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DSC03945 - Hooper at MIR Space Station - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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MacKenzie spinning a hoop near the Russian MIR space station.

In the back, "Cradle of Mir" by Alexandr Mironov, Denis Lykhin, Simeon Payain. This is a Burning Man Honorarium Project.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04197 - Big Island Art Car - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Island Art Car. This was the largest art car this year on the playa. Comple island with life-size palm trees.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08911 - Rumi Darwaza - Turkish Gate - Lucknow (India) by Loupiote

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This is the back side of the Rumi Darwaza (Turkish Gate) in Lucknow (India)

It is an unusual view of the monument, which is generally viewed from the front.

For more info about this monument, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi_Darwaza

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DSC03932 - Hooper - MIR Space Station - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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MacKenzie spinning a hoop on one leg near the Russian MIR space station.

In the back, "Cradle of Mir" by Alexandr Mironov, Denis Lykhin, Simeon Payain. This is a Burning Man Honorarium Project.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08871 - Sailing Stone on the Racetrack - Death Valley by Loupiote

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Sailing Stone on the Racetrack dry lake in Death Valley (California)

Sailing stones are rocks that move in long tracks on the smooth and perfectly flat surface of a dry lake, without human or animal intervention. The rocks are most likely propelled by strong winds while entrapped in floating ice sheets (or icebergs), after winter rains flooded the dry lake and made the mud soft and slippery.

For more photos and information about the Racetrack sailing stones, go to my Sailing Stones photo series.

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DSC08848 - Teakettle Junction - Death Valley by Loupiote

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Teakettle Junction in Death Valley (California)

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DSC03975 - Cockroach Sculpture - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The cockroach is the Houston CORE project called "The Cargo Mother".

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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6739 - Marijuana garden (Vietnam) by Loupiote

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Cannabis grows everywhere, wild, just like weed! (Vietnam)

In this valley near Mèo Vac, Cannabis is endemic, i.e. it grows naturally everywhere, just like weed. It is not cultivated, it just grows as far as the eye can see, from the side of the road to the top of the hills.

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DSC02839 - Altar de Muertos - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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Altar de Muertos with mementos of people recently passed away.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2015.

For more photos and more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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DSC09464 - Sadhu Covered with Vibhuti Holy Ash (India) by Loupiote

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Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) with body covered with white wood ash.

Photo taken at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India)

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

For more info about Vibhuti, the Hindu holy ash, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibhuti.

For more photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC00235 - Spiky Hair - Punk Guy by Loupiote

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Spiky Hair -

Photo taken at the San Francisco LoveFest 2008.

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DSC08111 - Burning Man 2009 - The Man waiting to be torched - Dust storm by Loupiote

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The Man waiting to be torched - Dust storm

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01448 - Elena Kulikova - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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My friend Elena is jumping in front of "The Front Porch" art car.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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10003-burning-man-2006 - Skydiver tattoo by Loupiote

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Parachutist tattoo

See www.burningsky.org.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2006 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC07280 - burning man 2008 - Burner by Loupiote

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Burner smoking cigar

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2008 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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8472-main-circle-supper - rainbow gathering - hippie by Loupiote

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Rainbow Gathering 2004 (California)

See the album description for more information about this event.

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DSC03964 - Young Woman Covered with Colored Powder during Carnival in Jujuy Capital (Argentina) - Naty Jael by Loupiote

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During Carnival, some people cover the face of their friends with water-paint (red, blue or green).

First day of Carnival 2010 in Jujuy Capital (Argentina).

During Carnival festivities in the Andes mountains, a local tradition consists in throwing white talk powder, spray foam and confettis to the face of others while drinking and dancing to the music of marching bands.

For more photos and information about the Carnival in Northern Argentina, read the album description.

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DSC04006 - EL-Wire Spiky Hat - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Woman with her home-made eccentric Burning Man hat.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08509 - Konark Sun Temple (India) by Loupiote

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The Konark Sun Temple (India)

The Konark Sun Temple is famous for the thousands of stone sculptures of Maithuna (sexual union in a ritual context).

For more photos and information about this place, go to the Konark Sun Temple album.

