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DSC14147 - Sikh devotees on cycle rickshaw - Amritsar (India) by Loupiote

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Sikh devotees on cycle rickshaw - Amritsar (India)

For more photos of Sikh people and information about the Sikh faith, go to my Sikh photo album.

For more photos and information about cycle rickshaws, go to my cycle rickshaws photo album.

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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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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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DSC05730 - Woman with Carnival Mask - Carnaval de Humahuaca (Argentina) by Loupiote

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Carnival 2010 in the streets of Humahuaca (Argentina).

During Carnival festivities in the small village of Tilcara, in the Andes mountains, young men dress up as devils (diablos) with colorful costumes covered with mirrors. Women hold the tail of a devil and everyone is drinking and dancing to the music of marching bands.

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

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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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DSC02401 - Gurus and Babas on Parade Float - Kumbh Mela (India) by Loupiote

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Gurus parade 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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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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DSC07935 - SFPD Police arresting peaceful reveler - Bay to Breakers (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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SFPD Police cracking-down and arresting many peaceful revelers during the Bay to Breakers footrace festival. It did not appear that the people they arrested were drunk or causing any trouble. They got arrested just because they were partying in the street. Police apparently had orders to crack-down on all festivities on city streets at the 2011 Bay to Breakers race.

SFPD Police did not arrest people that were partying on Park land (Pan handle and Golden Gate Park). I suppose that the rules for arresting people on Park property are a bit different.

Photo taken at the 2011 Bay to Breakers footrace and street festival (San Francisco).

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DSC09887 - Allahabad Fort - Row Boats on the Yamuna River (India) by Loupiote

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Pilgrims on row boats during the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival near Allahabad (India)

Thousands of pilgrims take small row boats to reach the Sangam, where they take the holy bath. The river boats go around the impressive Allahabad Fort which is just upstream from 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.

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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DSC09636 - Thousands of Hindu Pilgrims Gathering for the Holy Bath in the Ganges River at 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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DSC10760 - Women in sari carrying bags (India) by Loupiote

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Women carrying bundles of grass or hay to feed their cows (Rajasthan, India)

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DSC08838 - Nice Tarantula Spider on the Ground (Death Valley) by Loupiote

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Tarantula spider in Grotto Canyon - Death Valley (California)

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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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DSC06899 - Burning Man 2009 - Art car shooting flames - Fire cannon by Loupiote

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Art car shooting flames - Fire cannon

This art car is by Controlled Burn

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

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DSC01137 - Old Women Selling Fruits and Vegetables on Street Sidewalk (India) by Loupiote

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Old women selling fruits and vegetables on street sidewalk, in Varanasi (India).

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

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DSC00534 - Spinning LED Light Poi - Glowing - Flowlight by Loupiote

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

This is a new symmetrical light pattern that he was working on.

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

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DSC00466 - burning man 2007 - Kinetic Steam Works' Case traction engine Hortense at night by Loupiote

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Kinetic Steam Works' Case traction engine Hortense

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

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DSC07834 - Angel Wings at Night by Loupiote

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Angel Wings at Night, in the light from the Burning Man fire.

Wings by Coyote of Department of Tethered Aviation (DOTA).

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

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DSC01285 - burning man 2007 - The Robotic Chariot aka The Mantis by Loupiote

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The Robotic Chariot aka The Mantis, by Denis Shcheglov from camp "58"This electrically powered mutant vehicule has four walking legs.

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

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DSC08769 - Fall Canyon - Jumping in the Narrows - 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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DSC02765 - Skateboards decorated with Skeletons - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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Skateboards decorated with skeletons.

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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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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DSC06391 - Beef Lungs and Tracheas in Meat Shop (Argentina) by Loupiote

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Beef Lungs and Tracheas

In Argentina (like in most other parts of the world), you can buy any organ of a beef at the butcher store.

Did I mention that being vegetarian is illegal in Argentina? (just kidding!)

I took this photo at the Mercado Central in Salta (Argentina).

In developed countries, many people do not want buy those organs, so they are processed industrially, shredded and turned into sausages, meat-loaf or dog food.

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DSC04159 - Tristan Savatier - Thumbs Up by Loupiote

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That's me with two thumps up, 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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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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DSC08027 - Soccer Ball Radome - Doppler Radar (India) by Loupiote

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Soccer ball radome (radar dome) in Cherrapunji (India)

This is new facility of the Indian Meteorological Department, so it is probably a Doppler radar.

The Soccer ball shape is called a Truncated icosahedron.

For more info about this shape, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncated_icosahedron.

