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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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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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DSC02759 - Large Sugar Skull Mask with Antlers - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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Two women posing with man with large sugar skull mask with antlers, holding candles.

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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DSC07179 - Miner hammering chisel to drill blasting hole by Loupiote

Miner hammering a steel chisel to dig a blasting hole.

After about 5 hours of hammering, the hole will be large enough for a stick of dynamite, and blowing it will free some ore that the miner will then take out with a wheelbarrow. Maybe he will get a $10 pay at the end of the day.

Candelaria silver mine - Potosi (Bolivia)

For more information about this mine, read the album description.

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RNT06826 - Pilier à Bras - Catacombes de Paris - Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area) by Loupiote

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Pilier à Bras, avec dans le fond un pilier tourné a droite et un mur de hague a gauche (Secteur du Val-de-Grâce).

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". See more information in the album description.

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DSC01474 - Art Car - Sinking Cargo Ship - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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If you know who built the Abandon (sinking cargo ship art car), please post a comment or email me.

The Abandon a clever art car (or rather, art ship) in the shape of a sinking cargo ship, parked near "The Pier".

In the back, the art ship Monaco, a 3-mast tall ship.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 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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DSC09411 - Mahout Climbing on Elephant Trump (India) by Loupiote

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Mahout climbing his elephant. The elephant helps his mahout climb with his trump.

The mahout is the person that drives the elephant. For more information, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahout

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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DSC09357 - Hindu Sacred Threads (Ritual Ropes) - India by Loupiote

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Street vendor selling small ritual rope loops worn by Hindu pilgrims.

Those ropes are Hindu Sacred Threads, called "yajno pavitam" or Yajñopavītam.

For more information about the Hindu Sacred Threads, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanayana and www.oldandsold.com/books/hindu/hindu-4.shtml.

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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DSC06239 - Fire Performer Spinning Fire Sword (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Fire Performer Spinning Fire Sword (San Francisco)

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DSC07551 - Truck in Ditch (India) by Loupiote

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TATA Truck in ditch on mountain road (India)

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DSC04844 - Music Scrolls - Church Trap - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Music scrolls inside the Church Trap, by Rebekah Waites and crew.

For more info about this art installation, go to www.churchtrap.com.

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

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DSC03375 - Pink Elephant Art Car - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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This is Beau Le'Phant, the pink elephant art car, built by Dr. Galaxo Magic and crew.

For more info, go to beaulephant.weebly.com/.

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

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DSC08759 - Blue and Pink - Women in Jama Masjid Mosque - Delhi (India) by Loupiote

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Women in Jama Masjid Mosque - Delhi (India)

They are probably Hindu women, not Muslim. People from any faith are allowed in the mosque in Delhi, and it is common to see women with hair and head not covered.

For more information about this mosque, read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama_Masjid,_Delhi

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R1-1605 - Cilanbolu Tunnel (Amasya) by Loupiote

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If you have contact information for the archaeologists involved with the Cilanbolu excavations in Amasya, please email me, thanks!

Cilanbolu Tunnel (Amasya, Turkey)

For more photos and information about the mysterious Cilanbolu tunnels of Amasya, read the album description.

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DSC05153 - Krishna Mandir - Patan Durbar Square (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Krishna Mandir Temple on Durbar Square in Patan (Nepal)

Durbar Square means "the square of the palace".

This one is in Patan, a Royal city just a few kilometers south of Kathmandu.

For more info about the Krishna Mandir temple, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patan_Durbar_Square#Krishna_Mandir.

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7131-thailand - เชียงใหม่ - Chiang Mai - สงกรานต์ - Songkran festival (Thai new year) by Loupiote

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Songkran festival (Thai new year) in Chiang Mai (Thailand)

I had the chance to be in Chiang Mai during Songkran, the Thai New Year (April 13th through the following week-end). During this holidays period, a Thai tradition consists in throwing copious amounts of water to others as a way to wish a happy new year. Chiang Mai's old defensive moat provide a endless source of water for the occasion.

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RNT06815 - Graffiti dans l'Abri Laval (Feuillantines) - Catacombes de Paris - Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area) by Loupiote

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Graffiti dans l'Abri Laval (Abri des Feuillantines)

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". See more information in the album description.

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DSC02370 - Levitating at Center Camp - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Yet another guy levitating at Center Camp. This activity has become very popular at Burning Man (almost as popular as Acro-yoga), so I think we should start a "Levitation Workshop" next year to teach everyone this simple meditation technique that allows you to float effortlessly in the air.

