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DSC01724 - Performer spinning fire hula hoop - Spiral (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Performer spinning fire hulahoop (San Francisco)

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DSC09912 - Spread Eagle - Wings - Burning Man Decompression 2009 (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Spread Eagle

by Bryan Tedrick of Glen Ellen

For more information about this installation, go to: www.bryantedrick.com/.

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2009 (San Francisco).

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DSC08055 - burning man 2007 - The Cone by Loupiote

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The Cone, by Manuel Kretzer and Hans Sachs - see www.burning-man.eu

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

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DSC09424 - Rail Tongs - Muni Railway Construction Site (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Rail tongs are simple articulated clips used for grabbing and lifting rails. You can see one on the ground in the front, on the left.

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

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DSC00671 - Skull Makeup - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Woman with Skull Face Paint - Dia de Los Muertos (San Francisco)

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2009.

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

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2484-phsh-footbridge - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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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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DSC00252 - burning man 2007 - Crude Awakening by Loupiote

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Crude Awakening, by Dan Das Mann, Karen Cusolito, Black Rock FX, MarkPerez, Pyrokinetics, Nate Smith and MonkeyBoy - see www.headlesspoint.com/crude_awakening/

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

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DSC05320 - Quechua Chica - Carnaval de Tilcara (Argentina) by Loupiote

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This girl had very pretty green eyes (hard to tell in this photo, unfortunately!)

Carnival 2010 in the streets of Tilcara (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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DSC00920 - Hindu Pilgrim Making Pujas at Divya Shila - Sacred Rock near Yamunotri Temple (India) by Loupiote

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Divya Shila, the sacred rock near Yamunotri Temple (India)

The powerful rock pillar located near the Surya Kund (sacred hot springs, in the back on this photo) at Yamunotri, Divya Shila presents a ethereal feeling to the devotees. It is customary that all the devotees should make pujas (prayers) here at Divya Shila before they enter Yamunotri.

The rock is part of the mountain and embedded in the wall of the temple. It is surrounded by a small decorated shrine.

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

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DSC09009 - Burning Man 2009 - Disassembled - Portal of Evolution by Loupiote

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Disassembled

Portal of Evolution, by Bryan Tedrick

Portal of Evolution is a sculpture based on the female reproductive system. A portal is formed with petal like steel plates from which spring fallopian tubes and ovaries.

Emerging from the top is a kinetic butterfly with a seat in the center for passengers. Overall dimensions are 26' tall x 32' wide. Materials are steel and stainless steel.

Artist website: www.bryantedrick.com/

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

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DSC04104 - Carnaval - Carnival in Jujuy Capital (Argentina) by Loupiote

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A group of openly gay guys.

First day of Carnival 2010 in Jujuy Capital (Argentina).

This was a great Carnival party in the old (disused) train station in San Salvador de Jujuy. Music, cheap red wine (often mixed with CocaCola) and a great crowd having a lot of fun.

During Carnival festivities in the Andes mountains, a local tradition consists in throwing white talk powder, spray foam and confettis to the face of others while 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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DSC01051 - Lava Tube Cave by Loupiote

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Lava tube cave in the Lava Beds National Monument (California).

This one was called "Catacombs", and there was a sign indicating that it was closed due to "possibly unsafe conditions". I think that they are just afraid that visitors could get lost, since this lava tube has a maze of branches and is rather large.

For more info about lava tubes, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_tube.

For more info about this place, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_Beds_National_Monument.

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DSC00182 - Shankar Viman Mandapam - Temple Entrance in Daraganj by Loupiote

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Entrance of the Shankar Viman Mandapam Temple, also known as Sankar Mandap.

This large Temple houses the idols of Kumari Bhatt, Jagat Guru Shankaracharya, Kamakshi Devi (with 51 Shakthipeetas around), Tirupati Balaji (with 108 idols of Lord Vishnu), and Yogshastra Sahasrayoga Linga (108 idols of Lord Shiva). Shankar Viman Mandapam is located in Daraganj, near Triveni Sangam.

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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DSC07516 - Arc Welding Repair on Motorbike Shock (India) by Loupiote

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Welder repairing a broken shock on my motorbike, in Sikkim (India)

The ring at the top of my right shock broke (that's where the top of the shock gets attached to the bracket on the frame). You can see the shock with the broken ring on this photo.

