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A street procession at the first USA Kumbha Mela, with a decorated float draped in garlands and a red-fringed white parasol above. A man in a white shirt, black trousers and a wide-brimmed white hat stands at the left with his back to the camera. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha-style mala stands near the float, with an orange-robed woman beside them and people in white and teal clothing behind. Orange flags line the route, and a man in a grey shirt kneels on the road at right, working at the float's base. A banner behind the float reads Kumbh Mela. A parasol and orange flags frame the scene.

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September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor photo of a parade float in a parking area beneath trees. The float has red-and-white fringed canopies over a flower-decorated platform, with orange flags and garlands. A large white banner reads Kumbh Mela, with Nithyananda Foundation details and a photograph of a bearded man. Nearby, people in white clothes and orange saris and shawls stand and walk, and a man in a grey hat and white shirt faces the float. An older man on the right wears an orange shawl and white robes.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor photo of a procession staging area at the first Kumbha Mela in USA, outside Bren Event Center at UC Irvine, with a white van on the left and paved road. Several people in white ritual clothes stand around a decorated float carrying a garlanded platform with marigold and red flowers. A young man in a white kurta and dhoti with a mala stands near the float, while women in white sarees with gold borders, including one with a shoulder bag, move among them. Orange flags on poles, a canopy with multicoloured tassels and a sign reading Nithyananda are visible. Men in casual clothes stand nearby. Roughly a dozen visible people.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor photo at a parking lot procession during the first Kumbha Mela in USA. A decorated float with flower garlands and a white canopy stands at left, its side panel reading partial text about a center in USA. Several people in white ritual dress, including dhoti-style garments, are gathered around the float. Women wear white sarees and an orange saree and orange garment stand nearby. Red and orange flags and a yellow-and-red canopy line the lot. About a dozen people are visible, many partly obscured.2006-09-10Outdoor photo on a paved lot during the first USA Kumbha Mela procession. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala smiles with arms folded, long dark hair swept back. Behind him a decorated float with a multicoloured fringed canopy and orange flags, a banner reading Ananda Surya, and garlands. Men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, one in pale cream, handle the float; a figure in navy stands at left. Trees and a building in the background.2006-09-10A street procession on a tree-lined road at the first USA Kumbha Mela, Irvine, California. Front left, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks beside a large red banner with gold fringe and elephant motifs, and a woman in white carries a long staff. A woman in an orange shawl and cream sari walks in the centre, and a woman in a white sari walks right. Behind, marchers in blue shirts and white dhotis carry red flags and a white fringed parasol above a banner reading "Ananda Ganapathy". A decorated float with flowers and a banner about the 10 Sep 2006 event rolls behind. About a dozen people are visible.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor procession on a paved road beside trees and a grassy slope. A woman in a white sari with gold border walks in front, wearing a black beaded necklace and bangles. Behind her, white-clad marchers in white kurtas and dhotis carry a float decorated with flower garlands, red-and-white canopies, and small signs reading Guru. Red and orange flags fly along the route. Banner panels show a portrait of a man labelled Nithyananda and text about the first ever Kumbh Mela in USA. Several people in white walk alongside the float, one with a gold-bordered shawl.2006-09-10Outdoor photo of the first USA Kumbha Mela procession at UC Irvine, September 2006, on a paved parking area under tall trees. A woman with long grey hair in a turquoise sari walks in the foreground, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border walks beside a man in cream kurta-style clothing and white sneakers. Behind them, a decorated float carries a red-and-white fringed parasol and red flags, with white-clad devotees and flower garlands. A banner on the left shows event details. Other people in white ritual clothes stand near a table with water bottles and flower offerings. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10