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Unfortunately a large steel plate has been welded over the entire manifold, so you cannot see it anymore, and later, the entire area has been covered with landfill. So all that is now buried.

Check my other photos of San Francisco's abandoned industrial area.

Abandoned industrial area in San Francisco.

This is a NO TRESPASSING area. Enter at your own risks!

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DSC00644 - burning man 2007 - "Walking Beast" giant motorized spider by Loupiote

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This Giant motorized spider is "Walking Beast" by MoltenSteelMan - see www.moltensteelman.mechanicalspider.com/<$1>

This one could not get the Mutant Vehicle permit to go on the playa because it could not turn / steer, it could only walk straight. They'll fix the problem for next year!

The Walking Beast is a mechanical creature that walks on 8 legs!

Its creator wrote: I call it the Beast because of it's size. It will weigh approximately 6 tons (12,000 lbs)! It stands 11 feet tall, 8' 4" wide and 23 feet long! It will be capable of transporting 8 people including the driver. This machine is estimated to be capable of running at speeds up to 50 mph!! (Typical speeds will be under 35mph due to vibration and rotating mass) and walking over obstacles up to 41" high.

The actual speed is more like 2 miles per hour.

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

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5308 - vietnam - Old woman's cloth store by Loupiote

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Old woman's cloth store (Hanoi, Vietnam)

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6829 - vietnam - Grasshopper bottle by Loupiote

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Grasshopper bottle (Vietnam)

This small rattan container is used to store grasshoppers gathered in the fields. Those are cooked as food. I ate all sorts of cooked insects, including large cicadas, and they are in fact quite tasty!

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DSC13254-v2 - Blue Eyed Stray Kitten by Loupiote

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Cute white stray kitten with amazing blue eyes (Laos)

It was a stray kitten, wandering around a market. There are often stray cats in markets, that live on food scraps.

This is a vertical crop of this photo.

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DSC00467 - burning man 2007 - Neverwas Haul by Loupiote

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Neverwas Haul - see www.neverwashaul.com

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

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Incorrupt Head of Saint Catherine of Siena (Italy) by Loupiote

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Preserved Head of Saint Catherine of Siena (Italy) - Santa Caterina da Siena

This holy relic is on display in the Basilica of San Domenico in Siena (Italy).

For more information about Saint Catherine of Siena, check this wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Siena.

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DSC06498 - Brides of March (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Brides of March (San Francisco)

This photo was taken at the "Brides of March" gathering.

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

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2775-phsh-command-center-delta - stencil - tectonics research facility - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Stencil sign from a science-fiction movie that was shot there

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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DSC00157 - Street Vendor Selling Images of Hindu Gods by Loupiote

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Street vendor selling images of Hindu Gods, 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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DSC05386 - Young Nepali Woman Sifting Charcoal (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Young woman sifting charcoal with bamboo sift (Nepal)

In the old city of Bhaktapur (Nepal), people live the same traditional way they were living hundreds years ago. Except for a few motorcycles and electric wires, nothing has changed for centuries.

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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9771-phsh-faucets - vandalized bathroom - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Vandalized bathroom

I also created a B&W version of this photo.

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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DSC01786 - Overcrowded River Boat (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu pilgrims on overloaded river boat on the Ganges river, in Varanasi (India).

Most Indian people cannot swim, so if a boat like this were to capsize or sink, it would kill many people (as there are no life-vests on those small river boats, of course).

Those boats are used for ferrying the Hindu pilgrims to a beach across the Ganges river, where they can take the Holy bath in cleaner water.

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

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DSC02413 - Hindu Guru with Orange Flowers Headdress - 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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DSC09876 - Summit of Monte Paterno by Loupiote

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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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DSC02244 - Woman with Fishnet Tights - LoveFest (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the San Francisco LoveFest 2007.

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DSC08769 - Meat shop - Goat meat - Butcher - Delhi (India) by Loupiote

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Meat shop - Goat meat - Butcher - Delhi (India)

As there is no fridge, the raw meat sold immediately, to be cooked and eaten the same day the animal was slaughtered.

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DSC03713 - Teenage Girls - Carnaval - Carnival in Jujuy Capital (Argentina) by Loupiote

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Teenage Girls on first day of Carnival 2010 in Jujuy Capital (Argentina).

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

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DSC07529 - burning man 2007 - Case Traction Steam Engine Hortense by Loupiote

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Zach with Kinetic Steam Works' Case traction engine Hortense

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

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DSC07791 - Burning Man 2009 - Disorient - Giant Worms art car by Loupiote

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Disorient - Giant Worms art car

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

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

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DSC02071 - Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival (India) by Loupiote

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Makeshift toilets at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

The ground behind those advertising panels was covered with human feces (poop).

