Pastafarian gets his wish

A man in Russia who identifies himself as a 'pastafarian' has won the right to wear a colander on his head in his driving licence photograph.

Andrei Filin is a follower of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - a light-hearted United States-based faith which satirises organised religion.
Mr Filin said that the kitchenware was part of his religion

In other countries, such observances have likewise been allowed.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster and disciple Pastafarians was apparently invented in 2005 by Bobby Henderson as a counterpoint to the dismal array of religiosities otherwise available.