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DSC06950 - Steam Train Departing from Darjeeling (India) by Loupiote

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Steam train departing from Darjeeling train station, pulled by steam locomotive -#782 "Mountaineer".

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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DSC02291 - Candy Kid - San Francisco LoveFest 2007 by Loupiote

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Candy raver - Juliana -

Photo taken at the San Francisco LoveFest 2007.

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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DSC05463 - Woman laughing between two men dressed as brides - Brides of March (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Woman laughing between two men dressed as brides

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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DSC00637 - Skull Makeup - Hat with flowers - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Woman with Skull Face Paint - Candle Light - 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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DSC07211 - 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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DSC03700 - Construction Worker - Face Mask and Sun Hat by Loupiote

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Construction workers often wear their safety helmet over straw hats. Sun protection is a necessity when working all day outdoor in tropical countries.

Workers on construction sites and road workers often wear face masks for sun protection.

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

View my other photos of this construction site.

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DSC01981 - Couple with Sugar Skull Makeup - Dia de los Muertos (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Two women with sugar skull makeup, one dressed-up as a man with a blue hat, a suit with a tie, and a mustache.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2014.

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

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DSC06116 - Selfie with Anne-Laure and a Colorful Stone Lion by Loupiote

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Selfie with Anne-Laure and a Colorful Stone Lion, in Nuwakot (Nepal)

Nuwakot was once the capital of the Kathmandu Valley in the days before the unification of Nepal.

Now Nuwakot is a sleepy village with an old Palace and a few Temples, perched on a hill top.

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

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2013-10-20_16-59-11_992 - Mobile Photo Sharing at Catholic Procession by Loupiote

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Crowd of Catholic Peruvians snapping photos of a Holy image of the Virgin Mary with Jesus Infant 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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DSC03120 - Bamboo Walkway - Annah Rais Longhouse (Borneo) by Loupiote

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Elevated bamboo walkway in Annah Rais traditional Longhouse village (Borneo)

Traditional longhouse villages are formed of group of houses built on stilts. The houses of a group are connected with a bamboo walkway that allows people to go from one house to another one without having to walk in the mud.

The Annah Rais village is obviously maintained in pristine conditions because it is a known tourist attraction, but many indigenous people still live in this village. Most inhabitants speak english because nowadays their main source of revenue is by selling souvenirs and traditional items to visiting tourists.

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DSC05607 - Baba Holding a Chillum of Ritual Cannabis at the Shivaratri Hindu Festival (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Baba (Hindu devotee) smoking a chillum of ritual cannabis at the Shivaratri Hindu festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu (Nepal).

The ritual marking on his forehead is called a Tilaka.

During the Shivaratri festival (the 'Great Night of Shiva'), thousands of Hindu devotees and pilgrims gather at the Pashupatinath Temple to pray and celebrate Lord Shiva. Smoking holy Ganja is part of the ritual.

For more info about religious use of cannabis, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_and_spiritual_use_of_cann....

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

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DSC01040 - Dream Catcher - 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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DSC07586 - Beef Lungs Hanging at Meat Market (India) by Loupiote

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Beef lungs 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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DSC03869 - Old Man Spinning Balls With Ropes (India) by Loupiote

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

Hindu pilgrim performing a traditional show 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.

If you know the name of this Indian game of skill, please post a Comment.

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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DSC09816 - Crystal - Young Asian Woman Portrait by Loupiote

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Her name is Crystal

Photo taken at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival in Golden Gate Park (San Francisco)

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R1-1880 - Muslim Men Studying the Quran in Mosque by Loupiote

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Muslim Men Studying the Quran in Mosque (Turkey)

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DSC11423 - Woman selling home-made beef jerky (dried meat) - Laos by Loupiote

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Woman selling home-made beef jerky (dried meat) - Laos

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DSC08079 - Doosan Excavator DX225LC Scraping Off Old Asphalt (India) by Loupiote

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Excavator ripping up old asphalt on a road in West Bengal (India)

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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DSC09610 - Stone Steps and Red Flags at Hindu Shrine 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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DSC01931 - KLR 650 Motorbike Crash on Dirt Trail by Loupiote

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My KLR 650 motorbike decided to take a nap!

It is hard to tell on the photo, but the trail was pretty steep and I crashed going downhill (slow).

The motorbike does not have a scratch, but I bruised a foot in the mishap.

The hard part is always to put the heavy bike back on its wheels.

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DSC09466 - PHSH - vandalized bathroom - 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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DSC00077 - 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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DSC08839 - burning man 2007 - Homouroboros by Loupiote

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Homouroboros, by Peter Hudson and crew - see www.hudzo.com

Monkey masks by Sean Monaghan - see www.seanmmonaghan.com/

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

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DSC00956 - Pack Mules on the Yamunotri Trail (India) by Loupiote

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Pack mules on the Yamunotri trail (India)

Yamunotri can only be reached by a 8 Km foot trail, so all the supply are hauled up using caravans of pack mules.

Here, the caravan returns (with no load) to the nearby village of Janki Chatti.

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

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DSC11289 - Baba (Hindu holy man) with cow - Orchha (India) by Loupiote

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Baba (Hindu holy man) with cow - Orchha (India)

He has the Ramanandi Tilaka (Tilak) ritual forehead mark.

For more info about the Ramanandi Hindu sect, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramanandi_Sampradaya.

