Third day of Burning Man brings participants into Temple

The third day of the Burning Man festival on Wednesday was marked by the traditional acts of remembrance inside the Temple before it is burned to the ground.

Couples were seen embracing after they left notes, artifacts, signs, letters, and other remembrances inside the Temple.

Built by artists Steven Brummond, Marisha Farnsworth, and Mark Sinclair, the Temple was created as a place for people to place remembrances, mourn and grieve.

Approximately 70,000 people from all over the world attended the third day of the festival at Black Rock Desert in Nevada.

This year, Burning Man is taking a literal approach as a lightning strike Sunday has caused a massive fire forcing officials to close the main road to the festival.

The main route into Burning Man between Reno, Nevada and the festival was closed Wednesday night but reopened on Thursday.

‘The wildfire came up on the side of the road and there was a lot of smoke and wind and they were getting really close to the roadway and it was too dangerous for our drivers,’ State Trooper Dan Gordon of the Nevada Highway Patrol-Northern Command West said to ABC News. 

‘With the winds we’re at the beck and call of Mother Nature for stuff like that.’ 

A lone Burning Man participant cycles through a desert dust storm as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world attend the 3rd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada on Wednesday

Burning Man participants arrive from the white out conditions of a desert dust storm into the 2017 Temple created by artists Steven Brummond, Marisha Farnsworth, and Mark Sinclair

Burning Man participants arrive from the white out conditions of a desert dust storm into the 2017 Temple created by artists Steven Brummond, Marisha Farnsworth, and Mark Sinclair

Remembrances, tributes and memories left by Burning Man participants are seen inside the Temple

Remembrances, tributes and memories left by Burning Man participants are seen inside the Temple

Couples hug inside the Temple, a place for people to place remembrances, mourn and grieve

Couples hug inside the Temple, a place for people to place remembrances, mourn and grieve

The interior of the dome of the all wooden Temple is seen in the above photo at the Burning Man festival

The interior of the dome of the all wooden Temple is seen in the above photo at the Burning Man festival

A Burning Man participant walks through a desert dust storm in formal clothes on her way to a wedding in the middle of the desert

A Burning Man participant walks through a desert dust storm in formal clothes on her way to a wedding in the middle of the desert

Burning Man participants and art cars are dwarfed by a large desert dust storm rolling across the desert

Burning Man participants and art cars are dwarfed by a large desert dust storm rolling across the desert

Burning Man participants bicycle through a desert dust storm. Those attending Burning Man this year also have to cope with triple-digit temperatures

Burning Man participants bicycle through a desert dust storm. Those attending Burning Man this year also have to cope with triple-digit temperatures

This year, Burning Man is taking a literal approach as a lightning strike Sunday has caused a massive fire forcing officials to close the main road to the festival

This year, Burning Man is taking a literal approach as a lightning strike Sunday has caused a massive fire forcing officials to close the main road to the festival

Pianist Murray Hidary plays classical music composed on the fly from an electric piano set up on top of an art car in the middle of the desert

Pianist Murray Hidary plays classical music composed on the fly from an electric piano set up on top of an art car in the middle of the desert

The main route into Burning Man between Reno, Nevada and the festival was closed Wednesday night but reopened on Thursday after a lightning strike on Sunday caused a massive wildfire

The main route into Burning Man between Reno, Nevada and the festival was closed Wednesday night but reopened on Thursday after a lightning strike on Sunday caused a massive wildfire

Called Tohokum 2 Fire, the wildfire destroyed approximately 30,000 acres and was one of five fires caused by lightning strikes that Gerlach Fire Department and national incident management teams had to manage. 

The fire isn’t close to the actual festival, starting 70 miles northeast of Reno on State Highway 447 and has a while before it reaches Black Rock Desert.

However, the spokesman for the Bureau of Land Management, John Gaffney, told USA Today that he still considers the blaze a ‘major safety concern.’  

But the heart of the Nevada desert is still alive with color and unusual art installations as the Burning Man festival continues.

Participant Kila Carr-Ince makes her way through the city as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada

Participant Kila Carr-Ince makes her way through the city as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada

It began on Sunday and is due to run until Monday next week with a spectacular burning ritual.

A section of the Black Rock Desert has been transformed into a mini city, and an estimated 70,000 people have traveled from around the world to take part.

