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7849 - Chinese Funeral Paper Effigies by Loupiote

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Those paper effigies and offerings are meant to be burned during traditional Chinese funeral ceremonies.

The paper offerings represent objects, animals or people that the deceased liked, and burning them ensures they will reach the deceased in the after-world.

I stumbled upon those in the back of a Chinese-owned gas-station in a remote village in northern Thailand.

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DSC09177 - Rifugio Passo Principe and Catinaccio d'Antermoia by Loupiote

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In the center of the photo, the mountain pass is called "Passo Principe", and there is a small Refugio hidden near the rocks, just left of the pass. You can see the access trail to the Refugio on the left.

The mountain on the right is Catinaccio d'Antermoia, and it is equipped with a nice Via Ferrata.

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 the Dolomites, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomites.

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DSC08457 - Pyrotechnic Explosion - Chinese New Year Street Celebration (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Warzone? no, this is just the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown (San Francisco)

Each year, late on the night of the Chinese New Year, chaos erupts in the heart of Chinatown. An insane amount of very illegal firecrackers and fireworks are lit-up and detonated in the streets. The air fills-up with thick, rancid, toxic smoke. Sparks and rockets fly randomly in all directions. The local Police knows that they cannot stop the madness, so they prefer to stay away. Participants are highly advised to wear ear and eyes protection.

This unoficial event dubbed "Chinatown Bang" attracts local Chinese Americans as well as members of the San Francisco Cacophony Society. After running out of ammunitions, participants celebrate the Chinese lunar new year in local bars.

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Your Porn Is Watching You by KAILEY A

Porn watchers everywhere are being tracked, and if software engineer Brett Thomas is right, it would be easy to out them, along with an extensive list of every clip they’ve viewed. motherboard.vice.com/read/your-porn-is-watching-you

3359 - Turkish Tughra - Arabic Calligraphy - Shumen mosque (Bulgaria) by Loupiote

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Inscription - Shumen historical mosque (Bulgaria)

That is the seal of Ottoman Empires. It is neither completely Arabic, nor Persian, It is a combined language called "Osmanlica" in Turkiye, meaning something like Ottomanic.

This tughra must be Selim III's. The mosque in Shumen it is on was built in 1740-1744, and the only Ottoman sultan called Selim after that date was Selim III, who ruled from 1789-1807. The tughra's got more complicated as the years went on, the first, from the 14th century, were relatively simple. Apart from the sultan's name much of the calligraphy is symbolic and not words as such. For example, the two lines reaching out to the right are symbols for swords, and thus the military power of the sultan.

(I must give credit to Renal and Graham Spicer for the information about the tughra)

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DSC01090 - Lathe Machine Tool (Philippines) by Loupiote

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A lathe machine tool in a workshop.

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DSC00773 - Young Calf Laying Down (India) by Loupiote

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Young calf laying down in village house (India)

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

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DSC05491 - The Neverwas Haul Speampunk Art Car - Burning Man 2010 by Loupiote

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Neverwas Haul - see www.neverwashaul.com

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

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8636 - rainbow gathering - hippie hats by Loupiote

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Rainbow Gathering 2004 (California)

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2251-burning-man-2005 - mind fuck tower by Loupiote

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Mind Fuck Tower at dawn

The only access to this tower is via a very high (and completely unsecured) metal ladder that forms the pedestal of the tower. At the top, a cozy little lounge with a nice view of the playa.

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

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DSC01804 - Hand-Churned Ice Cream by Loupiote

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People serving delicious hand-churned strawberry and raspberry ice-cream near Center Camp. This was by far the best treat I had on the playa.

They were making the ice-cream using traditionnal method: Ice and salt. Salt, when poured on ice, causes ice to get colder, helping to cool the ice-cream.

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

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DSC08755 - Burning Man 2009 - Acrobatics at the Center Camp Cafe by Loupiote

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Acrobatics at the Center Camp Cafe

This is Kate and her Acro partner. She is part of the Environmental Encroatchment (EE) Magic Circus Band based in Chicago.

