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2223-burning-man-2005 - Fire pendulum by Loupiote

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Chaotick (fire pendulum) by Larry Breed.

In the back, the vertical blue line is That's One Tall Fucking Thing aka the Beanstalk by Mike Light, David Rattray, and Wil Van Hazel. It's a dynamic light sculpture made of a long line of blinking christmas lights hanging from a very high helium balloon. Check my other photos of the Beanstalk.

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

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5398 - Yellow Silk-producing Insect Larvas (Vietnam) by Loupiote

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These are either Saturniidae, or a closely related family (Thanks, Boris!).

Live "Nhộng Tằm" worms sold in Food Market (don't lick your screen!)

Best eaten fried (really crispy!). Nhộng Tam worms are a delicacy in some parts of Vietnam, but I didn't get a change to try that for diner.

Those are some type of Silkworms (but not Lepidoptera). They produce a cocoon that is harvested by the tribe people in Northern Vietnam. They are most likely moth larvae, either Saturniidae, or a closely related family.

After beeing extracted from the silk cocoon, the worms are eaten (naturally!). I'm not sure how they are cooked or served, though...

If you know the genus of those insect larvae, please post a comment or email me.

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DSC06833 - Steam Locomotive - Passenger Train - Darjeeling Station (India) by Loupiote

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Steam locomotive -#782 "Mountaineer" coupled to a passenger train at the Darjeeling station (India)

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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DSC00482 - The Sweetness of Life is Devotion - BRO Road Sign (India) by Loupiote

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Road sign from BRO (the Border Roads Organisation), that built the mountains roads and bridges in the mountainous border regions of India.

For more info about the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation.

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DSC09000 - burning man 2008 - Burners around burning temple - Basura Sagrada by Loupiote

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Burners around burning temple - Basura Sagrada

Basura Sagrada, by Shrine, Tuktuk, and the Basura Sagrada Collaboratory - www.basurasagrada.org

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2008 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04601 - Clown Act - Mumu Circus Performer by Loupiote

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My friend Mumu getting ready to go to Bali for her "One Woman Circus Tour".

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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DSC01724 - Obama gets elected in San Francisco - American Flag - Castro Street party - Celebrating - Blogging by Loupiote

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Obama gets elected in San Francisco - A spontaneous street party erupted on Castro street on election night. There is hope!

This photo made it to the front page of cnn.com on the morning after the election, via ireport.com: www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-138838.

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DSC07667 - 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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DSC08749 - 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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DSC00169 - Kids Eating Frothed Milk Dessert by Loupiote

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If you know the name of this Indian dessert, please post a Comment!This delicious desert is made of frothed milk perfumed with Cardamom.

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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DSC04128 - Sand Sculpture of Hanuman (India) by Loupiote

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Sand sculpture of Hanuman (Hindu deity), at the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival near Allahabad (India)

For info about Hanuman, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman.

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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DSC04127 - Sand Sculpture of Hanuman (India) by Loupiote

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Sand sculpture of Hanuman (Hindu deity), at the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival near Allahabad (India)

For info about Hanuman, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman.

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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DSC06630 - Steam Locomotive Controls and Valves (India) by Loupiote

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Controls of one of the steam locomotives of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (India)

The controls in those small steam locomotives are rather simple compared to those in larger, more "modern" steam engines.

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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DSC00993 - burning man 2007 - The Man burns by Loupiote

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The Man burns

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Black Rock City (AP) - After the early torching of the Burning Man festival signature figure by an arsonist, the Burning Man Organization decided that all future copies of the "Man" would be made in China and shipped to Nevada.

"We already purchase all our fireworks from China", said Larry Harvey, one of the co-founders of the Burning Man festival. "So it made sense to outsource the Man too.

Chinese-built copies of the 40-foot tall Man will cost us about 10 times less than domestic copies, and this will save us a lot of green stuff", Harvey explained, referring to this year’s "Green Man" theme.

"The Chinese Man will be 100% identical to the domestic version, very combustible and based on the same original blueprints from my good friend John Law. We don't expect any lead poisoning problems", Harvey added.

There has been rumors that the significant cost saving will permit the festival organization to burn a copy of the Man every night of the week, which some see as environmentally questionable as well as a disguised way to prevent any future early torching of the figure."