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

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DSC09362 - Hindu Pilgrim Walking with Bag on Head (India) by Loupiote

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The millions of Hindi pilgrims that converge to the Kumbh Mela don't have backpacks. They just carry their belongings in a bag on their head, like this old Hindu man.

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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DSC00535 - Group of Hindu Pilgrims Walking - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Group of Hindu pilgrims in saffron-colored clothes, walking. In the back one of the pontoon floating bridges over the Ganges river.

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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DSC02452 - Weird Guru with Face Paint Makeup - Kumbh Mela (India) by Loupiote

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Weird Hindu Guru with strange facepaint makeup and a veil, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

This was Kumbh Maha Snan or main bathing day, also called Mauni Amavasya, which is the the most auspicious day 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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DSC02351 - Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics Dome House - Darwin by Loupiote

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A dome house in Darwin Ghost Town, with the sign: " Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) - Systemwide Offices".

Visit the IGPP website: igpp.ucsd.edu/

Darwin is a ghost town that is still inhabited by a few artists and people who enjoy solitude in this remote desert community which is probably the last place in the US with only 28.8K internet access via modem!

For more information about Darwin, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin,_California.

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DSC09616 - Hindu Pilgrims Gathering at Sangam for the Holy Bath in the Ganges River - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu pilgrims gathering before dawn on the bank of the Ganges river, near 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 in this gigantic crowd. 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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7541 - vietnam - veterinarian spays a female piglet - 6 of 13 by Loupiote

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Country veterinarian spays a female piglet (Vietnam)

Spaying is a common and simple surgical operation to remove or disable a female animal’s ovaries.

Here the operation takes place in the village's pig market. The screaming piglet is attached up-side down on a piece of wood. The veterinarian performs a small incision that does not cause any bleeding (he must have done that operation very often and knows exactly where to cut). Then he inserts his bare fingers (no gloves, no scrubbing) in the piglet's belly through the incision to find the ovaries. Hopefully the animal has a good immune system! The ovaries are extracted, ligatured and put back inside, then the incision is stitched. Of course no anesthetic is used, so the piglet was very vocal during the entire operation that lasted no more than 5 minutes. After the operation the piglet seemed totally exhausted and suddenly very quite, after oinking very loudly during the whole ordeal.

See the other photos of the piglet spaying operation.

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DSC08810 - Grotto Canyon - Death Valley by Loupiote

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Hiking in Grotto Canyon - Death Valley (California)

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DSC04073-v2 - Fire Angel - Leah with fire fans (San Francisco) - Fire dancer by Loupiote

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Leah with fire fans (San Francisco)

My friend Leah is a San Francisco tattoo artist and fire performer.

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20502-burning-man-2006 - The man is burning by Loupiote

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The man is burning

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

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2312-burning-man-2005 - colossus by zachary coffin by Loupiote

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Kathy Hanczaryk swings under the Colossus by Zachary Coffin

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

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DSC02223 - Woman Hiking near the Ocean - Rugged California Coast by Loupiote

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Woman hiking near the ocean on the rugged California coast.

This is my friend Yassmine, modeling for me.

Photo taken on a coastal trail in San Francisco, not far from the Golden Gate bridge.

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DSC07781 - Temple Burning - Burning Man 2010 by Loupiote

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The burning of the Temple of Flux - temple2010.org

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

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DSC10035 - baby delivery - childbirth by Loupiote

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Mock-up of natural childbirth (but the baby is missing!) - Forensic Medicine Museum, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok (Thailand)

For other photos and more information about this museum, please read the album description.

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DSC05552 - KLR 650 Motorbike with Heavy Load by Loupiote

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I had a pretty big load on my KLR on the way back from the Burning Man festival.

But the KLR is a mule, and I had no problem riding it with all these bags.

View my Burning Man photos.

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DSC01324 - burning man 2007 - Department of Spontaneous Combustion by Loupiote

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Human-powered fire tricycle, by the Department of Spontaneous Combustion - see www.spontaneousfire.com

Tevya and Fetter on a trike by Bohdi Baber.

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

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DSC01255 - burning man 2007 - Crude Awakening by Loupiote

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Crude Awakening, by Dan Das Mann, Karen Cusolito, Black Rock FX, MarkPerez, Pyrokinetics, Nate Smith and MonkeyBoy - see www.headlesspoint.com/crude_awakening/

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

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DSC02820 - Altar de Muertos - Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Dia de los Muertos (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Altar de Muertos for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence that 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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6390 - vietnam - Very pretty tribe girl by Loupiote

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Tribe girl (Mèo Vac, Vietnam)

The teeth covered with gold-like metal indicate that this girl is married. It's convenient: as soon as the girl smiles, you know if she is single or not! Girls from ethnic minorities (i.e. tribes) marry at about 14 or 15 years of age.