For more information about her, go to: www.voortrek.com and www.encroach.net

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

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DSC05037 - Shipwreck on Kelambu Beach by Loupiote

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A shipwreck and a dog on Kelambu beach (Borneo)

It's the front half of a fishing trawler. The hull was made of fiberglass and epoxy, and apparently it burned. Not sure if it burned after the wreck or if fire on board caused the accident. View the bow of this boat.

Kelambu beach is truly a beautiful secluded beach, hard to reach and far away for the nearest village. I decided to spend the night on that desert beach.

In the back, you can see Kelambu island.

View my other photos of Kelambu beach.

Photo processed in HDR with Tone Mapping from a single RAW exposure.

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5682 - vietnam - Red dao tribe mother and child by Loupiote

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Red dao tribe mother and child (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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DSC02807 - Map of Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Map of the Kumbh Mela 2013 temporary city.

For 3 months every 12 years, Kumbh Mela occupies about 56 Square Kilometers (22 Square Miles) of sandy ground in the Ganges river floodplain. The "permanent" population of this temporary city is 5 to 10 Million pilgrims housed in thousands of temporary Ashrams and tent camps, with an estimated more than 50 Million coming for the ritual baths during the event.

The Sangam, the spiritual center of Kumbh Mela, is the confluence of the Yamuna and the Ganges river, 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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DSC04505 - Aerial View of Kumbh Mela 2013 festival (India) by Loupiote

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This aerial photo, taken at dawn, shows the Kumbh Mela ground toward the end of the event.

Most of the Hindu pilgrims have left. Camps and Ashrams are being taken down and infrastructure is being dismantled. It looks like a ghost town, and a few weeks later, nothing will remain. A couple of months later, the Ganges river will rise with the monsoon rains and this floodplain will be under about 10 feet of water.

All the street lights that can be seen in the far back are part of the Kumbh Mela "temporary city" built in the flood plain of the Ganges river, near Allahabad.

Kumbh Mela occupies about 56 Square Kilometers (22 Square Miles) of sandy ground in the Ganges floodplain. The "permanent" population is 5 to 10 Million Hindu devotees housed in thousands of temporary Ashrams and tent camps,

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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DSC06617 - Steam Train Engines - Darjeeling (India) by Loupiote

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Steam locomotives at the Darjeeling train yard (India)

Those two locomotives (#788 "Tusker" and -#782 "Mountaineer") are warm and ready to work. One of them will be used to pull the next train, while a spare one is kept ready in case of last-minute problems with the main one. Because it takes hours to heat-up the steam boiler, the two steam engines must be warm and ready hours before the train is scheduled to leave. A railroad worker is staying up all night and feeding coal in their furnaces to keep both engines warm.

View more photos of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

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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DSC01055 - Raw Chicken Feet (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the central market in Baguio (Philippines).

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DSC04113 - Young Woman Holding "Choose Love" Sign - Burning Man Decompression by Loupiote

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I'm definitely choosing Love!

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

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DSC08265 - Furnace Room - Abandoned Factory (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Abandoned factory (San Francisco)

The Washington Packing Corporation was a tuna canning factory and operated in the early 1960's, until botulism killed several people who ate tuna canned in this factory.

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10600 - Greenland Mountain Aerial with Long Shadows by Loupiote

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Mountains Shadows on Snow Field - Raking Sunlight - Aerial (Greenland)

The low sun casts long blue shadows.

Shot on film in the 80's.

Drop this kmz file in google-earth to fly to this exact location.

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Burning Woman - Burning Man 2002 by Loupiote

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Burning Woman - No, it is not a corpse or cadaver being cremated, it is a sculpture that is burned in a fire pit on the last day of the Burning-Man Festival.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2002 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC11850 - Terraced fields near Keylong - Manali to Leh road (India) by Loupiote

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Terrace fields near Keylong - Manali to Leh road (India)

Peasants use traditional farming and most of the work is done manually (with no machine and no animal, just hand tools). Notice the patterns they make with the soil.