Among the artworks on display are a central temple holding the wooden man built to commemorate the Golden Spike, the ceremonial final spike driven to join the rails of America’s first transcontinental railroad.

Also on display, a massive 40-foot pink flamingo with a ladder for guests to head inside and escape the heat.

Temperatures are expected to shoot up over the weekend, when forecasters predict the mercury to hit 101F on Saturday.

A fire installation at the heart of the Nevada desert, where tens of thousands are taking part in the festival which marks the end of summer 

A fire installation at the heart of the Nevada desert, where tens of thousands are taking part in the festival which marks the end of summer 

People from all over the world travel to the Burning Man arts and music festival in Nevada, where a group is pictured gathered around an art installation

People from all over the world travel to the Burning Man arts and music festival in Nevada, where a group is pictured gathered around an art installation

A giant bear and two cubs are among the installations at the festival in the heart of the desert in Nevada, where an estimated 70,000 people have traveled to take part

A giant bear and two cubs are among the installations at the festival in the heart of the desert in Nevada, where an estimated 70,000 people have traveled to take part

The Temple of Awareness is one of the key features at the Burning Man festival, where participants join in the effort to co-create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis

The Temple of Awareness is one of the key features at the Burning Man festival, where participants join in the effort to co-create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis

People ride a mutant vehicle as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

People ride a mutant vehicle as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Participants dressed as furry animals perform on the art installation The Pier at the Burning Man festival, which this year is themed Radical Ritual

Participants dressed as furry animals perform on the art installation The Pier at the Burning Man festival, which this year is themed Radical Ritual

A vehicle based on the image of an elephant walks through the Nevada desert as tens of thousands of people from all over the world join in the fun

A vehicle based on the image of an elephant walks through the Nevada desert as tens of thousands of people from all over the world join in the fun

The festival is a chance for people to show off weird-and-wonderful art installations in the heart of the desert, described by organizers as 'an attempt to reinvent ritual in our post post-modern world'

The festival is a chance for people to show off weird-and-wonderful art installations in the heart of the desert, described by organizers as ‘an attempt to reinvent ritual in our post post-modern world’

Hundreds of participants watch a performance yesterday at the Burning Man festival, where artists from around the world create a city in the Black Rock Desert

Hundreds of participants watch a performance yesterday at the Burning Man festival, where artists from around the world create a city in the Black Rock Desert

The Black Rock desert has become a mini city filled with artists and revellers for the annual festival, which encourages participants to 'break down the distinction that divides belief from make-believe'

The Black Rock desert has become a mini city filled with artists and revellers for the annual festival, which encourages participants to ‘break down the distinction that divides belief from make-believe’

A fire-breathing dragon is one of the eye-catching vehicles being used as part of the Burning Man festival in the heart of the Nevada desert

A fire-breathing dragon is one of the eye-catching vehicles being used as part of the Burning Man festival in the heart of the Nevada desert

A man is pictured next to an art installation, named Ursa Mater, at the festival, which attracts more than 70,000 people from all over the world

A man is pictured next to an art installation, named Ursa Mater, at the festival, which attracts more than 70,000 people from all over the world

A couple, Solene and Daniel, are pictured embracing at the Burning Man festival in Nevada, which this year is themed around challenging belief

A couple, Solene and Daniel, are pictured embracing at the Burning Man festival in Nevada, which this year is themed around challenging belief

A man rides on a large art installation at the festival in the Nevada desert, which attracts thousands from across the world 

A man rides on a large art installation at the festival in the Nevada desert, which attracts thousands from across the world 

Organisers say Burning Man is permeated with rituals, and it will end with a large model of a man being burned

Organisers say Burning Man is permeated with rituals, and it will end with a large model of a man being burned

A group guides an art piece across the playa area of the festival - a mini city in the middle of the desert - yesterday at the Burning Man event

A group guides an art piece across the playa area of the festival – a mini city in the middle of the desert – yesterday at the Burning Man event

 

Day four of the annual Burning Man Festival arrived, marking the halfway point of the eclectic arts celebration

Day four of the annual Burning Man Festival arrived, marking the halfway point of the eclectic arts celebration

Glimpses of the event have been making their rounds through the social mediasphere and this year, under the theme of Radical Ritual, several impressive structures and sculptures have been erected in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada

Glimpses of the event have been making their rounds through the social mediasphere and this year, under the theme of Radical Ritual, several impressive structures and sculptures have been erected in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada

Among the figures on display is a massive 40-foot pink flamingo with a ladder for guests to head inside add escape the heat

Among the figures on display is a massive 40-foot pink flamingo with a ladder for guests to head inside add escape the heat

On Thursday, daytime highs are forecast to reach the mid- to upper-90s in Gerlach, Nevada, the closest town to the event site

On Thursday, daytime highs are forecast to reach the mid- to upper-90s in Gerlach, Nevada, the closest town to the event site

Temperatures will shoot up over the weekend as the high on Saturday is forecast at 101F (Pictured, Natalia Kapchuk poses at the Burning Man Festival)

Temperatures will shoot up over the weekend as the high on Saturday is forecast at 101F (Pictured, Natalia Kapchuk poses at the Burning Man Festival)

Temperatures will shoot up over the weekend as the high on Saturday is forecast at 101F (Pictured, left and right, Natalia Kapchuk poses at the Burning Man Festival)

Although temperatures are known to rise at the festival's site, numbers peaking above 100F are rare

Although temperatures are known to rise at the festival’s site, numbers peaking above 100F are rare

A number of celebrities have made appearances at the festival including hotel heiress Paris Hilton, Muse songwriter Matt Bellamy and model Elle Evans.

Pictures of the festival on Tuesday show the ‘community’ inundated with thick choking clouds of sand, with some well prepared participants using gas-masks to fight through the earthly gust while others seem to embrace the natural phenomenon. 

Day three of the event has seen tens of thousands facing massive traffic jams to get to a remote stretch of Nevada desert for the annual Burning Man festival.

A number of celebrities have made appearances at the festival including hotel heiress Paris Hilton (right)

A number of celebrities have made appearances at the festival including hotel heiress Paris Hilton (right)

Joining Hilton at Burning was musician Matt Bellamy (left) and model Elle Evans (right), who have been dating for two years

Joining Hilton at Burning was musician Matt Bellamy (left) and model Elle Evans (right), who have been dating for two years

Dust storms in the Black Rock Desert have forced participants to don face masks and wear large glasses

Dust storms in the Black Rock Desert have forced participants to don face masks and wear large glasses

The highly-anticipated art and music festival runs over nine days from Sunday until September 4 in Black Rock Desert, which is about 120 miles north of Reno. 

Black Rock City has been transformed into a ‘metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance’ where about 70,000 people have descended upon.

In a matter of days, volunteers for the event built what is likely to be the state’s busiest airport in the middle of an ancient dry lake-bed.  

The airport, formally known as 88NV, is built every year and averages as many as 800 takeoffs and landings a day before it’s taken down completely at the end of the event.  

Burning Man participants cling to the top of a 20 foot high art project pyramid tower called 'The Tower of !Babel' in the midst of a driving desert dust storm

Burning Man participants cling to the top of a 20 foot high art project pyramid tower called ‘The Tower of !Babel’ in the midst of a driving desert dust storm

Burning Man participants perform a shibari rope scene during a driving desert dust storm inside the heart of the 'Identity Awareness - Family' art project

Burning Man participants perform a shibari rope scene during a driving desert dust storm inside the heart of the ‘Identity Awareness – Family’ art project

Burning Man participants dance to the music in the midst of a driving desert dust storm on the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man

Burning Man participants dance to the music in the midst of a driving desert dust storm on the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man

Burning Man participants who go by the 'Playa Names' Coy (left) and Vance (right) in the midst of a driving desert dust storm on the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Burning Man participants who go by the ‘Playa Names’ Coy (left) and Vance (right) in the midst of a driving desert dust storm on the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Two Burning Man revelers who had just been caught in a driving desert dust and rain storm laugh at how dusty they have become

Two Burning Man revelers who had just been caught in a driving desert dust and rain storm laugh at how dusty they have become

Burning Man participant Kai Rey of Sebastopol, California, make sand angels alone amidst the 'Field of Fairies' art project to the sound of music from distant art cars in the midst of a desert dust storm

Burning Man participant Kai Rey of Sebastopol, California, make sand angels alone amidst the ‘Field of Fairies’ art project to the sound of music from distant art cars in the midst of a desert dust storm

Burning Man participants dance to the music of an art car in the midst of a desert dust storm on the second day of the annual Burning Man