I was lucky to find a welder in the closest village. His shop was closed and he was home on a day off, but he opened it for me.

Of course he did not have a replacement shock that would fit, but in a pile of mechanical junk, he found an old broken shock from a minibus that had a ring about the same size. He managed to cut it off and arc-weld it to my shock. See also this photo.

Then he had to do some work on the frame bracket since the new ring was slightly larger than the original and would not fit.

After 4 hours of work, my motorbike was fixed. This guy did an excellent job, as the repaired shock never broke again. And this guy charged by the regular price for the work, about $3. I am so grateful. Indian mechanics and welders are so resourceful!

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DSC09190 - Elephant Rows - Dome Monuments - Ambedkar Park - Lucknow (India) by Loupiote

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Pratibimb Sthal, the main entrance to the memorial, is guarded by life-size statues of 62 elephants on both sides of the way.

In the back, the two domes.

Photo taken at the Ambedkar Memorial Park in Lucknow (India)

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

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DSC00891 - Indian Wedding - Proud Groom Holding his Covered Bride Like a Trophy by Loupiote

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The Indian groom is always holding a piece a fabric attached to the bride. The proud groom wears a fancy turban while the bride hides under a bright shawl.

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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2523-phsh-fire-hydrants - roof - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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This looks like fire hydrant valves.

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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DSC01072 - Harishchandra Cremation Ghat - Burning Ghat - Varanasi (India) by Loupiote

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Harishchandra Ghat is one of the Burning Ghats of Varanasi, where the dead are cremated day and night on the bank of the Ganges river.

The corpse of the dead are cremated on funeral pyres, until only ashes remain. Then, the ashes are thrown in the Ganges river. The process takes about 3 hours.

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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DSC08875 - burning man 2007 - Stone Tower - Playa Ruins by Loupiote

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Playa Ruins, by Quentin Davis - see www.quentini.com

Playa ruins is vernacular architecture for tiny ancient people. Made from the materials at hand, playa and water, these tiny people built a grand edifice which has withstood this harsh desert for eons. Standing five feet tall, it was a Herculean task for these tiny people who stood no more than 3" tall.

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

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DSC01302 - Alyssa - Catacombes de Paris - Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area) by Loupiote

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Alyssa - Catacombes de Paris - Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area)

Alyssa is a San Francisco video artist and musician. Check her video blog at www.iamfivestar.com.

Catacombs of Paris, about 20 meters (60 feet) underground, under Paris city center. This is a part of the 200 Km network of ancient tunnels not opened to the public, but regularly visited by trespassing urban cavers called "cataphiles". See more information in the album description.

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DSC04254 - Bird's Nests Collectors - Gua Madai - Madai Cave (Borneo) by Loupiote

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Ida'an people collecting edible bird's nests in the Madai Cave (Borneo).

Swiftlet's nests are praised by Chinese people who use them to prepare bird's nest soup. The sale of those nests is the main source of revenue for the nearby village of Madai.

The bird's nests are harvested from the highest part of the cave (up to 50m high), using bamboo and rattan ladders and ropes. The bird's nest collectors use no harness and no safety equipment.

View my other photos of the Madai Cave.

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DSC00106 - Rajasthan Kankrej Ox with Large Horns by Loupiote

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This is an ox from Rajasthan.

Those Indian cattle with distinctively large horns are the Kankrej breed. For more info, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kankrej_cattle_and_Guzerat_cattle.

Those oxes with very large horns belonged to the ISKCON Ashram (aka the "Hare Krishna"). They were used to pull their cart around the Kumbh Mela grounds.

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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DSC01044 - Feather and Bullet Case - Native American Offerings on Memorial Stick - Captain Jack's Stronghold by Loupiote

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Detail of memorial stick with Native American offerings on the site of Captain Jack's Stronghold, in the Lava Beds National Monument (California).

This unofficial indigenous memorial commemorates an episode of the Modoc war, where a small Native American band led by Modoc chief "Captain Jack" resisted a large organized army force, before being eventually taken and killed. The natives used the natural features of the lava beds to defend their stronghold.

For more info about this event, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Jack%27s_Stronghold.

For more info about this location, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_Beds_National_Monument.

