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IMG_20190901_215251 - El Pulpo Mecanico and The Front Porch - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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El Pulpo Mecanico, the fire breathing mechanical octopus, with The Front Porch in the background.

For more info, go to www.elpulpomecanico.com/

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2019 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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4747-phsh-salt-ann-frank - posters - window - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Anne Frank

The Public Health Service Hospital (PHSH) is located in the Presidio of San Francisco. It has been rehabilitated into luxury condos housing in 2010, and it is now called "Presidio Landmark Apartments".

For more information about this place you can visit my PHSH page.

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DSC00376 - Gangotri Ghats - Bhagirathi river (India) by Loupiote

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The Gangotri Ghats on the Bhagirathi river (India)

The Ghats are steps on the river side where Hindu pilgrims take they holy bath.

This was the early spring, so the river was still low. Later in the season, the warmer weather would melt the snow and ice of the glaciers and the water level would rise a lot.

Gangotri is an important Hindu pilgrimage destination on the Bhagirathi river, high in the Himalaya mountains. The Bhagirathi is one of the headstreams of the Ganges river.

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R1-2673 - Nemrut Dagi - Eagle Head (Turkey) by Loupiote

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Colossal and enigmatic scultures scattered around a huge tumulus at the top of "Nemrut Dağı" (mount Nemrut, Turkey).

This is believed to be the tomb of the 1st century BC Commagene king Antiochus I Epiphanes.

For more information about this place, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nemrut.

For more information about the Commagene kingdom, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Commagene.

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DSC08825 - Brown Tarantula Spider (Death Valley) by Loupiote

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Tarantula spider in Grotto Canyon - Death Valley (California)

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DSC00180 - Fire Hula Hoop - Performer - Temple of Poi 2010 Fire Dancing Expo (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Fire Performer with Fire hulahoop

Photo taken at the temple of poi 2010 fire dancing expo on Union Square (San Francisco)

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09407-burning-man-2006 - Self Portrait in Mirror Mosaic by Loupiote

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Self portrait

The mIrror mosaic is part of an art installation called Perhaps, by Rob Buchholz

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

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DSC00778 - Riding an Overloaded Motorized Tricycle (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Me and two other people are sitting behind the driver of a motorized tricycle, who is sitting on the tank of his motorbike.

Photo taken on the road between Bontoc and Tuguegarao, in the Cordillera (mountainous region of Northern Luzon island).

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DSC09514 - Ashrams and Ghats on the Ganges River in Rishikesh (India) by Loupiote

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Golden sunset light on the Ashrams and Ghats across the Ganges river in Rishikesh (India)

On the left, the Ram Jhula suspension bridge.

Looks amazing when viewed in high-resolution.

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DSC00592 - Alien Cats - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Art installation in the deep playa.

The installation was called "Alien Cats" by Kathy D'Onofrio from Truckee, California. Kathy has been a Deep Playa installation artist for over a decade now.

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

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DSC05480 - The Temple Burn - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The Temple is burned on the last night on the week-long event.

The Temple of Whollyness 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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DSC09053 - Burning Man 2009 - Mondo Spider on its Trailer by Loupiote

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Mondo Spider on its Trailer, ready to go home to Vancouver

This is a diesel-powered hydraulic mechanical spider. It weights about 1,600 lb.

De-Inventing The Wheel - This ridable mechanical walking machine was designed by a team of artists and engineers as an industrial metal beast destined to rock Burning Man and the world of kinetic sculpture. Inspired by Vancouver Junkyard Wars, this giant hydraulic monster was hewn from steel with passion and precision. Call it robot... call it biomimicry... call it what you will... We call it... The MONDO SPIDER.

It was originally shown at Burning Man 2006: Hope and Fear.

For more information about this motorized spider, go to www.mondospider.com/.

