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Costumed revelers walk down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
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Jim Kelly of Tulsa, Okla., calling himself "Nurse Candy," at Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
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Herschel Abbott, Jr. in New Orleans is "Rex", Mardi Gras' King of Carnival 2011.
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A member of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club tosses beads to revelers on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans.
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Members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club toss beads to revelers as they parade down St. Charles Avenue on a float in New Orleans.
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A reveler is buried in beads in New Orleans.
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Members of the Krewe of Thoth Mardi Gras parade look for revelers as their float rolls down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans.
Fat Tuesday 2011: Weird, wacky and wild Mardi Gras photos
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Members of the the Krewe of Thoth Mardi Gras parade toss beads to revelers from a float on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans