AASRA float in the 2014 India day parade
Aasra float in the 2014 India Day Parade in Fremont, CA. Aasra, or "shelter" in Hindi, is an organization that was created to provide culturally sensitive services to victims of domestic violence in the Asian Indian community. The organization was founded in 1990.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.