For more information about Terrace Farming, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrace_(agriculture)

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2700 - morgue freezer - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Morgue

The Public Health Service Hospital (PHSH) is located in the Presidio of San Francisco. It has been rehabilitated into luxury condos housing in 2010, and it is now called "Presidio Landmark Apartments".

For more information about this place you can visit my PHSH page.

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DSC05333 - Sugar Skull Makeup - Paper Flowers Headband by Loupiote

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Linda with her sugar skull makeup and a headband made of a string of paper flowers.

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

For more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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6702 - vietnam - Tribe woman by Loupiote

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Tribe woman (Mèo Vac, Vietnam)

The teeth covered with gold-like metal indicate that this woman is married. It's convenient: as soon as the woman or teenage 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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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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DSC08775 - Excavators with Jackhammer Attachments by Loupiote

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If you know the model of those Caterpillar excavators, , please post a comment or email me, thanks!

Caterpillar excavators with hydraulic jackhammers are breaking the street paving.

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

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DSC09250 - Bullhorn Loudspeakers on Pickup Truck - Eid-Milad-un-Nabi Muslim Festival (India) by Loupiote

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Bullhorns and makeshift sound system on a pickup truck at 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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DSC13681 - Barefoot Hindu Pilgrim on Trail - Amarnath Yatra (pilgrimage) - Kashmir by Loupiote

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Barefoot Hindu pilgrim on mountain trail - Amarnath Yatra (pilgrimage) - Kashmir

This man took a very hard dangerous trail short-cut in an abrupt area. I had hiking shoes with good grip and I considered taking this short-cut, but I decided against it, because a few places were really dangerous, and slipping could mean breaking a leg or worst (nearest hospital is days away!). But Sadhus (Hindu holy men) would walk there bare-feet.

For more photos and information about the Amarnath Cave, read the album description.

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DSC01876 - Human Skeletal Remains in Ganges Flood Plain (India) by Loupiote

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Human skeletal remains in the Ganges flood plain near Allahabad (India).

The flood plain of the Ganges river is like a sandy desert during the dry season, but it is completely flooded during the monsoon (rainy season).

It is common to stumble upon human skeletons on the Ganges flood plain, as the Ganges is a Holy river for Hindu people. Hindu are normally cremated, but some categories of people are "buried" directly in the river. This includes pregnant women, young children, Sadhus / Hindu holy men, and people victims of contagious diseases or bitten by a Cobra snake.

Their remains end up scattered over the sandy flood plain during the dry season, when it becomes a desert, and disturbed or dug-up by wild animals or stray dogs.

The cloth is the shroud in which the corpse was wrapped when it was buried in the river.

The shoe is most likely unrelated to the skeleton, since Hindu people are buried bare foot.

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DSC06048 - Bosch Hammer Drill - Electrical jackhammer - Utility Worker by Loupiote

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

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DSC07605 - Blond Woman with Pink Costume by Loupiote

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Blond Woman with Pink Costume

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

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DSC06410 - Man with Skull Mask Playing Flute - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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

For more photos and more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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DSC06508 - Altar de Muertos with Marigold Flowers and Sugar Skull Decorations - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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

For more photos and more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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DSC06450 - Candy Raver with LED-lights by Loupiote

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Candy raver Penny at Ignition party by outpost23 (San Francisco)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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DSC00565 - Kid on Offroad Segway - Burning Man 2007 by Loupiote

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Kid on SegwayThis kid was handling his Segway the same way kids ride bikes, i.e. doing control slides and all sorts of extreme driving! and he was pretty good at it.

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

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DSC05823 - Big Old Eucalyptus Tree - Mount Tamalpais State Park by Loupiote

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Old Eucalyptus tree in Mt Tamalpais State Park, near San Francisco. This tree is located near the Dipsea trail, just North West of the Steep Ravine canyon trailhead.