"The first batch of Chinese-made Man is expected to ship early august 2008, and there are currently no plans to make Chinese copies available to the general public, although this is being discussed in the organization.

On the Net: www.burningman.com

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

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12700 san francisco bay aerial by Loupiote

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View of San Francisco Bay.

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DSC09159 - Columns and Dome Monuments - Ambedkar Park - Lucknow (India) by Loupiote

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Column rows in front of 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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DSC09203 - Gadia Lohars Nomadic Tribe kids with Mehndi (India) by Loupiote

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Gaduliya Lohars kids 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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DSC02919 - Electric Arcs from a Tesla Coil by Loupiote

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Electric discharge showing the lightning-like plasma filaments from a Tesla coil.

For more information about Tesla Coils, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_coil

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2010 (San Francisco).

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DSC08457 - Putting Rope Through Cow Nose Piercing (India) by Loupiote

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

All the local farmers were there to buy and sell livestock.

This young farmer was pulling a small rope through the piercing in the nose of his cow (a common technique to hold the animal on a leash).

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DSC04594 - Clown Act - Mumu Circus Performer by Loupiote

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My friend Mumu getting ready to go to Bali for her "One Woman Circus Tour".

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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DSC07237 - Karina at Hare Krishna "Chariot Festival of India" (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Karina, age 13, performing traditional dance

Check-out a video of this show.

Hare Krishna "Festival of India", also called "Chariot Festival" (San Francisco)

For more info on this event, check-out www.festivalofindia.org.

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DSC01904 - Woman Carrying Bags and Hay over Head (India) by Loupiote

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Woman carrying bags and a bundle of hay over her head, 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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DSC00090 - Hippies Sitting in Circle at Rainbow Camp - Kumbh Mela 2013 by Loupiote

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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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DSC00256 - Ganges River - Sangam - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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This is the Sangam, where Hindu pilgrims bathe in the Ganges river, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).I took this photo in the evening, where few people were bathing.

The wooden fence in the water and the small boats near the fence are for safety, as most of the Hindu pilgrims can't swim!

The Triveni Sangam is the confluence of the Yamuna and the Ganga (Ganges) rivers, and this is the holiest place to take the ritual baths during the Kumbh Mela.

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

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

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DSC05462 - Reciprocity shoulder tattoo - Up Your Alley Fair by Loupiote

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Reciprocity tattoo - Dore Alley Fair (San Francisco)

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DSC09751 - Russian girl with Rainbow wig (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Rainbow russian girl - How Weird Street Faire (San Francisco)

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DSC08895 - Burning Man 2009 - Art Cars - Fire Cannon by Loupiote

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Art Car with Fire Cannon

On the left: The International Flameall Tractor by Steve Atkins aka SA.

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

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DSC06064 - Little girls playing with a charango by Loupiote

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Little girls playing with a charango, an Andean lute instrument - Iruya (Argentina)

Iruya is a beautiful but very remote village in Northern Argentina. The dirt road that reaches the village is about 50Km long. It fords several rivers and goes over a 4000 meter pass. Iruya is reachable daily by local bus from Humahuaca (unless rain makes the road impassable).

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DSC04586 - Clown Act - Mumu Circus Performer by Loupiote

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My friend Mumu getting ready to go to Bali for her "One Woman Circus Tour".

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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DSC08294 - TENFOLDER Graffiti - Abandoned Factory (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Ten Folder 06 Graffiti in 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.

Check my other photos of this abandoned factory.

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2696 - morgue freezer - Graffiti - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Morgue of the abandoned PHSH Hospital.

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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DSC00188 - Blind Man Singing and Begging by Loupiote

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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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2013-10-20_16-58-11_606 - Mobile Photo Sharing - Señor de los Milagros Procession (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Crowd of Catholic Peruvians snapping photos of the holy image of Señor de los Milagros at the end of the procession, in front of Mission Dolores church.

Photo taken at the 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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DSC05664 - Yogi Sadhu in Yoga Position Standing with Leg Behind the Head (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Yogi Sadhu standing with leg behind the head, during the Maha Shivaratri Hindu Festival (Nepal)

Hundreds of thousands of Sadhus, Babas, Hindu devotees and pilgrims converge to the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu during the Shivaratri festival ('Great Night of Shiva'), to pray Lord Shiva.