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DSC00842 - Six Legged Cow - Polymelia (India) by Loupiote

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This calf has two extra legs attached to the top of her neck. 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 a 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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DSC07008 - Steam Locomotive Operator Adjusting Hydrostatic Lubricator (India) by Loupiote

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A steam locomotive operator is adjusting the hydrostatic lubricator of a steam locomotive, at the Darjeeling train yard (India)

The purpose of this mechanical lubricator is to control the flow of lubricant (oil) that is injected into the steam that feeds the cylinders.

For more information about Hydrostatic lubricator, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_lubricator

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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DSC04746 - Hermandad de la Soledad de San Lorenzo - Semana Santa en Sevilla by Loupiote

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

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DSC05612 - Sailing Hydrofoil Catamaran Emirates Team New Zealand near Golden Gate Bridge - America's Cup 2013 Race (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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America's Cup 2013 Race in San Francisco Bay.

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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DSC08762 - Street kids - Delhi (India) by Loupiote

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Street kids - Delhi (India)

Those two kids (maybe brother and sister) are learning life in the streets, not in a school, and they seemed pretty smart and resourceful. It's sad to see kids abandoned to themselves, but those two were savvy enough to survive without getting into too much troubles.

Near this market located just behind the Jama Masjid Mosque, there are empty lots were very poor family live in makeshift camps. They probably live there.

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DSC09260 - Plastic Water Containers near Hand Pump (India) by Loupiote

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Plastic water containers waiting to be filled at a village water hand pump (India).

Like in most villages in India, there is no running water and people get their water from hand pumps or water wells.

Traditionally, women and girls are in charge of the water chores.

This photo is part of a series that I took in a small rural Indian village.

For more info about this village and to view the other photos of this village, go to the photo album.

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0172c540 - Khasi Woman Preparing Betel Nut (India) by Loupiote

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Khasi woman preparing her Betel nuts (India)

The woman is removing the husk of an Areca nut.

The Areca nut is then wrapped with Betel leaf and chewed for its exhilarating lift. Betel chewing has been claimed to produce a sense of well-being, euphoria, heightened alertness, sweating, salivation, a hot sensation in the body and increased capacity to work.

Just like alcohol, tobacco, coffee and sakau, Areca nut and Betel leaf are culturally-approved psychoactive drugs.

The Areca nut, by association, is sometimes inaccurately called the "Betel nut" or "Betel Quids".

See the Areca nut Wikipedia article.

See the Betel leaves Wikipedia article.

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DSC07599 - Couple Buying Beef Organs at Meat Market (India) by Loupiote

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Couple buying beef organs at a meat market (India)

It may sound strange, but in some regions of India, people do eat cows.

I took this series of photos in a village in the East Khasi Hills, a region of the Meghalaya State in North-East India, inhabited by the Khasi people. Khasi people were animist but most converted to Christianity, and they do eat beef.

In this village, several meat shops were selling beef meat and they displayed the severed heads of the slaughtered cows on the ground in front of their shop. They have no fridges so the animals are slaughtered early in the morning, and all the fresh meat and organs must be sold by the end of the day.

For more info about the Khasi people, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasi_people.

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DSC08748 - Oxy-Acetylene Welding by Loupiote

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Welder cutting a track rail with a Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch.

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

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2013-10-20_16-39-17_782 - Señor de los Milagros - Catholic Procession near Mission Dolores (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Traditional Catholic procession of the "Señor de los Milagros" (Lord of Miracles) by the Peruvian community of San Francisco.

For more info about this event, read the album description.

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DSC00427 - Small Kids Living in Shanty Houses (India) by Loupiote

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Small kids near their makeshift camp, on the road to Gangotri (India)

This camp was used by lumberjacks exploiting the pine forest in the Bhagirathi valley. Living in those makeshift shelters made with corrugated metal must be really tough during winter time, when temperature is below freezing.

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DSC09275 - Indian Girl Preparing Fodder for her Goats by Loupiote

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Girl preparing fodder for her goats (India)

This photo is part of a series that I took in a small rural Indian village.

For more info about this village and to view the other photos of this village, go to the photo album.

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DSC05209 - El Caminito Del Rey - El Chorro gorge (Spain) by Loupiote

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Caminito del Rey - El Chorro gorge (Spain)

The Caminito del Rey is a vertiginous and very dangerous trail attached to a vertical cliff in a canyon near El Chorro, in southern Spain.

For more photos and information about this place, read the album description.

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DSC02054 - The Great San Francisco Pillow Fight 2007 by Loupiote

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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.

For more photos and information about the Great San Francisco Pillow Fight, please read the album description.