You can see a video I made of the Mondo Spider in action here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLOVdo_Qu3E

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

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DSC06619 - Steam Locomotives - Darjeeling Train Yard (India) by Loupiote

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Steam locomotives in the Darjeeling Train Yard (India)

The two locomotives in the back (#788 "Tusker" and -#782 "Mountaineer") are warm and ready to work. One of them will be used to pull the next train, while a spare one is kept ready in case of last-minute problems with the main one. Because it takes hours to heat-up the steam boiler, the two steam engines must be warm and ready hours before the train is scheduled to leave. A railroad worker is staying up all night and feeding coal in their furnaces to keep both engines warm.

The locomotive in the front (#804 "Queen of the Hills") is undergoing maintenance. It will get new wheels.

View more photos of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, locally known as the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling (India). It is still operated by vintage British-built B Class steam locomotives. Operations between Siliguri and Kurseong have been temporarily suspended since 2010 following a Landslide at Tindharia (view photos of the landslide).

For more info about the DHR steam locomotives, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHR_778_(locomotive) and www.irfca.org/docs/locolists/dhr-locos-full.html.

For more information about the Darjeeling Steam-powered Train, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway.

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DSC02203 - Steel Frame Building Construction - Steel Beams - The Walbrook (London) by Loupiote

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Steel Frame Building Construction - Beams - The Walbrook (London)

Building website: www.thewalbrook.co.uk/

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DSC09106 - Holy McGrail - Folsom Street Fair (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Holy McGrail is a Bio Queen.

Faux queen, aka bio queen, means drag queen who is in fact a biological female.

Photo taken at the Folsom Street Fair 2010 (San Francisco).

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DSC09844 - Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Sister Candy by Loupiote

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Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

Photo taken at the San Francisco Folsom Street Fair 2008.

For more information, see description of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence set.

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DSC05171 - Light Painting - Me, drawing a star with LED lights by Loupiote

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That's me trying to draw a star using a light-staff. It's not easy to draw with light.

These cool light staffs are flowstaffs from flowtoys.com.

Photo taken at a renegade full-moon party in the Golden Gate Park (San Francisco)

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DSC07336 - Burning Man 2009 - Fire Dragon by Loupiote

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If you know the name of the group performing in this photos, please post a comment or email me, thanks!

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

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DSC08136 - Free Tibet / anti-China protests (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Free Tibet / anti-China protests (San Francisco)

The name of the game is always money, and when it comes to the CIA's war against China by promoting a "Free Tibet", that is certainly true. Tibet has one of the world's largest reserve of uranium, as well as some oil, gold and copper. Read more here: www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/395803.html

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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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DSC08786 - Sunset - Fall Canyon - Death Valley National Park (California) by Loupiote

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Hiking up Fall Canyon in Death Valley National Park (California).

Fall Canyon is a very nice day hike, starting from the Titus canyon parking area. The narrows with marble rock formation, above the dry waterfall, require some scrambling but they can be reached without needing any rock-climbing.

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DSC06073 - iX-Chel in the Access Shaft of the Minaret - Burning Man 2010 by Loupiote

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iX-Chel Sandivel can be contacted via her website ixchelsandivel.com.

This climbable tower sculpture is called "Minaret" by Bryan Tedrick.

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

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DSC02941 - Kandi Kids Swapping Kandi (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Two young revelers in Kandi Raver fashion are swapping Kandi bracelets..

Kandi ravers usually give or swap Kandi (i.e. colorful beads bracelets) with new friends, and new ravers they have just met.

For more information about Kandi Kids, read the album description.

Photo taken at the 2013 Gay Pride Festival in San Francisco.

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DSC08130 - burning man 2008 - Bali Monkey Chant workshop in Central Camp by Loupiote

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Balinese Monkey Chant workshop in Center Camp, by Paul Jorgensen and Gamelan X.

