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Outdoor photo at a Kumbh Mela event in California with a wooden float or platform decorated with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers. A white-haired woman in a long white dress and pale blue scarf walks on the left. A young woman in a white top bends over the float arranging flowers, and several women in casual clothes stand behind it. Orange saffron flags with dark circular emblems flank the float, and a large banner shows a portrait of a man in a white turban beside text. Green shrubs and trees line the paved road behind.

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A decorated float in an outdoor parking lot for the first Kumbh Mela in USA procession. A man in a blue t-shirt and white trousers walks beside the float, guiding it with one hand on a white draped side. The float has a multicoloured fringed canopy and a gold deity-like figure with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. Orange flags on poles flank the float. A large banner reads First ever Kumbh Mela in USA with a portrait of a man in white robes labelled Nithyananda. Another man in blue stands behind the float, with trees and a blue car in the background.2006-09-10A photograph of a decorated float at the first Kumbh Mela in USA, parked in an outdoor lot with cars and trees behind it. A woman in a white salwar-style outfit with white gloves stands at left, arranging the float. Another person in orange and saffron robes with a tall orange flag stands at right. The float carries a large gold-framed arch of colourful flower garlands in green, red, yellow and white, draped with orange tinsel. A banner reads Kumbh Mela in USA, First ever, 10 Sep 2006 at Bren Event Center, Univ. of California, Irvine, with a portrait of a person in a white head wrap and a Nithyananda Foundation contact block. Two tall orange flags stand behind the float.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 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.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved road lined with green trees and shrubs under a clear blue sky. A decorated float with a white-and-red fringed canopy umbrella and a banner reading Kumbh Mela, with flower garlands in orange and yellow marigold, moves forward. Participants in white clothing and blue tops carry white flags with a blue emblem and orange flags. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border walks in the foreground, a woman in a white hat stands at right, and a man in white pushes or walks beside the float. Visible people number roughly ten to twenty.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10