Burning Man participants dance to the music of an art car in the midst of a desert dust storm on the second day of the annual Burning Man

Burning Man participants dance on and around 'The Penetrator' art car near the effigy of "The Man" (L) as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world participate in the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Burning Man participants dance on and around ‘The Penetrator’ art car near the effigy of ‘The Man’ (L) as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world participate in the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Participants march in costumes as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Participants march in costumes as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Participant David Huffman is covered by dust as he enjoys the annual Burning Man festival 

Participant David Huffman is covered by dust as he enjoys the annual Burning Man festival 

The highly-anticipated art and music festival runs over nine days from Sunday until September 4

The highly-anticipated art and music festival runs over nine days from Sunday until September 4

A reveler wears a mask as he dances during the annual Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada 

A reveler wears a mask as he dances during the annual Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada 

Burning Man is an annual gathering that takes place at Black Rock City, a temporary city erected in the Black Rock Desert

Burning Man is an annual gathering that takes place at Black Rock City, a temporary city erected in the Black Rock Desert

Participants read the memorials in The Temple as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Participants read the memorials in The Temple as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

A couple is married at the festival where around 70,000 are expected to attend 

A couple is married at the festival where around 70,000 are expected to attend 

Pippa Sutherland (left) and AJ Bertenshaw (right) dance during the annual Burning Man arts and music festival 

Pippa Sutherland (left) and AJ Bertenshaw (right) dance during the annual Burning Man arts and music festival 

Participants perform aerial silks at the annual Burning Man Festival on Monday

Participants perform aerial silks at the annual Burning Man Festival on Monday

According to the event’s website, dozens of art installations were constructed before the end of the weekend, some made from wire, others as patterns on the ground and some as immersive experiences.

Stunning photographs show the larger-than-life art installations that are the focal points of this year’s festival theme of Radical Ritual.  

The Radical Ritual theme this year is to honor rituals that humankind has made, including the festival. 

The event’s website says: ‘Burning Man is permeated with rituals. These rites speak of soulful need; the desire to belong to a place, to belong to a time, to belong to one another, and to belong to something that is greater than ourselves, even in the midst of impermanence. 

‘Throughout all ages temples have been built in order to induce these feelings.’ 

Burning Man participant 'Mama Jax' (left) smiles from the back of 'The Penetrator' art car on the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Burning Man participant ‘Mama Jax’ (left) smiles from the back of ‘The Penetrator’ art car on the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Burning Man participants bicycle past the 'Thunderbirds' art project by James Tyler in the midst of a desert dust storm as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world participate in the second day of the annual Burning Man festival

Burning Man participants bicycle past the ‘Thunderbirds’ art project by James Tyler in the midst of a desert dust storm as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world participate in the second day of the annual Burning Man festival

Burning Man participant Denise Winkler of Dresden, Germany attaches a remembrance tag to 'The Shrine of Lost Moments' created by Berlin, Germany burners to honor the victims of Germany's Christmas Market attack

Burning Man participant Denise Winkler of Dresden, Germany attaches a remembrance tag to ‘The Shrine of Lost Moments’ created by Berlin, Germany burners to honor the victims of Germany’s Christmas Market attack

Winkler  offers a remembrance tag to be written on and added to 'The Shrine of Lost Moments'

Winkler offers a remembrance tag to be written on and added to ‘The Shrine of Lost Moments’

Burning Man participant Rita Poutivskaia of San Francisco ties a remembrance of her late grandmother to 'The Shrine of Lost Moments'

Burning Man participant Rita Poutivskaia of San Francisco ties a remembrance of her late grandmother to ‘The Shrine of Lost Moments’

Lauren Rock (right) recites her vows as she marries fiancé Bob Peterson (left) in front of the 'Mucaro' owl art project

Lauren Rock (right) recites her vows as she marries fiancé Bob Peterson (left) in front of the ‘Mucaro’ owl art project

Rock (right) throws her bouquet after marrrying Peterson (left) in front of the 'Mucaro' owl art project

Rock (right) throws her bouquet after marrrying Peterson (left) in front of the ‘Mucaro’ owl art project

Burning Man participants look at the effigy of "The Man," which will be burned at the culmination of Burning Man 2017

Burning Man participants look at the effigy of ‘The Man,’ which will be burned at the culmination of Burning Man 2017