For more information about the Balinese Monkey Chant, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kecak

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

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DSC02386 - Floating Bridge over Ganges River - Kumbh Mela (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu devotees on Pontoon floating bridge, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

This was the morning of Kumbh Maha Snan or main bathing day, also called Mauni Amavasya, which is the the most auspicious morning for taking the holy bath in the Ganges river.

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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DSC09561 - Hindu Pilgrims Eating Holy Prasad - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu devotees eating Holy Prasad at sunset, on the bank of the Ganges river.

Ashrams offer free Prasad food to all pilgrims. Prasad is usually dal and rice, served on a plate made of dried leaves.

For more info about Prasad (blessed Hindu food), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prasad.

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

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dsc02133 - Water Pollution - Environment - Mercury by Loupiote

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Water Pollution - Environment - Mercury - New Idria

New Idria is a ghost town located in a remote area of the Coast Range of California (USA), outside the town of Hollister. It was once a center for mercury (quick silver) and asbestos mining. New Idria was at its peak well before the Gold Rush in California of the 1840's and 1860's. There are still high levels of mercury and asbestos polution in the area.

If you don't mind ignoring all the "no trespassing" signs, you can visit an amazing mercury smelter with four large "Gould" rotary furnances. This smelter was abandoned in the 1970's. All those photos were taken in May 2004.

Go to my New Idria photos for more photos and information about this place.

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DSC04100 - Little Hippie Girl with Pink Butterfly Barbie Doll - Ilita by Loupiote

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Little hippie girl Ilita at the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival near Allahabad (India)

Ilita is carrying a pink butterfly barbie doll, a stuffed Mickey Mouse and a teddy bear.

She survived the huge storm that destroyed the Rainbow camp the night before (and caused major damages and flooding to most of the Kumbh Mela!). As long as she has her toys, all is good and she is happy!

Here is an article that tells more about this little girl and her mother, and their hippie way of life: www.openthemagazine.com/article/living/last-of-the-hippies.

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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DSC07492 - Burning Man 2009 - Trike from the Spontanous Combustion Camp by Loupiote

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Trike from the Spontanous Combustion Camp

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

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DSC05374 - Post Burn Nap - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Visibly exhausted couple napping on Sunday morning at Center Camp Cafe.

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

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DSC06741 - Yellow Spider by Loupiote

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Yellow Spider art car.

This is the "ArachnoSkull" Black and Yellow Garden Spider, by Nefarious Grin.

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

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DSC03180 - Mementos in the Temple - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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At the end of the week, the Temple is filled with mementos. This was the last night before it burned.

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

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DSC01826 - Beaver Dam in Lundy Canyon - Sierra Mountains (California) by Loupiote

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Beaver dam in Lundy Canyon, in the Eastern Sierra (California).

Beavers constructed very impressive dams in this valley.

This one is more than 4 feet (1.2 meter) high and appears very solidly constructed.

For more info about beaver dams, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_dam.

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DSC01880 - Hindu Baba Throwing Dreadlocks in the Air (India) by Loupiote

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Photo taken during 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 photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC08618 - Firecrackers in the Street at Chinese New Year Festival (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Warzone? no, this is just the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown (San Francisco)

Each year, late on the night of the Chinese Lunar New Year, chaos erupts in the heart of Chinatown. An insane amount of very illegal firecrackers and fireworks are lit-up and detonated in the streets. The air fills-up with thick, rancid, toxic smoke. Sparks and rockets fly randomly in all directions. The local Police knows that they cannot stop the madness, so they prefer to stay away. Participants are highly advised to wear ear and eyes protection.

This unoficial event dubbed "Chinatown Bang" attracts local Chinese Americans as well as members of the San Francisco Cacophony Society. After running out of ammunitions, participants celebrate the Chinese lunar new year in local bars.

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DSC09548 - Hindu Pilgrims Eating Holy Prasad - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu devotees eating Holy Prasad at sunset, on the bank of the Ganges river.