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

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DSC01305 - 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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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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DSC04334 - Hermandad de los Servitas - 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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6805 - vietnam - Bamboo raft to cross river - Мотоциклы Минск 125 - Soviet-made Minsk 125cc motorcycle by Loupiote

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Bamboo raft to cross river (Vietnam)

On the raft, my rented Soviet-made Minsk 125cc motorcycle.

This is the typical way to cross rivers when there is no bridges. Works with motorcicles, but not with cars!

That's my red Minsk Soviet-made motorcycle.

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8661-asha-with-guy - rainbow gathering - hippie by Loupiote

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Rainbow Gathering 2004 (California)

See the album description for more information about this event.

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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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burning-man - fire cannon - flame by Loupiote

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Fire cannon

The fuel is propelled by compressed natural gas and set on fire by a blow torch located at the tip of the vertical pipe.

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

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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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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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2482-phsh - building exterior - 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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DSC00827 - burning man 2007 - Pyronauts of Giza - Fire conclave by Loupiote

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Pyronauts of Giza - Fire conclave

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

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DSC08031 - Railroad tattoo - Rails Switch - Thigh by Loupiote

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Daryl's amazing railroad tattoo (San Francisco)

Train tracks, switches and tunnels cover his entire body, front and back, from head to toes (litterally), in a perfectly symetrical and seamless pattern. He designed the tattoo and said it took 200 hours of work to realise the work.

Daryl spent many years of his life "freight train hopping", which involves countless days of walking long miles along desert tracks.

Check my other photos of Daryl's railroad tattoo.

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DSC00941 - 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) 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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6602 - Mushroom Rock - Ho Nang Usa - หอนางอุสา by Loupiote

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Sandstone rock formations created by erosion, Phu Phra Bat Historical Park (Thailand)

Most of the bizarre rock formations in the park are featured in an enchanting local legend about a king (Phaya Kong Phan), his stunningly beautiful daughter (Nang Usa), a hermit (the Rishi Chantra) and a love-struck prince from another kingdom (Tao Baros). For details, go to my Phu Phra Bat Historical Park photo album.

According to the legend, this striking rock formation, Ho Nang-Usa, is said to be the tower where the beautiful princess was forced to live by her overprotective father.

Phu Phra Bat Historical Park (Stones Garden) is on the foothills of the Phu Phan Mountains in Ban Phu district, 68 km north-west of Udon Thani (northern Thailand).

The park is full of bizarre rock formations and shrines built around the boulders. Several temples and Buddhist shrines are located in the park. Sema stone markers and high relief sandstone Dvaravati-era Buddha images can also be seen. Evidence of prehistoric cultures can be found in a number of caves where there are wall paintings of humans and animals.

To see more photos and information about this place, go to my Phu Phra Bat Historical Park photo album.

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DSC00826 - Six Legged Cow (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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DSC09019 - Burning Man 2009 - The Purple Palace Bus - Art Car by Loupiote

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The Purple Palace Bus

The crew is washing the dust off the bus with a pressured-water car washer.

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

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DSC09149 - Marble Esplanade and Columns under the Full moon - Ambedkar Park - Lucknow (India) by Loupiote

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Esplanade paved in polished marble, and rows of columns under the full moon.

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

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

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8454 - parabolic solar stove by Loupiote

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Making coffee with a Parabolic solar stove at the Rainbow Gathering 2004 (California)

It's easy to make a solar stove by covering a parabolic satellite dish with a reflective flexible material (e.g. thin steel sheets).

See the album description for more information about this event.

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DSC08909 - Bara Imambara Gate - Lucknow (India) by Loupiote

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The Main Gate of the Bara Imambara complex in Lucknow (India).

For more info about this monument, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bara_Imambara.

An Imambara is a congregation hall for Shia commemoration ceremonies, especially those associated with the Remembrance of Muharram. Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imambara.

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DSC06533 - TATA Truck with Disassembled Engine (India) by Loupiote

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Truckers have completely disassembled the engine of their truck, after a broken piston rod cracked their engine case.

They just received a new engine case (not visible on this photo), and were getting ready to reassemble the 6-cylinder diesel engine in the new case. That's probably another couple of days of work. They are used to doing that on the side of the road, using only very basic tools. Those Indian truck drivers are amazing mechanics!

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2013-10-20_16-26-02_316 - Woman Holding Thurible with Smoking Incense at Catholic Procession by Loupiote

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Women with white lace veils, holding thuribles with smoking incense.

Thuribles are traditional Catholic censers. For more info about thuribles, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurible.

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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DSC03859 - Jessica Gonzalez in my Grand Uniforme of Ecole Polytechnique by Loupiote

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My friend Jessica, who had never been to the Folsom St Fair before.

It was getting cold so I gave her the jacket of my Ecole Polytechnique "Grand-Uniforme" dress jacket (that we call "Grand-U"), and we did a small photoshoot in the street.

Female students at the Ecole Polytechnique actually wear a vest of different style. This is the men's uniform.

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

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DSC00458 - Washing a Large Cooking Pot at Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Man washing a huge cooking pan in an Ashram at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

Each Ashram has a communal kitchen where they cooks rice, dal and other strictly vegetarian food for dozens of Hindu pilgrims every day.

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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DSC07535 - Arc Welding Repair on Motorbike (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 and 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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Lana blowing a kiss

She has some of the most amazing eyes, and she is the sweetest girl.

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

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