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DSC08743 - Fall Canyon - Top of the Dry Waterfall - 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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DSC09598 - Kandi Kid making a Heart by Loupiote

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Kandi Kid making a Heart

A Kandi Kid is commonly called a "Candy Raver", "Candee Child" or "Kandi Raver".

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

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

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DSC04949 - Kites Flying Above the Dust - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The kites of DOTA (the Department Of Tethered Aviation).

For more info about the D.O.T.A., go to www.dotarocks.net/.

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

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DSC02821 - Woman with Sugar Skull Makeup and Flower Headdress - Candle Light - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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Woman with elaborate flower headdress and sugar skull makeup, in candle light.

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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DSC05000 - Church Trap on Fire - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The burning of the Church Trap.

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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DSC03538 - Gua Niah - Sinkhole in roof of Natural Cave - Niah Caves (Borneo) by Loupiote

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Sunlight entering through a large sinkhole opening in the roof of a natural cave in the Niah National Park (Borneo).

This is in the Great Cave, which is very large with huge chambers, up to 75m high, and a network of tunnels covering 10 hectares.

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

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DSC06820 - Burning Man 2009 - Firefighter Woman with Bullhorn by Loupiote

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Firefighter Woman with Bullhorn

When the Flaming Lotus Girls were lighting-up their giant Soma sculpture, the crowd was very quite, very silent (like in a church!). Sara popped up and shouted very loud with her bullhorn "Is that a Quite Zone?" - I found it hilarious and everyone cracked-up!

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

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2119-burning-man-2005 - Breanna Levine by Loupiote

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Stunningly beautiful Breanna. RIP.

Memorial blog: breannalevine.wordpress.com/

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

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DSC08872 - 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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DSC05238 - Running Melee around the Man's Burn - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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

As soon as the last burning beam collapsed, a crowd of thousands runs toward the fire and around it in celebration.

I managed to be one of the first ones near the fire (after zig-zagging between a few crowd-controlling Black Rock Rangers - sorry guys!), so i was able to get a few cool photos of the running melee.

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

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DSC01036 - Panorama of the Tehri Reservoir in the Bhagirathi valley (India) by Loupiote

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The Tehri Reservoir fills-up the Bhagirathi valley, one of the headstreams of the Ganges (India)

Looks amazing in high resolution.

The Tehri Dam was (and still is) a very controversial project, as it flooded two valleys resulting in the destruction of numerous villages and a town (Tehri), all now submerged, and forced the relocation of about 100,000 people.

For more photos and info about the controversial Tehri Hydro Power project, go to the Tehri Dam & Lake photo series.

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DSC03660 - Hindu Devotee With Hat Made of Rudraksha Beads by Loupiote

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Hindu devotee with hat made of rudraksha beads at the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu 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.

Thousands of Hindu devotees gather on 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.

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

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5680 - vietnam - Red dao tribe women and children by Loupiote

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Red dao tribe women (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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DSC03721 - Hindu Baba Smoking Chillum of Weed (Ritual Cannabis) by Loupiote

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Baba (Hindu devotee) smoking a chillum of ritual cannabis at the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu 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.

Thousands of Hindu devotees gather on 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.

For more info about religious use of cannabis, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_and_spiritual_use_of_cann....

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

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DSC09842 - Boats with Flags and Hindu Pilgrims 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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7720 - Dog blood sausage cooking by Loupiote

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Dog blood sausage sold on the market (Lang Sơn, Vietnam)

Those blood sausages are made by stuffing the dog's intestin with a mixture made with the dog's blood, brain and some vegetables and herbs.

This photo is part of a series called Thịt chó: eating a (hot) dog that can be seen on the website dog-meat.net. A lots of interesting comments and reactions have been posted on the various photo sites where this series has been published.

WARNING: These images are graphic, not suitable for kids and people with a weak stomach!

Western culture considers that eating a dog is cruel, barbaric and disgusting (not illegal, though), but ironically we have no problem eating all other sorts of animals as long as they are not called pets.

But for the vast majority of people on earth, cultural values are very different. Dog meat is considered a delicacy in some asian cultures, and indeed cooked dog meat is very tasty and protein rich. You should try it some day! (if you are not vegetarian)

"Food dogs" are not pets and they have no names. They are bred and raised in farms, just like pigs, cows, lambs, chickens and other farm animals. They are usually put down "humanely" just like any other farm animal, by slitting the throat and bleeding the animal until it passes out.- However some disturbing cases of food dogs being tortured before being slaughtered have been documented.

This series of photos shows the process involved in preparing a dog for dinner, from slautering to cutting-up, eviscerating, de-boning, cooking and of course eating! These photos were taken in Bac Ha, a small town in the Northern part of Vietnam, and in various markets of the region.

