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 festival in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. Reuters/Jim Urquhart  

September 3, 2011. The Burning Man 2011 "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival is seen in this aerial view taken in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. Reuters/Jim Urquhart 

September 3, 2011. Krissy Humphreys watches The Man being burned during the Burning Man 2011 "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart  

September 3, 2011. Participants run towards the fire after The Man was burned during the Burning Man 2011 "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival 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 festival in the Black Rock desert of Nevada, September 3, 2011. Reuters/Jim Urquhart  

Updated: September 06, 2011, 12:00 AM