This year's Burning Man festival is in full swing in the Nevada desert, where revellers are sharing photos of the architectural and sculptural projects they have built on the dusty site.

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Almost 70,000 attendees have constructed their temporary settlement known as Black Rock City on the arid plain, where they will live from 27 August to 4 September 2017.

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Although internet connectivity is limited, hundreds of images showing the complex and intricate installations have emerged on Instagram ? giving those at home a peek at life on the "playa".

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Some of the most impressive structures and artworks for 2017, created around the theme of Radical Ritual, include the pagoda-shaped pavilion housing the huge wooden man that will be burnt at the end of the festival.

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Equally grand is this year's Temple ? designed by Steven Brummond, Marisha Farnsworth and Mark Sinclair from Oakland, California ? which is built from stacked wooden bars.

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Other designers attending this year include Ralph Nauta from Studio Drift, who has installed the interactive Tree of Ténéré. The t...