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Devi's fascination with India began at 15 when she read a book by poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore and a yoga instruction book by Yogi Ramacharaka.In Berlin, she worked as an actor in The Blue Bird, touring Europe, and accepted a proposal of marriage from the banker Herman Bolm, on condition she could first go to India; he agreed and paid for the trip.
A float at Rio Carnival, 2014. A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle like a truck or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as those of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the Carnival in São Paulo, the Carnival of Viareggio, the Maltese Carnival, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, the 500 ...
Tournament of Roses Parade floats are flower-covered parade floats, used in the annual New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade held in Pasadena, California.They evolved from flower-decorated horse carriages with the present day requirement that "every inch of every float must be covered with flowers or other natural materials, such as leaves, seeds or bark". [1]
Animal menagerie. Live animals stopped being used in the parade after 1926. Replacing them would be the balloons we know and love today, starting with an inflatable Felix the Cat, a toy soldier ...
The parade is considered the highlight of the carnival's festivities and one of the most important carnivals in the country. The carnival runs for the entire month of February and commences just ...
This year's Rose Parade floats are embracing the theme of 'Turning the Corner,' a celebration of the potential that each new year brings. Photos: First look at Rose Parade floats as they come to ...
A snow globe with a figurine of Santa Claus Video of a snow globe. Motive: Vienna. A snow globe (also called a waterglobe, snowstorm, [1] or snowdome) is a transparent sphere, traditionally made of glass, enclosing a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a model of a town, neighborhood, landscape or figure.
The Cal Poly float is the only student-designed and student-constructed entry in the Rose Parade, which occurs in Pasadena annually on New Year’s Day. The 2025 float will be Cal Poly’s 76th ...