See more smiles with golden teeth!.

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DSC00791 - Kids in Himalayan Village (India) by Loupiote

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Kids fooling around and giving me the thumbs-up, in Himalayan village (India)

The little girl on the left, with the blue sweater, was the smartest kid of the village.

The little boy on the right was grumpy!

View more photos of Janki Chatti village, near Yamunotri, in the Indian Himalayas.

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DSC02929 - Firefighters near the Fire - The Man is Burning - - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Black Rock Rangers cannot contain the crowd for long once the structure has collapsed.

Like a few others, I jumped their line to be among the first near the fire. It was very, very hot.

A few firefighters in Fire Proximity Suits try to keep people off the very hot danger zone.

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

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DSC08712 - Burning Man 2009 - Mumu carrying Milk Crates by Loupiote

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Mumu carrying Milk Crates

Packing up the OMCC Camp (Object Manipulation Concentration Camp)

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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DSC08021 - Railroad tattoo - Backpiece 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.

Check my other photos of Daryl's railroad tattoo.

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DSC09285 - Muslim Crowd Waving Hands - Eid-Milad-un-Nabi Muslim Festival (India) by Loupiote

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Group of Muslim men with green head covers waving hands and chanting at the Milad un-Nabi street parade.

This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.

It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).

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

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DSC09762 - Old Hindu Pilgrim at Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Old Hindu man with his luggage (just a small bundle on a stick), and his food can, walking alone toward the Sangam.

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.

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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DSC03944 - Crowd of Hindu Devotees Taking the Holy Dip in the Ganges River at Kumbh Mela (India) by Loupiote

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Crowd of Hindu devotees taking the Holy dip in the Ganges river, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

During the Kumbh Mela festival, millions of Hindu pilgrims gather to take the Holy bath at the Sangam. 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.

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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DSC09829 - Boats and Hindu Pilgrim Bathing 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)

Hundreds of small boats moored together form floating islands in the shallow waters. Thousands of pilgrims take the holy bath from those boats.

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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DSC03173 - RC Heli shooting Aerial Video - Copter Kids - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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A remote controlled helicopter with a remote controlled video camera was shooting aerial footage of Burning Man for a documentary.

The high-tech electrical RC Heli belongs to Copter Kids, a small company that specializes in shooting aerial footage from Remote Controlled helicopters, which is much cheaper than using a real helicopter and allows close shots and fast motions that cannot be done with full-size helicopters. Their equipment is fully customized and electrically powered, with for very low-noise operation. Their Heli can fly for about 8 min on a Lithium battery. One person pilots the Heli, and another person controls the camera, which broadcasts real-time video to a monitor on the ground.

For more info, check out their website at copterkidsllc.com.

For the Burning Man rules about using drones at the event, go to: burningman.org/event/black-rock-city-guide/drones/.

/event_survival/drones.html.

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

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DSC06595 - The End of the Road - Darjeeling Road Landslide (India) by Loupiote

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The road to Darjeeling (India) comes to an abrupt end due to a major landslide that occurred in June 2010.

View my other photos of the broken road and landslide.

The road now stops abruptly at the top of a very high almost vertical cliff (100 meters or more). A large area of this very steep mountain side where that road was built went crashing down in the valley below. Some houses were very close from the landslide, but no house was destroyed and no one died.

The famous Darjeeling "Toy Train" steam powered railroad was following this road, so the train connection between Darjeeling and Siliguri at the bottom of the mountain is currently discontinued (until the landslide-damaged section gets rebuilt, if this ever happens).

There is word that the Government has planned to repair the damaged road and restore road and rail link to Darjeeling on National Highway 55 between Siliguri and Kurseong, But given the size and extent of the landslide damage, it will probably take years and be a very costly construction project.

In the mean time, there is a detour around the damaged section (via a very steep and narrow road that cannot be used by trucks). Trucks must use another road that completely bypasses this area.

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DSC03598 - Art Nouveau Ironwork in the Grand Palais (Paris) by Loupiote

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Art Nouveau ironwork in the Grand Palais (Paris)

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DSC01087 - Lathe Machine Tool in Workshop (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Worker operating lathe machine tool.in a metal workshop.

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DSC06745 - Burning Man 2009 - Big Red Cat art car - Boo Boo Kitty by Loupiote

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Big Red Cat art car - Boo Boo Kitty

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

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