The Burning Man art car 'Snailoon' drives through a desert dust storm on the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada

The Burning Man art car ‘Snailoon’ drives through a desert dust storm on the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada

Burning Man participants brave a desert dust storm on the second day of the annual festival

Burning Man participants brave a desert dust storm on the second day of the annual festival

Jen Van Schmus plays kickball on the Playa as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Jen Van Schmus plays kickball on the Playa as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival

Pili Montilla wears an ornate necklace and headdress and gazes at the sun at the Burning Man Festival on Monday

Pili Montilla wears an ornate necklace and headdress and gazes at the sun at the Burning Man Festival on Monday

The annual Burning Man Festival kicked off on Sunday in Nevada where thousands of attendees plan to participate in the iconic event that features larger-than-life art installations, like the one pictured above

The annual Burning Man Festival kicked off on Sunday in Nevada where thousands of attendees plan to participate in the iconic event that features larger-than-life art installations, like the one pictured above

The highly-anticipated art and music festival runs over nine days from Sunday until September 4. Above two people ride in a golf cart that has been transformed into resemble a giant stuffed animal

The highly-anticipated art and music festival runs over nine days from Sunday until September 4. Above two people ride in a golf cart that has been transformed into resemble a giant stuffed animal

Stunning photographs show the larger-than-life art installations that are the focal points of this year's festival theme of Radical Ritual. The art installation above of the family of bears was created from thousands of pennies

Stunning photographs show the larger-than-life art installations that are the focal points of this year’s festival theme of Radical Ritual. The art installation above of the family of bears was created from thousands of pennies

Black Rock City has been transformed into a 'metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance' where about 70,000 people have descended upon. Pictured above is a multi-passenger car transformed into art

Black Rock City has been transformed into a ‘metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance’ where about 70,000 people have descended upon. Pictured above is a multi-passenger car transformed into art

The popular event takes place in Black Rock City, which is about 120 miles north of Reno. Pictured above is one of the many cars transformed into art

The popular event takes place in Black Rock City, which is about 120 miles north of Reno. Pictured above is one of the many cars transformed into art

According to the event's website, dozens of art installations were constructed before the end of the weekend. Above one of the art installations is displayed for the event

According to the event’s website, dozens of art installations were constructed before the end of the weekend. Above one of the art installations is displayed for the event

The vehicle on the left has to be one of the most detailed art cars created, with hand done wood work on the outside

The vehicle on the left has to be one of the most detailed art cars created, with hand done wood work on the outside

Pictured above are the art cars lining up to register with the Burning Man Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Pictured above are the art cars lining up to register with the Burning Man Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Ready to move: Vehicles are vigorously inspected and, depending on their functionality, will be issued a daytime or nighttime permit from the Burning Man DMV

Ready to move: Vehicles are vigorously inspected and, depending on their functionality, will be issued a daytime or nighttime permit from the Burning Man DMV

Every year, several ‘temples’ are built according to a theme and on the last day, they are burned down in a ritualistic ceremony. 

The festival, which began in 1986 as a bonfire, has erected a temple commemorating the Golden Spike and participants are invited to visit the shrine and make offerings that embody what Burning Man’s culture means to them. 

The premise of the Burning Man festival is that almost everything is created entirely by its citizens, who are active participants in the experience. 

Since money is practically outlawed on the site, ‘Burners’ are urged to barter for commodities and in the past fans have taken to social media to swap items such as crystals for festival tickets.  

The remote week-long rave is often described as ‘where Mad Max meets Woodstock’.  

Thirty years after its first incarnation, the event is populous with tens of thousands of people attending the dried up lake where the event is held which becomes Black Rock City.

However, the festival risked relocation this year due to a pool of standing water, prompting officials in June to warn there was a possibility that the event could be moved from its location two hours north of Reno in Gerlach.

The desert basin is transformed into mud every year by the run-off of melting snow, but this past season’s high precipitation formed the lake, causing fears that the playa would be muddy and impossible to drive across.

THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN 

Radical Inclusion 

Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.

Gifting

Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.

Decommodification

In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.

Radical Self-reliance

Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on his or her inner resources.

Radical Self-expression

Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.

Communal Effort

Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.

Civic Responsibility

We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state and federal laws.

Leaving No Trace

Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.

Participation

Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.

Immediacy

Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience. 

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