From Boston.com

The Burning Man festival, with a theme of “Caravansary,” wrapped up earlier this week 120 miles outside Reno, Nev., in the Black Rock Desert, its home since 1990. Some 65,000 people attended the celebration, which is billed as “an annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance.” –Lloyd Young (25 photos total)

The art installation Embrace burns during the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada on Aug. 29. People from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world to experience art, music and the unique community that develops. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

2 Dillon Bracken attends the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada on Aug. 30. Over 65,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

3 An aerial view during the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

4 Fireworks are seen before the Man burns during the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada on Aug. 30. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

5 Participants interact with the art installation The Super Pool during a dust storm at the Burning Man 2014 on Aug. 29. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

6 A Burning Man participant’s bike is surrounded by art cars that are lined up at the Black Rock DMV to be registered at Burning Man on the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev. (Andy Barron/Reno Gazette-Journal via Associated Press) #

7 Lynlea Michaels climbs the art installation LumenEssence during the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival on Aug. 29. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

8 The art installation Pulse & Bloom is seen at night on Aug. 29. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

9 Members of the Kenna Tribe fire conclave perform before the Man burns on Aug. 30. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

10 The Temple of Grace is seen before it is burned on the last day of the Burning Man 2014 on Aug. 31. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

11 The Temple of Grace during the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada on Aug. 27. People from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world to experience art, music and the unique community that develops. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

12 The Temple of Grace burns on the last day of the Burning Man on Aug. 31. Over 65,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

13 Participants at the Burning Man festival on Aug. 27 in the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev. Organizers call Burning Man the largest outdoor arts festival in North America, with its drum circles, decorated art cars, guerrilla theatrics and colorful theme camps. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via Associated Press) #

14 Andrew Johnstone (standing, 2nd left), the designer of this year’s man structure, marries Jeri Schneider during a ceremony on Aug. 27. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

15 Elesa Rouel rides on the Eidolon Panspermia Ostentatia Duodenum (EPOD) art installation during the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival on Aug. 28. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

16 Samuel Clay (left) and Brittany Janis work, amidst the dust, on the electronics for the art installation Pulse & Bloom during on Aug. 29. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

17 Gina Krauss cooks bacon on the coals of the Man on the last day of the Burning Man on Aug. 31. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

18 Bella Melhuish and her husband Alex dance to celebrate their honeymoon during the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival on Aug. 29. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

19 Dillon Bracken (left) and Atalya Stachel dance during the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival on Aug. 30. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

20 Burning man participants endure a dust storm during the annual festival on the Black Rock Desert of Gerlach, Nev., on Aug. 29. Organizers call Burning Man the largest outdoor arts festival in North America, with its drum circles, decorated art cars, guerrilla theatrics and colorful theme camps. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via Associated Press) #

21 Gwen Barker (left) and Rezwan Khan play on a swing art installation at the festival on Aug. 30. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

22 Lacey Redd examines an art installation on the last day of the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival on Aug. 31. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

23 Sandy Candy smiles before the Temple of Grace burns on the last day of the Burning Man festival on Aug. 31. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

24 Burning Man participants walk through dust at the annual Burning Man event on the Black Rock Desert of Gerlach, Nev., on Aug. 29. Organizers call Burning Man the largest outdoor arts festival in North America, with its drum circles, decorated art cars, guerrilla theatrics and colorful theme camps. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via Associated Press) #

25 The Man burns during the Burning Man 2014 “Caravansary” arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, on Aug. 30. Over 65,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world to experience art, music and the unique community that develops. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) #

For more on this story go to: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/09/burning_man_2014.html

See also iNews Cayman related story published August 31 2014 “Is Burning Man really full of tech billionaires?” at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/is-burning-man-really-full-of-tech-billionaires/