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DSC09316 - Car Decorated with Mosque Dome & Minaret on its Roof - Eid-Milad-un-Nabi Muslim Festival (India) by Loupiote

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Car decorated with a mosque dome and minaret on its roof, headed for the Milad un-Nabi street parade.

This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.

It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).

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

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DSC03582 - Space Shuttle Endeavour over Alcatraz Island by Loupiote

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Space Shuttle Endeavour flies over San Francisco for one last time.

Endeavour, carried piggyback atop a modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet, does a last flight en route to its final frontier and retirement home: a science museum in Los Angeles.

For more information about Space Shuttle Endeavour, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour

For more information about the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Carrier_Aircraft

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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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DSC10343 - Five-headed snake (Nāga) - Temple - Luang Prabang (Laos) by Loupiote

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Five-headed snake in temple - Luang Prabang (Laos)

To see more photos and information about Nāga snakes, go to my Naga Snakes photo album.

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

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Rainbow Gathering 2004 (California)

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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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DSC08786 - Choukaj at the Carnaval Tropical de Paris by Loupiote

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Choukaj is a traditional creole percussion and dance group from Guadeloupe Island (French West Indies). Check their website at facebook.com/choukaj/

Photos taken at the 2012 Carnaval Tropical in Paris.

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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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DSC08904 - burning man 2007 - Koilos by Loupiote

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Koilos, by Michael Christian - see www.xianspace.com/bm2007

For more info about Michael Christian, go to michaelchristian.com.

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

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DSC09197 - Pink Shiva Lingam in Indian Village by Loupiote

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Small Hindu shrine with Shiva Lingam in village (India)

There is also a holy bull statue near the pink Linga.

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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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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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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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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DSC04109 - Ruts on Muddy Road (India) by Loupiote

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Muddy street after the big rain storm, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival near Allahabad (India)

A big wind and rain storm caused extensive damage and flooding in the entire Kumbh Mela ground. The festival basically shut down two weeks early because of the destruction and flooding.

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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DSC06187 - Airport Security Perimeter Breach (Borneo) by Loupiote

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A breach in the security perimeter of the Mulu Airport (Borneo)

Local villagers made this hole in the fence grid to cross the airport runway in the evening, when the Mulu airport is closed after the last scheduled flight. Mulu airport has no runway lights and it is not operating at night.

Going across the runway is a big shortcut compared to going all around the airport perimeter (a detour of several Km's to reach the other side).

For more information about the Mulu Airport, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulu_Airport

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

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DSC01046 - Flags and Native American Offerings on Memorial Stick - Captain Jack's Stronghold by Loupiote

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Tip 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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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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9866-phsh-graffiti-orfn - 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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2481-phsh-graffiti - 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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DSC07725 - Stone Paved Trail over Living Root Bridge - Mawlynnong (India) by Loupiote

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

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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DSC05726 - Blue and Pink Matador Costumes by Loupiote

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Suliman Nawid and Rebar with their pink and blue matador costumes.

On the back of their jackets, stylized blue-prints of Black Rock City (Nevada), the temporary city where the annual Burning Man Festival takes place.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2011.

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

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DSC08115 - Free Tibet / anti-China protests (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Free Tibet / anti-China protests (San Francisco)

The name of the game is always money, and when it comes to the CIA's war against China by promoting a "Free Tibet", that is certainly true. Tibet has one of the world's largest reserve of uranium, as well as some oil, gold and copper. Read more here: www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/395803.html

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DSC08891 - burning man 2007 - 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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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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DSC03593 - Space Shuttle Endeavour over Golden Gate Bridge by Loupiote

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Space Shuttle Endeavour flies over San Francisco for one last time.

Endeavour, carried piggyback atop a modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet, does a last flight en route to its final frontier and retirement home: a science museum in Los Angeles.

For more information about Space Shuttle Endeavour, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour

For more information about the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Carrier_Aircraft

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DSC10483 - Women Scooping Water with Buckets at Village Water Well - Ajanta (India) by Loupiote

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Water Well - Ajanta (India)

Young girls and women are standing on slippery rocks at the edge of the 60-feet deep water-well, barefoot or wearing flip-flops, risking their lives.

They use buckets attached to long ropes to pull drinking water from the deep well. There is no running water in the village, and this well is the only source of clean water.

Because of the drought, the water well is almost dry, so a water truck (visible in this photo) comes every day and dumps water in the well.

In my opinion it would be better to provide water directly from the water truck to the villagers, as part of the water that they dump in the water well will infiltrate in the ground and get lost.

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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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2937 - Cooling towers - Agrobiochim Chemical Plant (Bulgaria) by Loupiote

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Cooling towers in the abandoned Agrobiochim chemical plant (Bulgaria)

Recent satellite photos show that those three cooling towers have now been demolished or have collapsed.

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DSC03144 - Hermandad de la Exaltación - 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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dsc10017 - burning man 2004 - Mad Hatter's Tea Party by Emma Hardy by Loupiote

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Mad Hatter's Tea Party by Emma Hardy - www.emmahardy.net

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2004 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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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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DSC00604 - Long-Haired Himalayan Goats - Wild by Loupiote

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Wild long-haired Himalayan mountain goats (India)

If you know the name of this breed of wild Himalayan goats, please post a Comment.

I think those may be Pashmina (also called Changthangi) breed.

For more photos and info about those wild goats, go to the photo album.

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DSC02328 - Catacombes de Paris - Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area) - Fabienne and mixed lights - Blue LED light by Loupiote

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Fabienne (urban caver) with mixed lights in an area known as the "Bar des Rats". Tikka LED lamps have a very blue light compared to the yellow candel tights.

Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area), 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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DSC07677 - Living Root Bridge Spans Over Stream - Mawlynnong (India) by Loupiote

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

When I took these photos, it was the dry season and there was very little water in the river, so it could also be crossed by walking over the rocks.

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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DSC01301 - 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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Mouth of the Flàajökull Glacier (Iceland) by Loupiote

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Google Earth capture of the mouth of the Flàajökull Glacier (Iceland)

You can see the remnant of earlier mouth of the glacier - The glacier is now smaller than it used to be, possibly a sign of global warming?

This is an exact match of my aerial photo of this glacier.

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

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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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DSC08986 - Hindu Festival - Priest Walking on Sitting 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 or email me!

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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DSC07681 - Fire Jumping Rope by Loupiote

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Long exposure photo of my friend Ally jumping her fire rope.

Renegade fire jam cession at the Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco).

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DSC05616 - 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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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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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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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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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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20625-burning-man-2006 - In the head on the three-legged alien at night by Loupiote

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In the head on the three-legged alien at night

Giant Three-Legged Alien : I. T. by Michael Christian

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For more info about Michael Christian, go to michaelchristian.com.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2006 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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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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DSC01001 - burning man 2007 - Fireworks show before the Man is burned by Loupiote

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Fireworks show before the Man is burned

Found this interesting news clip:

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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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