In case you are wondering, I did not order the dog for dinner, I just stumbled on the scene in the street and documented it, since I had my camera.

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DSC02265 - London Christmas Street Lights - Decorations - Red Double-decker buses by Loupiote

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London Christmas Street Lights - Decorations - Red Double-decker buses

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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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DSC07789 - burning man 2007 - Egyptian Art Car - Anubis Walks by Loupiote

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Art Car "Anubis walks" by Byron Priore.

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

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DSC03814 - Holy McGrail Eating Barbecued Turkey Drumstick by Loupiote

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Faux Queen Holy McGrail eating roasted turkey leg.

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

Photo taken at the Folsom Street Fair 2012 (San Francisco).

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DSC05371 - Lost Dog - Snowball - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Lost dog "Snowball", last seen leashed to The Man on the evening of the Burn, near a 5,000-pound tank of propane.

Have you seen Snowball?

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

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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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DSC06460 - Vampire - Cat-eye Yellow Contact Lenses - Fangs - Golden Face Paint by Loupiote

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Vampire - Cat-eye Yellow Contact Lenses - Fangs - Golden Face Paint

Damon the vampire - Damon Knight - www.myspace.com/demonickiss13

See my other photos of Damon.

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

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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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DSC00156 - Girls Filling-Up Plastic Jerrycans at Water Hose by Loupiote

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This water hose is the only source of clean water in the area, and it is used by all the people living in shanty houses around the Daraganj road bridge.

The big concrete yellow thing is a pillar of the road bridge.

Photo taken in Daraganj 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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DSC04369 - Levitation Act by Special Head (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Street performer in "levitation" act, seems to be floating in the air.

This is "Special Head" (Danny Wolverton), and he was performing this classic levitation act extremely well.

For more info, see his facebook page www.facebook.com/pages/Special-Head-Danny-Wolverton/23192...

I found it quite sad that adult people in the US, supposedly educated (including in science), actually believed that he was using his "mind power" to levitate. Or maybe everyone in the audience was high on drugs?

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2012 (San Francisco).

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DSC05621 - Baba in Saffron Color Cloth Sitting at Bonfire (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Baba (Hindu devotee) with large white and red Ramanandi Tilaka (ritual forehead marking) in saffron color cloth sitting at bonfire with large logs, during the Maha Shivaratri Hindu Festival (Nepal)

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.

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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DSC03941 - Floating Bridge (Pontoon Bridge) - Kumbh Mela (India) by Loupiote

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This is one of the 18 temporary pontoon bridges (i.e. floating bridges) installed during the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

This pontoon bridge is over the Ganges (Ganga) river. Those floating bridges are built on top of large empty metal tanks, and are anchored to the river bottom with ropes on the upstream side of the bridge. Those bridges can support trucks up to 10 Tons, but to be safe, the maximum weight was set to 5 Tons. Those bridges are mostly used for pedestrian traffic. During high affluence periods when large crowds are crossing the floating bridges, bridges are one-way, with alternating direction for each other bridge. This rule was taken after a stampede in a previous year caused the bridge railing to fail and many people to fall in the river and drawn (most of the Hindu pilgrims cannot swim!).

The water was very low in the Ganges river at the time, so in fact this bridge was not floating, but just sitting on the sandy bottom of the shallow 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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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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DSC06548 - Burning Man 2009 - Photo of Guy with Alien Sunglasses - Christopher by Loupiote

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Alien Sunglasses - Christopher

I believe this was at the Sukkat Shalom camp.

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

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DSC00843 - Shark at Wall Street - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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The controversial Wall Street mock-up was designed by Otto Von Danger and built by a DPW crew.

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

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DSC07969 - burning man 2007 - Diaphragm in the Steampunk Tree House by Loupiote

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The Steampunk Tree House - see www.steamtreehouse.com

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2007 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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dsc10089 - momo - burning man 2004 - Japanese Girl doing Kanji Body-Painting by Loupiote

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Momo, a Japanese girl, is making Kanji calligraphy body-painting.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2004 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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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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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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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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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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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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DSC04864 - Cardon Cactus (Argentina) by Loupiote

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Cardon Cactus - Echinopsis

I believe this is Echinopsis atacamensis or Echinopsis atacamensis.

These tree-size cactus are growing in the High Desert in North-West Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. I saw this one near Cachi (Argentina). There is another one here.

If you can precisely identify the species of cactus, please post a comment!

For more information about the Cardón Cactus, read:

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinopsis_terscheckii

- es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinopsis_atacamensis.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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Fire Performer Spinning Fire Sword (San Francisco)

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TATA Truck in ditch on mountain road (India)

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