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A street procession moves along a paved road beneath a green steel pedestrian footbridge, with a Mesa Arts Building on the left. At centre a large decorated ratha or chariot with a red and gold canopy and a kalasha finial is piled with flowers and garlands, carrying a deity murti, while a white-robed figure stands near it. Marchers in white kurtas, saffron and red sarees, a blue saree, and loose casual clothes walk in the road. A banner reads 'The Kumbha Mela' with a 2006 date and a lotus logo. A man in a grey shirt raises his arms, and onlookers line the sidewalk. Spectators watch from the footbridge above. The scene reflects a Kumbha Mela procession held at UC Irvine.

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A decorated ratha chariot with a tall red and yellow canopy topped by a kalasha-like finial processes down a suburban street, its base covered in flower garlands. Several people in white and saffron-toned clothing walk and ride on it, including a shirtless figure at its left edge. Around it, a crowd of pedestrians in white kurtas, a woman in a green sari with a white hat, a child in a red outfit, and marchers carrying banners and a red umbrella follow the procession. A green pedestrian footbridge arches behind, with onlookers standing on it. A framed portrait banner is held aloft in the procession, and a red stop sign stands at the right.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor procession on a paved road at the first USA Kumbha Mela, 2006. In the foreground a bald-headed man with glasses, wearing a grey polo shirt and dark trousers, stands with both arms outstretched wide. Behind him a yellow banner reads The Hare Krishna Movement, celebrating 40 years, with the ISKCON lotus logo. A red and gold decorated chariot with flower garlands and a canopy carrying deity images moves behind, flanked by marchers in white and saffron robes, a woman in a red sari, and a child in green. A green steel footbridge and a building stand in the background. Roughly a few dozen people are visible.2006-09-10Outdoor photograph of a street procession at the first USA Kumbha Mela, with a green arched pedestrian footbridge and tall trees behind. Marchers in white, saffron, yellow, green and blue saris and kurtas walk along the roadway. A man in a white shirt and jeans near the front holds a framed portrait of a bearded man with a red umbrella overhead, and a banner labelled2006-09-10Outdoor procession on a paved lot lined with trees and parked cars under a blue sky. A tall red and gold ratha chariot with a kalasha-like finial moves at the centre. A red banner reads The Hare Krishna Movement, Celebrating 40 Years 1966-2006, with an ISKCON lotus logo and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed teacher. Several men in white dhoti-style clothes and saffron robes walk and carry poles, along with women in saris and onlookers in casual clothes on the sides.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor street procession under a clear blue sky. At right, a man in orange robes holds a white flag with a blue emblem and steadies a decorated silver-framed deity murti garlanded with flowers. Behind him, a crowd of women in saris and salwar kameez, some in white, walks with hands folded. A large red-and-yellow ratha/chariot with a tall spire stands at left, and a red, green and gold umbrella shades the procession at right. Three framed sepia portraits, garlanded with flowers, are carried on poles in the centre; the figures in them are printed images, not physical people. A black umbrella shades one man in white in the middle.2007-09-09A street procession on a sunny day, with a golden deity murti seated on a decorated chariot or float covered in flower garlands and a red cloth. A large embroidered canopy with blue, red and gold patterns and a small umbrella-like top hangs above it. Several people in white clothes and saris walk alongside, some pulling ropes attached to the float. A woman in a green sari stands on the left curb, and a man in a white shirt and brown trousers walks in the foreground. Handheld banners and white flags with a blue bird emblem line the street, along with orange flags. Palm and utility poles stand along the roadside.2007-09-09