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DSC06455 - Louise - Ignition party by outpost23 (San Francisco). by Loupiote

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Louise at Ignition party by outpost23 (San Francisco).

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DSC07491 - Erin Dancing - Goggles - Dust Mask by Loupiote

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Erin, from Salt lake City

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

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DSC02093 - Night Panorama with "The Man" - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Night panorama of the playa, with "The Man". The fireball is from a fire canon on an art car.

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

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DSC04635 - Clown Act - Mumu Circus Performer by Loupiote

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My friend Mumu getting ready to go to Bali for her "One Woman Circus Tour".

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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DSC05656 - Red Heard on Stick Glowing in the Night - White Lasers - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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This music art car had a good sound system and very powerful white lasers.

If you know the name of this art car, please post a comment!

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04691 - Lamplighters Hanging Petrol Lamps to Light Pole - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Lamplighters hanging fresh petrol lamps to one of light poles.

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

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

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DSC01840 - Danger Ranger - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Danger Ranger aka Michael Mikel is one of the original founder of the Burning Man event. He is in charge of the Black Rock City Rangers, a group of volonteers making sure that everyone respect the rules and regulations and helping with emercency and medical situations.

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

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DSC05696 - Giant Gears in the Man Fire Embers - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Twisted wreckage of the giant metal gears in the embers of the Man's fire.

Those giant gears were supposed to allow participants to rotate the "Vitruvian Man", but the under-engineered system broke and could not be repaired before the end of the Burning Man week.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC05120 - Fire Conclave - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The traditional fire performers show (called the Fire Conclave) before the burning of the Man's effigy at the end of the week-long festival.

Hundreds of skilled fire dancers perform choreographed routines all around the Man's effigy.

This group is Radiant Heat Fire Troupe, from Vancouver BC.

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

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DSC05666 - Cross-Legged Hand-Stand - Yogi Sadhu in Yoga Position (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Yogi Sadhu in cross-legged hand-stand Yoga position, during the Maha Shivaratri Hindu Festival (Nepal)

Hundreds of thousands of Sadhus, Babas, Hindu devotees and pilgrims converge to the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu during the Shivaratri festival ('Great Night of Shiva'), to pray Lord Shiva.

For more information and to see other photos of the Shivaratri festival and the Pashupatinath Temple, read the album description.

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5694 - vietnam - Red dao tribe women on trail by Loupiote

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Red dao tribe women setting-up her head cover (Sa Pa, Vietnam)

The Dao (pronounced Zao) are the 9th largest ethnic group in Vietnam with a population of just under 500,000. They belong to the Hmong Dao language group and are believed to have started migrating from China in the 13th century. The women wear some of the most colorful and diverse costumes of all ethnic groups but can be identified by their black trousers richly embroidered with flower or small star patterns. Their jackets can be red or black usually with embroidered borders. The ensemble is topped by a black or red turban together with chunky silver jewelry. In addition most Dao women shave off their eyebrows and foreheads as this is traditionally regarded as a sign of beauty.

For more info about the Red Dao people, go to globalwanderings.co.uk/ethnic_minorities/dao.shtml.

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DSC10039 - Vaults in Palace ruin - Mandu (India) by Loupiote

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Vaults in Palace ruin - Mandu (India)

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DSC04524 - Mini Bicycle - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Sparkly bearded cowboy riding a mini bicycle.

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

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DSC05294 - DPW Wrecked Pink Car - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Wrecked pink car by someone at Burning Man DPW.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC06194 - Woman Transplanting Rice (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Nepali woman transplanting rice (Nepal)

Rice seedlings are grown first in nursery fields, then manually transplanted into puddled fields where the seeding are spaced out. Transplanting is very labor intensive, but requires less seeds.

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DSC00480 - Road is Hilly, Don't Drive Silly - BRO Road Sign (India) by Loupiote

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Road sign from BRO (the Border Roads Organisation), that built the mountains roads and bridges in the mountainous border regions of India.

For more info about the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation.

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DSC02177 - Head of the Gon KiRin Dragon Art Car by Loupiote

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The head of the Gon KiRin dragon art car.

This is Sarah sitting in the mouth of the dragon.

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

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DSC01405 - Black Rock City Compass - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Flower is showing me the cool Black Rock City compass that someone gave her. This compass tells you where you are in the city when you point it to "The Man".

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

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4987 - vietnam - Mỹ Sơn Cham sanctuary (Hoi An) by Loupiote

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Mỹ Sơn Cham sanctuary (Hoi An, Vietnam)

See my other photos of the Mỹ Sơn sactuary.

See more info on Wikipedia: Mỹ Sơn.

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DSC04820 - Desert Orca - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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A little girl climbs on the back of an Orca.

The Orca Project, by Erik More.

