Plate note: Saruul Demberel, Monhtsetseg’s niece from her father’s side, and her husband, Damdinsuren Orosoo, travelled more than 500 kilometres from their home in Sükhbaatar Aimag, in eastern Mongolia, southeast of Ulaanbaatar, to take part in Naadam and its celebrations and to meet up with family. Location: Khui Doloon Khudag, Naadam, 12 July 2026. Photograph: T. Monhtsetseg. CPinMongolia.com.