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DSC01493 - Tire Dump - Tire Beach aka Toxic Beach or Kafka Beach - Pollution (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Dawn on Tire Beach aka Toxic Beach or Kafka Beach (San Francisco)

This nice beach belongs to San Francisco's "Warm Water Cove Park" (see exact location on this satellite photo and google map).

Here, the bay water is warm because it comes off the steam turbines of the nearby Potrero Power Plant (currently not operating, though, because its air pollution levels are above the authorized limits).

Apparently for years this beach has been used as an illegal tire dump, but this is only visible at low tide.

Check my other photos of San Francisco's abandoned industrial area.

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DSC06818 - Katie getting a face painting by Loupiote

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Katie getting a face painting

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2010 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC00549 - Skull Face Paint - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Woman with Skull Face Paint - Dia de Los Muertos (San Francisco)

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2009.

For more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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DSC03828 - The Year the Playa Stood Still - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Minnesota CORE Project: The Year the Playa Stood Still

For more info about this art installation, go to www.facebook.com/minny.core.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC07114 - Burning Man 2009 - Mumu by Loupiote

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Mumu at the Center Camp Cafe

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

Mumu "Mumito" Mariane Charline is a choreographer, circus performer and fire artist.

For more photos and information about Mumu, go to my Mumu Photo Series.

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DSC04136 - Temple of Whollyness - Interior - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Inside the Temple of Whollyness.

The Temple was designed by artist Gregg Fleishman and built by Gregg, Syn and Lightning along with the Otic Oasis crew.

For more info about the Temple, go to temple2013.org or www.facebook.com/templeofwhollyness.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04398 - Masked Warriors at BELIEVE Giant Letters - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Two masked warriors.

In the back, the back side of BELIEVE, by Laura Kimpton and Jeff Schomberg ( laurakimpton.com/ ).

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC03032 - Star Seed - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Star Seed, a metal sculpture by Kate Raudenbush.

For more info, go to www.kickstarter.com/projects/1548882338/star-seed-sculpture

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC00537 - Tesla coil discharge sends electric arcs by Loupiote

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Dr Megavolt's giant Tesla coil creates million volts static electricity.

Don't try this at home!

Fire Arts Festival @ The Crucible (Oakland, California).

Check out my other photos of Tesla coils.

This photo is part of my Fire Arts Set.

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6140 - vietnam - Red dao tribe women by Loupiote

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Red dao tribe women (Tám Sơn, Vietnam)

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DSC04747 - The Man on the Giant UFO at Night - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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If you know the name if this Art Car, please post a Comment!

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC07568 - Burning Man 2009 - Sol by Loupiote

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This is my friend Sol. There is something magical and beautiful about her.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01960 - Man with Elaborate Sugar Skull Makeup and Headdress - Dia de los Muertos (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Man with elaborate sugar skull makeup and headdress.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2014.

For more photos and more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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2368-burning-man-2005 - Lamplighters by Loupiote

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The Lamplighters ready to go to work.

For more photos and info about the Lamplighters, read the album description.

They will hang the lanterns to the polls around Black Rock City in a daily ceremony.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2005 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC06664-v2 - Gay Wedding? - Brides of March Street Festival (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Marriages are a bit confusing sometimes in San Francisco!

Diana Furka and Randal - Brides of March (San Francisco)

Randal Alan Smith is a San Francisco photographer and make-up artist.

This photo was taken at the "Brides of March" gathering.

For more photos and information about this event, please go to my "brides of march" photo album.

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DSC00790 - Cruise ship Queen Mary 2 entering San Francisco Bay by Loupiote

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Cruise ship Queen Mary 2 entering San Francisco Bay

A fireboat is spraying water in the air as a traditional welcome gesture. This is a navy tradition around the world when an official welcome is given to a visiting ship.

Fireboats are normally used to fight boat fires, but in SF they can also be used to feed the city AWSS with bay water (the AWSS is the San Francisco Fire Department "Auxiliary Water Supply System" developed after the big 1906 Fire and separate from the drinking water supply of the city, and that can be fed from the bay water in case of need).

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00792800 - Bamboo Bridge - Mawlynnong (India) by Loupiote

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Bamboo bridge near Mawlynnong in the East Khasi Hills, in Meghalaya (India)

When rivers are too wide to grow living root bridges across them, the Khasi people build foot bridges with bamboo and rattan (they use no nylon rope or metal wire, it is 100% organic).

