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Status of Shiva and a Lingam in an Ashram, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

The Lingam strangely looks like the R2-D2 robot from the Star Wars movie.

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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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.

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Scott Spinning Fire Poi on Ocean Beach (San Francisco)

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Leah spinning fire staffs (San Francisco)

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

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My neighbor is playing with a propane gas torch.

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

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Installation and courses by Firefly Aerial Acrobatics

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

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

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Praying Mantis Art Car, by Mantis Entertainment.

For more info, go to mantisentertainment.com/projects/the-mantis/.

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

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Black teenager girl texting during the Pillow Fight.

This giant pillow fight is a flashmob-type event that takes place on Justin Herman Plaza (San Francisco) on Valentine's day (Feb 14) between 6 and 8pm.

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Man with pet white parrot. It's an Umbrella Cockatoo (aka White Cockatoo), Cacatua alba.

For more info on White Cockatoo, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Cockatoo

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

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"Hell is a Place in the Mind of the Believer", informally known as the Hellfire Weenie Roast by Benjamin Pinkowitz and Todd Kurtzman

See how it looks in action!

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

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Balinese Monkey Chant workshop in Center Camp, by Paul Jorgensen and Gamelan X.

For more information about the Balinese Monkey Chant, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kecak

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Rainbow waterfall, in the Devil's Postpile National Monument in the Eastern Sierra (California).

There is a 4 mile hike to reach this waterfall from the Devil's Postpile parking lot. This was during the dry season and during a drought, so the waterfall had little water flowing (and no rainbow!).

For more info about this waterfall, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Falls_(California).

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This is the machine that creates the giant smoke rings!

I believe that it throws a large amount of fuel (probably gasoline) that is ignited in the air.

The fuel is propelled using compressed natural gas, and the fuel is ignited just when it exits the vertical pipe (using a propane torch).

The burning fuel creates a vortex, making a large black smoke ring in the sky.

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

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Hindu Guru in night procession with members of his Ashram, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

This was the evening of 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.

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Shiva Lingams Hindu Ceremony, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

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This is a Hindu offering ceremony to Lord Shiva, performed by members of a large Ashram at the Kumbh Mela festival.

Thousands of Hindu devotees each made hundreds of small lingams with soft clay, each lingam having three small white eyes. Then they all walked in a procession from the Ashram toward the nearby Ganges river, carrying trays on their heads, with all the small clay lingams on the trays. All the lingams were then thrown in the Ganges river, as an offering to Lord Shiva.

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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Lands' End Meditation Labyrinth (San Francisco) - looks much better in large size.

More information and other photos on photographer Jim M. Goldstein's website.

This Labyrinth was created by Eduardo Aguilera (more infos and photos on his website laberinthos.com)

Other photos of the Labyrinth by TVN.

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Traditional processions during the Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Sevilla, Spain

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Bosch Hammer Drill - Electrical jackhammer - Utility Worker (San Francisco)

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This fire installation is called Nucleus, by kasia danuta-bilhartz (formerly wojnarski)

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

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Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Sister Adora Penthouse-View - Dore Alley Fair (San Francisco)

For more information, see description of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence set.

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Miracle Grow aka Hope Flower by Patrick Shearn, Abundant Sugar and the DoLab (see the Blossoming Consciousness Tribe)

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

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Self-portrait

Crude Awakening, by Dan Das Mann, Karen Cusolito, Black Rock FX, Mark

Perez, Pyrokinetics, Nate Smith and MonkeyBoy - see www.headlesspoint.com/crude_awakening/

This is the reflection in this steel ball.

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

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Jeep decorated with Mecca's al Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, on its roof, headed for the Milad un-Nabi street parade.

Strangely, there is a minaret sticking out from the Kaaba!

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).

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A nice layered cafe latte served in a colonial coffeeshop in Kuching (Borneo)

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Overturned big rig truck (India)

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Woman with whip - Dore Alley Fair (San Francisco)

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The Sümela Monastery near Trabzon (Turkey).

This monastery was originally founded in the year 386.

For more information, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCmela_Monastery.

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

They are most likely siblings or cousins.

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Her name is Joy

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2007 (San Francisco).

Here is a painting by artyjools that was based on this photo:

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Little girl holding a baby (probably her sibling or cousin) in Himalayan village (India)

That was no doubt one of the prettiest girl in the village.

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Street barber giving me a shave with a straight razor, on the Ghats of Varanasi (India)

Probably the best place in the world to get a street shave. But taking s selfie when there is a straight razor blade on your neck is a bit risky!

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

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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.

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Hundreds of thousands Hindu pilgrims gather at 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 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.

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Operator at the controls of steam locomotive -#788 "Tusker" in Darjeeling (India)

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The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, locally known as the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling (India). It is still operated by vintage British-built B Class steam locomotives. Operations between Siliguri and Kurseong have been temporarily suspended since 2010 following a Landslide at Tindharia (view photos of the landslide).

For more info about the DHR steam locomotives, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHR_778_(locomotive) and www.irfca.org/docs/locolists/dhr-locos-full.html.

For more information about the Darjeeling Steam-powered Train, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway.

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Photo taken at the Folsom Street Fair 2010 (San Francisco).

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Exploring Lumiang cave - Sagada (Philippines)

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Flower pot

Perhaps, by Rob Buchholz

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

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Juan with his signature black bindis on his shaved head. This time he added some nails.

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

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Human Powered Art Car

Another amphibious kinetic racer, originally The Maltese Fulcrum, from the da Vinci Days festival in Corvallis , Oregon. Atop is Dean Codo, one of its creators...

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

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Giant Bee Hive climbable sculpture

The Honey Trap by ANIMUS Arts Collective - www.animusart.com for more info

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

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Giant Bee Hive climbable sculpture

the Honey Trap by ANIMUS Arts Collective - www.animusart.com for more info

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

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Michael Paim in a classy Day of the Dead costume.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2013.

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Photographer with Diana camera - Sarah

For more information on Diana cameras, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_camera

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

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Woman with sugar skull makeup and white feather headdress. Mother and daughter.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2012.

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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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Car decorated with a mosque dome and minaret on its roof, headed for the Milad un-Nabi 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).

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Young climbers waiting in line for their turn to go through an exposed vertical passage equipped with a via ferrata, near the summit of Monte Paterno.

The summit of Monte Paterno can be crowded on sunny days. It can be reached by relatively easy via ferrata that is very popular among local youth.

Monte Paterno via ferrata, Dolomites Mountains (Italian Alps).

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

For more info about Monte Paterno, go to it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Paterno.

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

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The Tehri dam is the highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world.

It is hard to imagine that right there, on this photo, deep under the lake, just at the bottom on the dam, there is a submerged city (Tehri, now called "Old Tehri") that was the provincial capital, with a population of about 25,000. The people from Old Tehri have been relocated to New Tehri, a planned city built on the mountain above the dam.

The Tehri Reservoir (the lake on the left) fills-up the Bhagirathi valley, one of the headstreams of the Ganges.

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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