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

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DSC05410 - Mumu spinning Fire Staves by Loupiote

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My friend Mumu spinning fire staffs at her "One Woman Circus Tour" fundraising performance in the Mission (San Francisco)

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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DSC07943 - burning man 2007 - Rickshaw by Loupiote

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Rickshaw (or sulkie?)

If you know the name and artist for this rickshaw, please post a comment or let me know, thanks!

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

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DSC07687 - Burning Man 2009 - Aerialists on "The Heron" by Loupiote

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Aerialists on "The Heron", at dusk.

The Heron Project by Christina Sporrong.

For more information about this art installation, go to www.theheronproject.blogspot.com/.

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

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2385-burning-man-2005 - Skydiver Girl George Landing with Eel by Loupiote

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Parachutist "Girl George" landing on the Playa. The streamers that they use are called "eels" (well, because they look like eels!)

See www.burningsky.org.

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

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DSC04833 - Caterpillar 966C unloading Logging Truck by Loupiote

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Wheel Loader unloading Logging Truck. Old growth rain forest is cut and logged to make room for oil-palm plantations (Borneo island)

This is a Caterpillar 966C Wheel Loader with logging forks.

View my other photos of Tree Logging and Deforestation.

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

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DSC04621 - Hindu Women Drying Saris in the Wind - Varanasi (India) by Loupiote

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Indian women drying saris in the wind ob the beach after having their Holy Bath in the Ganges river, in the Hindu Holy city of Varanasi (India)

This was on the sandy beach on the bank of the Ganges river, across from the Ghats. It is a popular spot for the Hindu pilgrims to take their Holy Bath.

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

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Detail of an old stone with ancien Cham writing (Mỹ Sơn Cham sanctuary, Hoi An, Vietnam)

See more info on Wikipedia: Mỹ Sơn.

See more info about Mỹ Sơn: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mỹ_Sơn

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DSC08066 - Dockside Crane control cabin - The Whirley Crane - Richmond Kaiser Naval Shipyard (near San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Dockside Crane control cabin - The Whirley Crane - Richmond Kaiser Naval Shipyard (near San Francisco)

For more information about this crane, go to www.rosietheriveter.org/whirleycrane.htm

For more information about the Richmond Kaiser Naval Shipyard and the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front Memorial Park, check the album description.

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DSC01897 - Hindu Women With Coconut Offerings Over Their Heads (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu women carrying coconut offerings, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

This was a procession ceremony organized by an Ashram.

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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DSC05691 - Sailing Hydrofoil Catamarans - Neck and Neck - America's Cup 2013 Race (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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America's Cup 2013 two finalist hydrofoil catamarans "Oracle Team USA" and "Emirates Team New Zealand" racing neck and neck on the San Francisco Bay.

The sail of the AC72-class hydrofoil catamarans is a rigid wing made of carbon fiber. When hydro-foiling, those sailboats can go about twice as fast as the wind.

For more photos and info about the America's Cup race and the AC72-class hydrofoil catamarans, go to the album description.

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DSC00094 - Hippie Hat - Rainbow Camp - Kumbh Mela 2013 by Loupiote

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Baba with pointy colorful hat with hippies sitting in a circle around the campfire, where supper will be served.

This is the "Rainbow Camp", a Hippie camp set-up at the northern edge of the Kumbh Mela festival ground. The camp was organized by a Rasta Yogi man called "Panama Baba", and all non-Hindu travelers were welcome there.

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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DSC09850 - Galeria Paterno War Tunnel - Monte Paterno Via Ferrata by Loupiote

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Galeria Paterno war tunnel.

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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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DSC09843 - Galeria Paterno War Tunnel - Monte Paterno Via Ferrata by Loupiote

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Galeria Paterno war tunnel.

View more photos of the Galeria Paterno.

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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DSC09848 - Galeria Paterno Entrance - Monte Paterno Via Ferrata by Loupiote

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Entrance of the Galeria Paterno war tunnel that runs through the Monte Paterno mountain.

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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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DSC09786 - Ponte Tridentina - Footbridge - Via Ferrata Tridentina (Dolomites) by Loupiote

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This is the famous footbridge at the top of the via ferrata Tridentina, Dolomites Mountains (Italian Alps).

The small suspension bridge, visible from the road below, passes over a vertiginous vertical chasm.

The climbing route involves ascending more than 2,500 feet (750m) of almost vertical cliff, equipped with cables and occasional metal ladders or steps.

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 Brigata Tridentina via ferrata, go to it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrata_Tridentina.

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

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DSC08998 - Hindu Festival - Walking on Men's Shoulders (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu Festival in a small village in Jharkhand state (India).