This bamboo bridge has a span of more than 20 meters (60 feet) and passes 10 meters (30 feet) above a river. They need to rebuild the bridge every few years because it gets rotten.

This bamboo bridge was at the end of its life, and the local villagers were planning to rebuild it.

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DSC00111 - Rachel with hula-hoop by Loupiote

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Rachel with hula-hoop

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2007 (San Francisco).

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DSC01765 - Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) Reading Small Book (India) by Loupiote

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A Sadhu (Hindu holy man) reading a small book on the Ghats of Varanasi (India).

Maybe those are prayers or mantras.

For more info about Varanasi, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi.

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DSC08836 - Railroad Workers Cutting a Track Rail With a Oxy-Acetylene Torch by Loupiote

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Welder cutting a track rail with a Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch.

View more photos of railroad workers replacing a Muni lightrail track section on Church street in San Francisco.

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DSC06414 - Woman with Long Red Glove - Mumu Mariane Charline by Loupiote

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My friend Mumu.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2010 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

Mumu "Mumito" Mariane Charline is a choreographer, circus performer and fire artist.

For more photos and information about Mumu, go to my Mumu Photo Series.

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DSC04172 - Woman in Yoga Meditation by Loupiote

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My friend Amal meditating at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

People say she looks like Buddha.

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

For more photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC05700 - Hydrofoil Sailboats - Neck and Neck - America's Cup 2013 Race (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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America's Cup 2013 two finalist hydrofoil catamarans "Oracle Team USA" and "Emirates Team New Zealand" racing neck and neck on the San Francisco Bay.

The sail of the AC72-class hydrofoil catamarans is a rigid wing made of carbon fiber. When hydro-foiling, those sailboats can go about twice as fast as the wind.

For more photos and info about the America's Cup race and the AC72-class hydrofoil catamarans, go to the album description./a>.

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DSC08048 - Railroad tattoo - Armpit tunnel by Loupiote

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Daryl's amazing railroad tattoo (San Francisco)

Train tracks, switches and tunnels cover his entire body, front and back, from head to toes (litterally), in a perfectly symetrical and seamless pattern. He designed the tattoo and said it took 200 hours of work to realise the work.

Daryl spent many years of his life "freight train hopping", which involves countless days of walking long miles along desert tracks.

Most tunnels in Daryl's tattoo bear his birth year (1957), but this one has the number 5150, which is the US police code for "Mentally disturbed person" :)

Check my other photos of Daryl's railroad tattoo.

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DSC06199 - Baby Llama Crossing Road by Loupiote

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Llama Crossing - Cria (Baby Llama) crossing road with Mother llama. There is very little traffic on this road.

Photo taken on Route 9 near Tres Cruces (Argentina)

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cd4-007_5 - burning man 2003 - Acro-Yoga at Center Camp by Loupiote

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Acro-Yoga at Center Camp

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2003 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC00411 - burning man 2007 - Megan & Make-up by Loupiote

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Megan's make-up cession in center camp

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2007 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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3056-burning-man-2005 - clockworks by liam mcnamara and crew by Loupiote

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The clock tower is burning. The small blue dots are caused by copper compounds.

Clockworks by Liam McNamara and crew

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2005 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01168 - Colorful Jeepney - Front Grill (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Jeepneys are a very popular type of public transportation in the Philippines.

Photo taken in Baguio, a regional capital in Luzon Island.

For more Jeepney photos and info, go to my Jeepney series.

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DSC04778 - House on Fire - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Reno CORE Project: The Good, The Bad, and The Naughty (a wedding chapel).

For more info about this art installation, go to renocore.org/core/.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04530 - Old Hindu Man in Saffron Color Cloth on the Ghats of Varanasi (India) by Loupiote

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Old Hindu pilgrim (Baba) in saffron color cloth on the Ghats of Varanasi (India)

He just took the ritual Holy Dip in the Ganges river.

From Wikipedia: In Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism), the deep saffron color is associated with sacrifice, religious abstinence, quest for light and salvation. Saffron or "Bhagwa" is the most sacred color for the Hindus and is often worn by Sanyasis who have left their home in search of the ultimate truth.

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