In pictures: Burning Man festival

A participant looks at the effigy made in the form of a man, to be burned during the Burning Man "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival in the Black Rock desert of Nevada, August 31, 2011. More than 50,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the 25th edition of the sold-out festival REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS *** Local Caption *** BRC29_BURNING-MAN-_0901_11.JPG
September 2, 2011. Katrina Van-Marter of Texas wears makeup and a feather headdress at the Burning Man festival in Gerlach, Nevada. on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, Andy Barron
September 2, 2011: People gather around the Trojan Horse at it is pulled across the "playa" at the Burning Man festival in Gerlach, Nevada, USA. on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, Andy Barron
September 2, 2011. Shaza Anderson (Left), takes part in a tea ceremony with Ken Hamazaki during the Burning Man "Rites of Passage" arts and music festivalÂ in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. Reuters/Jim Urquhart Â
September 3, 2011. The Burning Man 2011 "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival is seen in this aerial view takenÂ in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. Reuters/Jim UrquhartÂ
September 3, 2011. Krissy Humphreys watches The Man being burned during the Burning Man 2011 "Rites of Passage" arts and music festivalÂ in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart Â
September 3, 2011. Participants run towards the fire after The Man was burned during the Burning Man 2011 "Rites of Passage" arts and music festivalÂ in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. Reuters/Jim Urquhart
September 3, 2011. The Man is burned during the Burning Man 2011 "Rites of Passage" arts and music festivalÂ in the Black Rock desert of Nevada, September 3, 2011. Reuters/Jim Urquhart Â