnupur: Participants wear traditional attire and ride boats during the Heikru Hidongba festival, an annual traditional socio-religious boat race celebrated by the Meitei community, at Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district of Manipur, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. (Photo: IANS)