Mazu Goddess of the Empty Sea, by The Department of Public Arts, New Xishi City, Taiwan

This Mazu Temple aims to be a cross pollination of traditional East Asian religious culture influences, in particular the Goddess figure of Mazu, with the wild and raucous irreverence of the Western carnival culture.

Mazu is a Buddhist and Taoist goddess of the sea, protector of travelers and one of Taiwan's most popular deities.

Mazu Temple website.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2015 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).