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

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DSC05453 - Sister Sarah Femme Fatale - Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Brides of March (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Sister Sarah Femme Fatale, from the order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

For more information about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgenge, see the album description.

This photo was taken at the "Brides of March 2009" gathering in San Francisco.

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

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DSC02488 - Hindu Guru Float Parade in Massive Traffic Jam in Crowded Street - Kumbh Mela (India) by Loupiote

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Gurus parade 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 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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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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DSC09587 - Family of Hindu Devotees Praying in a Circle (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu family sitting in circle on the straw-covered river bank, praying and performing a Hindu ceremony, before taking the holy bath in the Ganges River.

Hundreds of thousand Hindu pilgrims are 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. 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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DSC03853 - Hindu Boy Spinning Balls With Ropes (India) by Loupiote

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Performance artist at the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival near Allahabad (India)

Young Hindu pilgrim performing a traditional show consisting in spinning metal weights attached with ropes and forming a circle or wheel shape around a central handle. The balls attached to the ropes are heavy and the performer can get hurt if he makes any mistake.

Here are more photos of this performance.

I am sure these would look awesome at night if the balls were on fire.

If you know the name of this game of skill, please post a Comment or email me.

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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DSC08796 - Desert Bighorn Sheep - Death Valley by Loupiote

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Desert Bighorn Sheep in Grotto Canyon - Death Valley (California)

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5644 - Chicken with Feet Up - Poultry Market (Vietnam) by Loupiote

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Chickens for sale at the market (Sa Pa, Vietnam)

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2909-burning-man-2005 - angel of the apocalypse by flaming lotus girls by Loupiote

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The wooden body of the Angel is burning

Angel of the Apocalypse by the Flaming Lotus Girls

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

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DSC08733 - Fall Canyon - Hiking in 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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DSC06996 - Flowing Ribbon by Loupiote

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Mumu Dancing with a Flowing Ribbon at Center Camp Cafe

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

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

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

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DSC02884 - Sadhu with Ritual Rudraksha Beads Necklaces - Kumbh Mela (India) by Loupiote

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Sadhu (Hindu Holy man) with ritual necklaces of Rudraksha beads, 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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DSC05200 - Diablo Carnavalero - Tilcara Carnival (Argentina) by Loupiote

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Carnaval Devil (Diablo Carnavalero), a traditional costume during Carnaval in the Andes mountains.

Carnival 2010 in the streets of Tilcara (Argentina).

During Carnival festivities in the small village of Tilcara, in the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Northern Argentina), young men dress up as devils (diablos) with colorful costumes covered with mirrors. Women hold the tail of a devil and everyone is drinking and dancing to the music of marching bands.

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

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DSC02519 - Baba and Sadhu with Long Dreadlocks Tied in a Knot (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu Baba and Sadhu with long dreadlocks tied in a knot, in the Gurus parade, 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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DSC03720 - Baba Smoking a Chillum of Weed - Clay Pipe (India) by Loupiote

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Baba (Hindu devotee) smoking a Chillum (clay pipe) 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.

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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DSC02179 - Millions of Hindu Devotees Gather at the Kumbh Mela Festival (India) by Loupiote

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Crowd of Hindu devotees gather on main bath day, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

Looks amazing when viewed in high-resolution.

Millions of Hindu devotees gather 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 during the Kumbh Mela.

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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DSC08795 - Desert Bighorn Sheep by Loupiote

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Desert Bighorn Sheep in Grotto Canyon - Death Valley (California)

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DSC05687 - Climbing the Tower - Burning Man 2010 by Loupiote

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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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DSC01156 - Yellow Jeepney - Front Grill (Philippines) by Loupiote

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

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

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

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DSC00556 - Love sign - Candy kid by Loupiote

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Candy raver -

Photo taken at the San Francisco LoveFest 2008.

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

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

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DSC00142 - Breda LRV Test Train by Loupiote

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A Breda LRV Light rail train is used as a test train on the newly installed diamond crossing track section.

Muni workers double-check that the train wheels stay on the tracks!

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

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RNT06814 - Graffiti dans l'Abri Laval (Feuillantine) - 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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DSC05701 - Shivaratri Fire - Bonfire in the Street in Kathmandu (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Shivaratri fire burning in the evening, in the street in Kathmandu (Nepal)

On the day of Shivaratri, Nepali people lit-up bonfires in the streets of Kathmandu (often on squares and in front of Temples). The street fires are to honor Lord Shiva's Birthday.

For more info about the Shivaratri festival, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maha_Shivaratri.

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