This is a 6-min long-exposure taken at night, with a tripod and a fisheye lens. You can see some star trails on the left side.

The glowing light behind the tree is from a renegade birthday party. This explains the bags around the tree and people napping on the ground nearby.

It looks surreal.

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DSC07954 - 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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DSC00949 - Hindu Pilgrim Bathing at the Surya Kund Pool - Yamunotri Sacred Hot Springs (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu Pilgrim bathing at the sacred Surya Kund hot pool in Yamunotri (India)

The hot water from the Yamunotri geothermal springs is captured near the Yamunotri temple, and it fills up several pools where pilgrims can bathe.

When I was there, the water in the pool was really too hot to bathe, so I did just like this guy: I used buckets to get a hot shower. It was so nice to enjoy this hot springs after the long walk up the mountain to reach Yamunotri.

For more photos and info about Yamunotri, go to the Yamunotri photo album.

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DSC03872 - Indian Guy Spinning Balls and Ropes in Circle (India) by Loupiote

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

Hindu pilgrim in a traditional skill performance 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 or glowing!

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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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DSC13004 - Bulldozer clearing boulders - Road Construction - Ladakh (India) by Loupiote

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Bulldozer clearing boulders - Road Construction - Ladakh (India)

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DSC07183 - Mine Worker with Drill by Loupiote

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Miner with Air Drill

Candelaria silver mine - Potosi (Bolivia)

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

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DSC00315 - burning man 2007 - Daniele inside Big Rig Jig by Loupiote

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Daniele inside Big Rig Jig - see www.bigrigjig.com

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

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DSC09088 - Zip-Line over San Francisco by Loupiote

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My friend Zoey riding the free zip-line installed by the British Columbia Tourism Bureau over Justin Herman Plaza near the Embarcadero center in San Francisco.

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DSC08115 - Indian Excavator Operator and his Machinery - Doosan DX225LC (India) by Loupiote

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Excavator operator taking a break (India)

The guy was pretty young. He was using the excavator to rip up old asphalt on a road in West Bengal.

This paved road was poorly constructed with a very thin layer of poor quality asphalt (a lot of gravel with little bitumen). With all the heavy truck traffic, huge potholes formed everywhere. Hopefully they will build a better road.

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DSC05309 - Wooden Carving Decoration - Royal Palace Gate - Bhaktapur Durbar Square (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Intricate wood carving above the gate of the Royal Palace, on Bhaktapur Durbar Square (Nepal)

This gate is decorated with very old and priceless intricate wood carvings.

Bhaktapur is one of the Royal Cities of Nepal, located about 10 Km East of Kathmandu.

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

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DSC05240 - Zombie Priest with Scary Eyes by Loupiote

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Scary zombie priest wearing cassock and cappello romano hat

Great skull makeup. And I like the long-neck clerical collar.

Randal Smith is a San Francisco photographer, make-up artist and web designer..

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

For more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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2676-burning-man-2005 - miracle grow by patrick shearn and al by Loupiote

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The giant flower comes above the Angel at dawn - and get tangled!

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Miracle Grow by Patrick Shearn and crew (see the Blossoming Consciousness Tribe), Angel of the Apocalypse by Flaming Lotus Girls.

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

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DSC00944 - Hindu Pilgrims Bathing at the Surya Kund Pool - Yamunotri Sacred Hot Springs (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu Pilgrims bathing at the sacred Surya Kund hot pool in Yamunotri (India)

The hot water from the Yamunotri geothermal springs is captured near the Yamunotri temple, and it fills up several pools where pilgrims can bathe.

When I was there, the water in the pool was really too hot to bathe, so I did just like this guy: I used buckets to get a hot shower. It was so nice to enjoy this hot springs after the long walk up the mountain to reach Yamunotri.

For more photos and info about Yamunotri, go to the Yamunotri photo album.

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