Ashrams offer free Prasad food to all pilgrims. Prasad is usually dal and rice, served on a plate made of dried leaves.

For more info about Prasad (blessed Hindu food), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prasad.

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

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DSC07557 - Bend of the Teesta River - West Bengal (India) by Loupiote

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Bend of the Teesta river in West Bengal (India)

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IMG_20190831_144141 - Rory Giving Communion at Center Camp - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the Burning Man 2019 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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8383-fire-dancer - 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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DSC05143 - Fireworks Before the Burn - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The traditional fireworks show before the burning of the Man's effigy at the end of the week-long festival.

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

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IMG_20190828_192148 - Stone 27 - Circular Staircase - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Stone 27 by Benjamin Langholz. View from the top stone.

Also known as Circular Staircase.

The climbable installation is made of 27 stones attached by steel cables, forming a wobbly stairs in the air.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2019 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01719 - Ferris wheel (grande roue) - Place de la Concorde (Paris) by Loupiote

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Ferris wheel - Place de la Concorde (Paris)

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DSC08825 - Desert Fish by Loupiote

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Giant metal fish

Primordial Fish Project - by Bobby Bacon & Jay Hargrave

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

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DSC09039 - Worker Collating Printed Paper Leaflets by Loupiote

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Print shop worker collating printed leaflets into booklets. The booklets produced in this print shop are Indian school books.

This simple mechanical task would normally be done by a machine, but in India, it is more economical to do it manually, as labor cost is very low.

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DSC00986 - Family Bathing and Doing Laundry in Ganges River at the Ghats of Varanasi (India) by Loupiote

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Family bathing and doing laundry in Ganges river at the Ghats of Varanasi - also known as Benares (India).

The river boats are used to ferry Hindu pilgrims to a beach across the river, where they can take the Holy bath in cleaner water.

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

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DSC03444 - Naga Babas Procession - Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu Festival (India) by Loupiote

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A huge crowd of naked Naga Babas heads towards the Ganges river at the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival near Allahabad (India).

Their bodies are covered in Vibhuti (Hindu sacred ash).

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.

Thousands of Naga Sadhus (naked Hindu Holy men, with their bodies covered with wood ash) walk at dawn toward the bank of the Ganges river at the Sangam where they will take the Holy Dip. The Triveni Sangam is the confluence of the Yamuna and the Ganga (Ganges) rivers, and this is the holiest place to take the ritual baths during the Kumbh Mela. Also called Naga babas, those naked sadhus are wanderers with no possessions.

This was the morning of Vasant Panchami Snan day, an important religious date for Hindu people and one of the most auspicious mornings for taking the holy bath in the Ganges river.

For more info on Sadhus, go to:

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadhu

- or this less serious article www.gonomad.com/951-smokin-sadhus-indias-wandering-stoned...

For more info about Naga [naked] Sadhus, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashanami_Sampradaya.

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

For more information about Vasant Panchami (or Basant Panchami), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasant_Panchami.

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

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DSC09731 - Girl Smiling with Dental Braces by Loupiote

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Girl Smiling with Dental Braces - Daniela Reul

She has one of the cutest smile. I just bumped into her one year later at a concert in the Golden Gate Park. She is from Mexico City and studies photography at the San Francisco Academy of Art.

Photo taken at the LovEvolution / Love Fest Festival (San Francisco).

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DSC01454 - Spinning LED Light Poi - Glowing - Flowlight by Loupiote

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Nicky Evers Spinning LED Light Poi - Glowing - Flowlight (San Francisco)

Those light poi are made by www.flowtoys.com.

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DSC01072 - Airborne Bicycle - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Bicyclist takes air on the "Ramp of Death" installed by camp "Accident Waiting to Happen".

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

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DSC01922 - Buckeye Hot Springs (California) by Loupiote

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Buckeye hot springs (California)

Steaming hot water showers down a small cliff with colorful concretions, and fills up a series of pools in the bed of a creek.

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