A pod of life-sized wooden orcas swam through the desert dust, meant as a reminder to take better care of our oceans, and to use our communal activity to better the world.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC05635 - Sadhu Sitting Cross-Legged with Threatening Eyes (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) sitting cross-legged near his small bonfire, during the Shivaratri festival (Nepal)

There is are white Tilaka marks (ritual Hindu marking) on his forehead and arms.

Hundreds of thousands of Sadhus, Babas, Hindu devotees and pilgrims converge to the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu during the Shivaratri festival ('Great Night of Shiva'), to pray Lord Shiva.

For more information and to see other photos of the Shivaratri festival and the Pashupatinath Temple, read the album description.

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DSC05404 - Genevieve Liberté - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Genevieve Liberté is writing a short story at the Burning Man Festival.

You can read her short story here: Dorothy of the Cosmos.

You can contact Genevieve through her Flickr page or her Facebook page..

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

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DSC06348 - Deer Cave - Mulu (Borneo) by Loupiote

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The mouth of Deer Cave in Gunung Mulu National Park (Borneo)

This is the cave mouth on the side of the "Garden of Eden", i.e. the far side.

Deer Cave is a passage about 150 m (500 feet) in diameter and about 1 Km (0.6 Miles) long, opened on both end. It was, for many years, considered the largest single cave passage in the world.

For more photos and information about Deer Cave, go to my Deer Cave photo series.

Photo processed in True Tone HDR with Tone Mapping from a single RAW exposure.

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DSC09763 - Sadhu With Skin Covered Of Vibhuti Sacred Ash - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Sadhu (Hindu holy man), with skin covered of white wood-fire ash. He is missing his right leg.

Thousands of Sadhus and Hindu devotees gather 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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DSC04787 - Hamsa - Hand of Inspiration - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Israel / Midburn CORE project: Hand of Inspiration - יד ההשראה - This hand symbol is called a Hamsa.

In the back, the Shark Art Car.

This symbol is the hamsa hand, also called the Hand of Fatima in Islam and Hand of Miriam in Judaism (it is not the hand of Buddha!). The hamsa is a symbol of protection, strength, and power that dates back to ancient Mesopotamia. It is a popular symbol in the Middle East and North Africa, and is often used in wall hangings and jewelry. The hamsa is believed to protect against negative energies and the evil eye. It is also said to attract positive energies, which can lead to good health, happiness, fortune, and luck. For more info about the Hamsa (hand symbol), go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa.

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

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R1-2275 - Plastic Bottles Trash by Loupiote

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Plastic Bottles Trash - Turkish Kurdistan (Eastern Turkey)

On the side of a road, some poor people were sorting the plastic bottles from the rest of the trash in a landfill, for recycling.

Plastic bottles (especially mineral water bottles) are evil. Please drink tap water (or purified / filtered tap water if needed).

Sale of plastic bottles should not be permitted in countries that do not recycle plastic trash.

And in countries where plastic trash is recycled, there should be a tax on plastic bottles, used to finance recycling and to encourage people to bring their plastic trash to recycling centers where they would get that tax back. This is the case in many states in the US, and a lot of unemployed people make money by scavenging plastic trash and bringing it to recycling centers, where they get paid for the trash they bring. As a result, there is much less plastic trash in the environment.

One example is the California CRV: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Redemption_Value.

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DSC09918 - Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival (India) - Huge Crowd Gathering at Sangam for the Holy Bath in the Ganges River by Loupiote

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Huge Crowd of Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Sangam, on the bank of the Ganges river, to take the holy bath during the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival near Allahabad (India)

Looks amazing when viewed in high-resolution.

Small boats are patrolling the safety fence, in case a pilgrim would accidentally get swept away by the river current, as most of the Hindu pilgrims can't swim!

This was January 27 (a full-moon night, called Paush Purnima), one of the most auspicious days for taking the holy bath.

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.

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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DSC02727 - Curvy River - Meanders by Loupiote

A muddy tropical winding river near Kuching (Borneo).

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DSC00821 - Bridge of the Neverwas Haul - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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The bridge of the Neverwas Haul.

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

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DSC05066 - Uncle Ira - Rainbow Colors Costume - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Uncle Ira in a colorful costume, at Center Camp cafe.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC05117 - Sell Your Camp - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Sell your camp, make big money! Black Rock Realty (sign).

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC06800 - Burning Man 2009 - Mobile Phone - It's illegal to use a phone while driving by Loupiote

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Mobile Phone - It's illegal to use a phone while driving

This is Phonesaure by Damon Doherty

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

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DSC05319 - Sonic Runway - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Sonic runway by Rob Jensen

A corridor of 32 rings that light up with LEDs that respond in color to the sounds of the art cars nearby.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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2801-burning-man-2005 - Mehndi Hand - Wing Ding by Loupiote

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Wing Ding and her amazing hand!

