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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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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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DSC06346 - Kagbeni Village - Kali Gandaki Valley - Himalayas (Nepal) by Loupiote

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The village of Kagbeni in the Kali Gandaki valley, at the base of the Annapurna mountains in the Himalayas (Nepal)

See how it looks in sunny weather.

This is probably one of the most remote region I visited. It takes 2-3 days to reach this place by motorbike, from Pokhara.

The valley upstream from Kagbeni (in the back, behind the village on this photo) is part of the Upper Mustang Restricted Area, and special permits and guides are required to continue North towards the old royal city of Lo Mustang (see this photo of the sign). Those permits are rather expensive ($500 for 10 days), and they require that you hire a local guide. This was unfortunately out of my budget.

I wanted to continue the road up to Muktinath (no special permit required), but I was sick, quite tired, and the road from Kagbeni to Muktinath is really hard (very steep with a lot of loose gravel), so we stopped at Kagbeni.

View my other photos of Kagbeni.

For more info about Kagbeni, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagbeni,_Mustang.

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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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DSC00834 - Motor Rickshaw Transporting Holy Cows (India) by Loupiote

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Motor rickshaw transporting holy 5 legged and 6 legged cows.

The two calves in the back had extra legs attached to the top of their necks. This is a birth defect called Polymelia, where conjoint twins starts developing but one twin degenerated completely except for one or more limbs, which end up attached to the other twin.

With cows, the one or two extra limbs are often attached to the top of the cow's neck. This extra legs are shrunken, deformed and non-functional, and they get strange long nails (since the nails on normal cow legs get worn by walking).

In India, when a calf is born with extra leg or two, this is like winning the jackpot: those 5 legged and 6 legged cows are seen are very holy, and the owner will parade them around and receive donations from Hindu devotees.

These two calves (one with 5 legs, and the other one with 6 legs) were transported around the city in this specially designed motor rickshaw, covered with images of the famous "Sai Baba" (not sure why).

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

Photo taken in Varanasi - also known as Benares (India).

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

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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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DSC04897 - Fire Spinning on Ocean Beach - Fire Poi by Loupiote

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Scott Spinning Fire Poi on Ocean Beach (San Francisco)

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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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DSC06512 - Superwoman Fuzzy Costume by Loupiote

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Superwoman Fuzzy Costume

Katie is Super Girl - her super hero name is "Good Girl" - part of the "Whaddaguy Universe".

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

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DSC05902 - Disorient Art Car Blasting Music at the Bee Hive - Burning Man 2010 by Loupiote

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Disorient Art Car Blasting Music at the Bee Hive

Inflatable art by Anakin Koenig Airways (www.akairways.com)

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

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DSC00267 - Kandi Kid - Fishnet - Crop-Circles Tattoo by Loupiote

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Candy raver.

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 San Francisco LoveFest 2008.

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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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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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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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DSC08365 - Indian Muslim Man Portrait - Yellow Turban (India) by Loupiote

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I took this photo at a cattle market I stumbled upon on the road in West Bengal (India).

All the local farmers were there to buy and sell livestock (often young animals). Most of them were Muslim. This is a portrait of one of those farmers.

The color of his teeth is from chewing Betel nut. Betel nut is consumed by many people in India, as a psycho-stimulating and euphoria-inducing drug.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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DSC08759 - Fall Canyon - Marble Walls 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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DSC08739 - Rock Climbing the Dry Waterfall - Fall Canyon - Death Valley National Park (California) by Loupiote

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

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

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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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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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DSC00957 - Burning Man 2009 - The Temple Fire by Loupiote

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The Temple is burning

It has completely collapsed.

Fire of fires by David Umlas, Marrilee Ratcliffe, Community Art Makers

For more information about this art installation, go to: communityartmakers.com/

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

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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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DSC00611 - Shipwreck and Pier - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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The ship and the pier are being constructed.

The Pier and The Ship, by The Pier Group.

For more info, go to www.facebook.com/ThePier2012 and www.kickstarter.com/projects/1705373243/pier-2-burning-ma...

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

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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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DSC01484 - Periscope Inside the Nautilus Submarine Art Car - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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The inside of the Nautilus Submarine art car is made with the same amazing attention to details as the outside. There is even a working night-vision periscope!

“The Nautilus” by Five Ton Crane, a San Francisco Bay Area art collective, is a 25 foot long art car inspired by the submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. It has a water cannon and a night vision periscope, but its most awesome detail is a 4 foot diameter door with a motorized brass aperture window shade and a squid-themed keyless entry system (video). The door was designed and built by artist Dr. Alan Rorie.

More info on the Nautilus art car website.

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

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DSC11491 - Lathe and Operator by Loupiote

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Lathe Machine Tool - Machine Shop - Delhi (India)

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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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5070 - vietnam - M41 Tank - Walker Bulldog - war by Loupiote

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Captured American M41 Walker Bulldog tank exposed outside the Army Museum (Hué, Vietnam)

It was forbidden to take photos in this place, for some strange reason

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DSC03743 - Man with Red Lips by Loupiote

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Man with red lipstick and red lips headpiece. His name is Fadi Okalillan.

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

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DSC08740 - Rock Climbing the Dry Waterfall - Fall Canyon - Death Valley National Park (California) by Loupiote

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

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

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DSC05620 - Seahorses Segway Lovers - Burning Man 2010 by Loupiote

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Unidentified Seahorses Segway couple. If you recognize them, please email me!

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

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DSC07581 - Burning Man 2009 - German Photographer - Hannes by Loupiote

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German Photographer - His name is Hannes.

For more information about him, go to his website: luminea.eu.

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

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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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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.

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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.

If you like this photo, follow me on instagram (tristan_sf) and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.

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