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Outdoor procession on a paved road lined with trees and a hillside. A flower-decked float carries a gold-and-white canopy with fringed umbrella and a decorated seat garlanded with marigolds and orange blossoms. Women in white and cream sari-style garments with gold borders walk alongside, one in a maroon blouse, adjusting the float's flowers. A man in white kurta-style clothing holds an orange flag with a blue emblem, and other marchers in white and orange flags stand nearby. A banner on the float reads Ananda Ashram and shows a portrait. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible on the float.

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Outdoor 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.2006-09-10September 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 20062006-09-10Outdoor procession on a paved lot beneath trees with a blue sky. Women and men in white and blue walk beside decorated float trucks draped with flower garlands and marigolds, with a deity murti and floral arrangements on the flatbed. A women in a white sari with gold border walks in front, another in a cream sari with gold border holds a flag. Several men wear blue shirts and white trousers. Red and white flags with blue emblems wave, and white parasol canopies with fringe shade the floats. Banners on the trucks show portraits and printed text for the Kumbh Mela event.2006-09-10Outdoor photograph of a parking-lot procession staged in front of tall eucalyptus trees under a clear blue sky. Several decorated floats with white canopies, red flags and marigold garlands stand in a row, each carried by men in white dhotis and white shirts. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold border walks in the foreground. Several floats bear printed banners with photographs and captions. Plastic bottles and bags lie on the asphalt, and orange cones sit near the floats.2006-09-10Outdoor 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.2006-09-10A photograph of a procession on an asphalt lane in a landscaped setting with eucalyptus trees. A man in a blue t-shirt and dark trousers walks on the right holding up a white flag with a blue emblem, and his shirt has a printed portrait on the back. Ahead, a woman in a cream sari with orange border waves a white flag, and other marchers in blue shirts and white clothes carry white and orange flags. Behind them a float decorated with flowers and garlands moves along, and an orange-and-white canopy is visible on the left.2006-09-10A street procession on a sunny day. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders pull a decorated float on a white-draped cart, its front garlanded with red flowers and a gilded deity murti. Two women in white hold red-and-gold flags beside it, and a woman in white at the right carries a white flag on a pole. A woman in a blue shirt and khaki pants stands at the left edge, and a white canopy with red trim stands above the float. Banners on the float show printed photos and text. Green fencing and trees line the road.2006-09-10Outdoor procession on a paved path under a clear blue sky with trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron swami robe with a turban and rudraksha mala carries a long red-tasselled canopy pole topped with a golden finial, the white and red fringed canopy held above. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with gold border holds a round orange-and-navy ceremonial fan, while a man in white kurta wears an orange shawl and carries a water bottle. Other participants in white ceremonial clothes walk behind, with a bus and white flags in the background.2006-09-10Outdoor street procession on a sunny day with palm-lined sidewalks and a tall construction crane in the background. Devotees walk along the paved road: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt on the left, a man in an orange sash and orange dhoti in the centre, and several women in white, cream and green saris. Red and white flags and a large white-and-red ceremonial parasol with tassels are carried above the crowd, along with a smaller parasol. Some marchers wear orange shawls and cover their heads with white cloth. The scene suggests a religious march, with participants in traditional Indian dress and no readable signs in view.2006-09-10Outdoor procession on a tree-lined street with a crowd of devotees in white kurtas, sarees and orange-saffron shawls. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a man in white kurta with an orange shawl walk beside a red-and-white canopy and a decorated orange umbrella carried on a pole. Red and white flags with blue emblems flutter overhead. Several women in saris and salwar kameez clap or hold their hands together in greeting. A few people are visible on the left in white and orange, and the scene reads as a festival march.2006-09-10