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

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DSC05724 - Blue and Pink Matador Costumes by Loupiote

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Suliman Nawid and Rebar with their pink and blue matador costumes.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2011.

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

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DSC05370 - Vitruvian Man with its Gears - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Those giant gears were supposed to allow participants to rotate the "Vitruvian Man", but the under-engineered system broke and could not be repaired before the end of the Burning Man week.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC07542 - Indigenous Quechua women sitting on stairs - La Paz (Bolivia) by Loupiote

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Quechua women sitting on stairs in front of the San Francisco Church - La Paz (Bolivia)

Those Quechua women wear their traditional costume, complete with bowler style hat. The hat has been worn by Quechua and Aymara women since the 1920's, when it was brought to the country by British railway workers and are still commonly worn today.

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DSC00988-v2 - Catacombes de Paris - Renegade party in the Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area) by Loupiote

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Cataphiles (urban cavers) through a renegade party in the Catacombs of Paris (Salle des Agapes)

Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area), about 20 meters (60 feet) underground, under Paris city center.

This is a part of the 200 Km network of ancient tunnels not opened to the public, but regularly visited by trespassing urban cavers called "cataphiles".

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2575-phsh-basement - hallway - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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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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DSC04793 - Little Girl on Da Vinci's Nose - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Little girl sitting on the nose of Da Vinci.

Inside the mind of da Vinci, by Mischell Riley.

Burners can walk into the back of Leonardo da Vinci's head, stepping into the mind of the genius.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC05155 - The Man is Set Ablaze by a Pyrotechnic Explosion - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The burning of The Man effigy at the end of the week-long festival.

A small pyrotechnic explosion sets The Man's effigy ablaze.

A larger explosion occurred later and ignited the Man' flying saucer base, but I completely missed it :(

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

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DSC04634 - Watching the Horizon - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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A woman with bunny ears is standing perfectly still, staring at the horizon, near an enigmatic statue of a man doing the same.

If you have information about this art installation (and/or the woman in the photo), please post a Comment!

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

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DSC06396 - Cowboy with Lasso - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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Man in cowboy costume, holding lasso rope.

He was spinning the lasso loop around himself during the procession march.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2016.

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

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DSC03038 - Splashing Water - Hindu Devotees Taking Holy Dip in Ganges River (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu pilgrims taking Holy bath in Ganges river, 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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DSC02515 - Rocket Car by David Best - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Sharira is posing on the long black art car.

Rocket Car, built by David Best, based on a 1973 Cadillac.

This classic american car converted by David Best into an outrageously long black rocket car has been at Burning Man for many years, and it has become a fixture. Watch the video of the making of the rocket car.

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

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DSC09524 - Hindu Pilgrims Receiving Holy Prasad - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu devotees receiving 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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DSC09769 - Cliff Climbing - Ascending the Via Ferrata Tridentina - Dolomites Mountains (Italian Alps) by Loupiote

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Ascending the via ferrata Tridentina, Dolomites Mountains (Italian Alps).

The climbing route involves ascending more than 2,500 feet (750m) of almost vertical cliff, equipped with cables and occasional metal ladders or steps.

Via Ferratas are climbing routes permanently equipped with a safety cable. For more info about via ferrata, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_ferrata.

For more info about the Brigata Tridentina via ferrata, go to it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrata_Tridentina.

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

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DSC09810 - Hindu Pilgrims on Sand Bar in the Ganges River at Sangam - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu pilgrims bathing in the Ganges river, at the Sangam, during the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India)

Small boats ferry pilgrims to sand bars where they can take the holy bath.

The wooden poles in the water are a safety fence, as most of the Hindu pilgrims can't swim!.

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.

This was the morning of January 27 (a full-moon night, called Paush Purnima), one of the most auspicious mornings for taking the holy bath.

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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DSC09683 - ABP News Live TV Reporter Covers the Holy Bath at Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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ABP News reporter in Live TV report at Sangam.

Hindu pilgrims gathering before dawn on the bank of the Ganges river, at the Sangam, during the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India)

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.

This was the early morning of January 27 (a full-moon night, called Paush Purnima), one of the most auspicious mornings for taking the holy bath. After a 7 km night walk, I arrived at the Sangam area at about 3am, early enough to be well positioned to take a few good photos. The yellowish color is caused by the dim sodium-vapor street lights.

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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DSC08526-bw - Cotton Stores in Paharganj (Delhi, India) by Loupiote

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Dilapidated shops in Paharganj (Delhi, India)

Shaky wooden ladders lead to the attics that are used for storage and makeshift homes of the wallah's (i.e. workers)..

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