For more information and to see other photos of the Shivaratri festival and the Pashupatinath Temple, read the album description.

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6540 - vietnam - Dao tribe woman by Loupiote

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Dao tribe woman (Mèo Vac, Vietnam)

Women of the Dao tribe often wear beautiful headwear with many metal pins holding their hair.

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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DSC07607 - Beef Lungs and Hearts Hanging at Meat Market (India) by Loupiote

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Beef lungs and hearts 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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DSC07584 - Severed Cow Heads at Meat Market (India) by Loupiote

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Severed cow heads in front of meat market selling beef meat, 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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At the Show by Kerrie McCure

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A good time was had by all. Especially, it seems, my dad and nephew.

DSC06796 - Steam Locomotives - Night - Darjeeling Train Yard (India) by Loupiote

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Steam locomotives in the Darjeeling Train Yard (India)

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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DSC06792 - Dale - Dore Alley Fair (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Dale - Dore Alley - Up Your Alley Fair (San Francisco)

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DSC07247 - Man with Skull Makeup and Red Costume - Michael Paim by Loupiote

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Michael Paim in a classy Day of the Dead red costume and makeup..

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

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

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DSC09459 - Anne Frank poster - Desecrated 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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DSC03743 - Construction Worker - Timber Shoring by Loupiote

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Construction worker building timber shoring to support the formwork on which fresh concrete will be poured. He is using a spirit level to make sure the formwork will be completely horizontal.

Photos taken on a hotel construction site in Miri (Borneo).

View my other photos of this construction site.

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DSC08859 - burning man 2007 - Ungabungasaurus the Dinosaur art car by Loupiote

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Ungabungasaurus, aka Unga Bunga Dino , an art car built atop the chassis of an old Ford Escort - by Craig Sakowitz - see www.flickr.com/photos/craigsakowitz/sets/72157594510777968/

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

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DSC07918 - Dinosaur Art Car by Loupiote

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the Gon KiRin art car was made by Doyle and Teddy Lo (See the Facebook page for this project).

Its LED lighting was slowly morphing between different colors.

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

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DSC07583 - Burning Man 2009 - Crazy Bunnies - Marina by Loupiote

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Crazy Bunnies - Marina

The Bunny march is a flash-mob type event where all the bunnies of the city assemble and march to The Man, then to Center Camp, causing devastation and mayhem. They attached giant bunny ears to "The Man". Their leader is the Uber Bunny (Steven Raspa).

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

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DSC04123 - Sangam - Kumbh Mela Area - Street Sign (India) by Loupiote

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Street sign indicating the way to Sangam.

The Triveni Sangam is the confluence of the Yamuna and the Ganga (Ganges) rivers, and this is the holiest place to take the ritual baths during the Kumbh Mela.

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

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

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DSC09310 - Car Decorated with Mosque Dome on its Roof - Eid-Milad-un-Nabi Muslim Festival (India) by Loupiote

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Car decorated with flowers and a green mosque dome and minaret on its roof, at 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).

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

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DSC06382 - Inside a Traditional House in the Himalaya Mountains - Kagbeni Village (Nepal) by Loupiote

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The houses of this old village are built with stone and mud. The streets (only for pedestrians and cows) are narrow and convoluted, like a maze, and sometimes you just don't know if you are still on a street or in a private house.

The street level of the houses are for the animals (cows, goats). Houses are very few windows, to keep them warmer in the winter time.

Stairs are often made of a single tree trunk hollowed-out with carved steps, like on this photo.

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

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DSC00131 - Krishna - Hindu God Sculpture with Five Headed Naga Snake by Loupiote

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One of the very kitch Hindu God sculptures at the ISKCON (Hare Krishna) Ashram at Kumbh Mela 2013. The purple deity is Krishna in His four-handed (Vishnu) form.

This is Laxmi-Narayana, Krishna in his four-armed form as Lord Vishnu with Laxmi Devi, laying on Ananta Sesha, with Lord Brahma having emerged from the lotus flower from his navel.

Those metal sculptures were mechanically animated, like low-tech animatronics.

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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