Shaolin Temple USA Group in the 2014 India Day Parade
The contingent representing the Shaolin Temple martial arts school in Fremont in the India Day Parade in Fremont, CA. The Shaolin tradition of martial arts practice was started by an Indian monk who traveled to Henan Province in Central China in the 6th Century. Because of this historic connection, the founders of the school decided to march in the India Day Parade.
RANA Float in the 2014 India Day Parade
Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA) float in the 2014 India Day Parade in Fremont, CA. The float was designed and constructed by members of the local chapter of RANA.
Procession of convertibles in the 2014 India Day Parade
A procession of convertibles in the 2014 India Day Parade in Fremont, CA. The procession of convertibles is a historical parade tradition in Fremont since the city's July 4th parades of the early 20th Century.
Nurture Kids Float in the 2014 India Day Parade
Nurture Kids float in the 2014 India Day Parade in Fremont, CA. The float was designed and constructed by the owners and staff of Nurture Kids, a child care center in downtown Fremont catering to the South Asian community.
Grand Marshal of the 2014 India Day Parade
Bollywood actor, Ayushmann Khurrana, acting as the 2014 India Day Parade Grand Marshal, alongside the Founder and President of the Federation of Indo-Americans of Northern California, Dr. Romesh Japra. The parade's Grand Marshal is escorted by Dr. Japra in a horse-drawn carriage every year.
Fremont Flowers Float in the 2014 India Day Parade
Float representing the Fremont Flowers shop in the 2014 India Day Parade in Fremont, CA. The flower shop is owned by a third-generation, Portuguese American Fremont resident. He decided to march in the parade as a sign of solidarity with Indian American immigrants in Fremont.
Bay Area Telugu Association Float in the 2014 India Day Parade
The first half of the float representing Bay Area Telugu Association (BATA) and Andhra Pradesh state in the 2014 India Day Parade in Fremont, CA. The float is designed and constructed by members of BATA. The theme of this float was to depict the evolution of learning from temple scholarship by religious scribes to today's computer technology.
Assam Float in the 2014 India Day Parade
Float representing Assam state in the 2014 India Day Parade in Fremont, CA. The float is designed and constructed by immigrants from Assam state.