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Based on the date (April 11, 2013), this may be Ugadi or Gudi Padwa, a celebration of the New Year's Day according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugadi

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudi_Padwa

If you can identify the exact name of the Festival or have more info about this ritual, please post a comment!

The Hindu priest of the village walks from a Temple to a nearby pond, over the shoulders of the young men of the village, while a group of older men beat drums with canes.

As soon as the priest has walked on the shoulders of a man, that man runs back to the front of the line and sits on the ground again.

The bare-foot Hindu priest will walk all the way to the pond without touching the ground, and the ceremony will continue near the water.

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DSC06709 - Ginkgo Biloba Leaves by Loupiote

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Leaves of a Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) at night, in San Francisco.

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DSC00466 - Safety Zone - No Shooting - Gun Law by Loupiote

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I'm glad that there are still some "Safety Zone" in the US, where it is forbidden to shoot guns.

I found this one in Rhyolite Ghost Town (Nevada), near Death Valley.

Amazingly, there are no bullet holes in the sign!

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DSC09197 - Gadia Lohars Nomadic Tribe Camp and OxCart (India) by Loupiote

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Gaduliya Lohars living under their OxCart (India)

The Gaduliya Lohars is a nomadic tribe of blacksmith that originates from Rajastan.

For more photos and information about this Gypsy tribe, read the album description

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DSC10640 - Cave 19 - Ajanta Caves - Ancient Buddhist Temples (India) by Loupiote

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Cave 19 - Ajanta Caves (India)

This rock-cut cave is carved out from a rock cliff, so it is made of a single piece of stone. It was not built, but rather, excavated.

For more information about the Ajanta Caves, read this album description.

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DSC01170 - Bubbling Mudpot - Mud Pool - Lassen Volcanic National Park by Loupiote

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Bubbling mudpot in the Lassen Volcanic National Park (California).

A hot geothermal vent (fumarole) causes the mud pool to bubble. This is a common feature in volcanic areas.

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

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DSC05063 - Cow Nose with Grass - Water Buffalo by Loupiote

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Funny photo of a water buffalo cow snout (Borneo)

After I took a couple of photos of this water buffalo cow having a mud bath, she decided to be my friend and she followed me for the rest of the afternoon.

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

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DSC09850 - Hindu Pilgrims near Base of Tower of Allahabad Fort - Kumbh Mela 2013 by Loupiote

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Hindu pilgrims walking near the base of one of the towers of the Allahabad Fort during 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 photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC02624 - Hindu Pilgrims In Back of Truck - Kumbh Mela (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu pilgrims returning home in the back of a truck, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

They will probably have a long an uncomfortable journey back home.

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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DSC04984 - Plastic Trash on Beach in Borneo by Loupiote

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Plastic trash on beach (Borneo Island)

The trash, mostly plastic containers, washes off on all the beaches in this region.

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

They put the fishes that they catch in a small net attached to a piece of Styrofoam, that floats and that they drag with them when they swim.

View my other photos of Kelambu beach.

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DSC07311 - Industrial Tunnel - Lanco Hydro Power Project - Teesta River - Sikkim (India) by Loupiote

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Adit tunnel, part of an unfinished Hydropower project in Sikkim (India)

I was able to explore the tunnel up to a point where it was flooded (the water pumps were not functionning, but there was some electric lights). The tunnel is obviously unfinished. Not sure what this tunnel is for. I think it maybe to drive heavy equipment to the site, like turbines for the power house, since the small mountain roads cannot be used by heavy trucks.

This is part of a semi-abandoned unfinished Hydro-Power Project on the Teesta river in Sikkim (India). The project is developed by Lanco Infratech Limited.

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Issaouane Erg desert - Dunes (Algeria) by Loupiote

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Issaouane Erg, Algeria - Photo is copyright Google (Google Earth).

The shapes and colors of the dunes in this desert are amazing. Notice that the three dunes have almost identical shapes. And there are tens of throusands just like those all around.

This area is a major oil field, dotted with oil pumping facilities and pipelines. You'll see them if you explore the surrounding with Google Earth.

This photo is © Google Earth, used by permission (this overwrites any other copyright mention that may appear on this page)

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DSC02915 - Hindu Devotees in Street Demonstration Against Dams and Hydro Projects on Ganges River (India) by Loupiote

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Street demonstration against the Hydro projects on the Ganges river, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

Several Hydro-electric projects exist on the Ganges river, involving dams and tunnels. The largest of those is the Tehri Dam, one of the largest Hydro developments in the world, upstream from Rishikesh. Some Hindu devotees are against those projects, as the Ganges is a Holy 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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