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2861-phsh-operating-room - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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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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DSC09039 - Dead and Injured Water Buffaloes Spilled on Road after Truck Accident (India) by Loupiote

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Dead and injured water buffaloes after truck accident (India)

This is the aftermath of a terrible traffic accident involving a cattle truck carrying live water buffaloes. Several buffaloes were killed, and only a couple survived.

For more info and other photos of this accident, go to the photo album.

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2270-burning-man-2005 - cubatron by mark lottor by Loupiote

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Yes, the Cubatron is drawing an image of "The Man" for a fraction of a second! I was really lucky to catch this one.

The Cubatron by Mark Lottor

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

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010dc800 - Small Living Root Bridge near Mawlynnong (India) by Loupiote

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Small living root bridge near Mawlynnong in the East Khasi Hills, in Meghalaya (India)

Here is another photo of the same root bridge.

For more photos and information about those amazing living root bridges, go to:

- My Living Root Bridges album.

- Timothy Allen's blog

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DSC09264 - Filling Up Plastic Water Containers at Village Hand Pump (India) by Loupiote

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Plastic water containers waiting to be filled at a village water hand pump (India).

Like in most villages in India, there is no running water and people get their water from hand pumps or water wells.

Traditionally, women and girls are in charge of the water chores. Boys and men sometimes help them.

This photo is part of a series that I took in a small rural Indian village.

For more info about this village and to view the other photos of this village, go to the photo album.

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DSC04838 - Old Sadhu Sitting on a Ghat - Varanasi (India) by Loupiote

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Old Sadhu (Hindu Holy man) sitting on a Ghat in Varanasi (India)

The man has a large white and red Tilaka (ritual Hindu marking on the forehead).

For more info about the Tilaka Hindu Ritual Mark, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilaka.

For more info on Sadhus, go to:

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadhu

- or this less serious article www.gonomad.com/951-smokin-sadhus-indias-wandering-stoned...

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

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DSC07614 - Beef Meat and Cow Feet Hanging at Meat Market (India) by Loupiote

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Beef meat and cow feet hanging at a meat market in Meghalaya (India)

It may sound strange, but in some regions of India, people do eat cows.

I took this series of photos in a village in the East Khasi Hills, a region of the Meghalaya State in North-East India, inhabited by the Khasi people. Khasi people were animist but most converted to Christianity, and they do eat beef.

In this village, several meat shops were selling beef meat and they displayed the severed heads of the slaughtered cows on the ground in front of their shop. They have no fridges so the animals are slaughtered early in the morning, and all the fresh meat and organs must be sold by the end of the day.

For more info about the Khasi people, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasi_people.

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DSC07604 - Severed Cow Head and Feet at Meat Market (India) by Loupiote

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Severed cow head and feet, on the ground in front of a meat shop in Meghalaya (India)

It may sound strange, but in some regions of India, people do eat cows.

I took this series of photos in a village in the East Khasi Hills, a region of the Meghalaya State in North-East India, inhabited by the Khasi people. Khasi people were animist but most converted to Christianity, and they do eat beef.

In this village, several meat shops were selling beef meat and they displayed the severed heads of the slaughtered cows on the ground in front of their shop. They have no fridges so the animals are slaughtered early in the morning, and all the fresh meat and organs must be sold by the end of the day.

For more info about the Khasi people, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasi_people.

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DSC05328-v2 - Bride holding Bridal Bouquet - Diana Furka by Loupiote

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Bride with Bridal Bouquet - Diana Furka

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

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

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DSC09205 - Gadia Lohars Nomadic Tribe girls with Mehndi (India) by Loupiote

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Gaduliya Lohars girls with Mehndi (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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DSC06854 - Burning Man Fire Arts Exposition 2006 by Loupiote

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Strange lights in the sky over San Francisco

Burning Man Fire Arts Exposition (San Francisco, California)

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DSC09619 - Brass Bells Above Hindu Shrine Steps in Forest (India) by Loupiote

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Small Hindu shrine in a forest on an ancient trail high above the Auli ski resort near Joshimath (India)

There was many brass bells and red flags around the shrine. It must be quite old, on an ancient stone-paved trail going to some high pastures near the ridge of the mountain.

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DSC00473 - Papier-mâché Skull - Giant Puppet - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Papier-mâché Skull - Giant Puppet - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco)

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2009.

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

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