KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 26

Asheem Basnyet, an independent candidate contesting from Kathmandu-1, walks during a door-to-door campaign alongside supporters dressed as "Squid Game" characters bearing his election symbol, a triangle, ahead of the upcoming elections to be held on March 5, near the Federal Parliament building that was burned during the Gen Z protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times