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A photograph of a stage performance in front of a deep blue draped curtain. Four people dance barefoot on a glossy grey stage, each holding a short yellow and red stick. On the left, a man in a red kurta, white trousers and a blue turban lifts one leg and reaches his stick toward a woman. She wears a white kurta and white trousers with a bright blue shawl and smiles. On the right, two women in white salwar kameez hold sticks overhead; one has a pink shawl and dark hair, the other a red scarf.

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A photograph of a stage performance in front of a dark blue curtain. Several people stand on a polished grey floor, barefoot, holding short coloured sticks in yellow, red and green. On the left, two women in white and pink garments, one with a pink shawl, face each other and smile. On the right, a man in a maroon kurta, white dhoti and a dark blue head wrap holds sticks and faces them, with another person partly visible beside him. The scene looks like a group stick dance or game.2010-09-08A stage performance in front of a deep blue curtain, with barefoot performers in white kurta-style outfits and pajama-like trousers. On the left, a girl in a pale pink shawl over a white outfit holds a yellow stick. At centre, a dark-haired girl in a white dress wears a red scarf and reaches toward a woman in white with a blue shawl who smiles and holds a red and yellow stick. On the right, a young man in a maroon kurta and white trousers wears a dark blue turban. At the far right edge, a performer in orange garments wears a white flower garland. No swami is visibly identifiable in the scene.2010-09-08July 17 20082008-07-17A stage performance in front of a deep blue curtain. On the right, a performer in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with white and orange floral garlands and a flower in the hair holds a microphone and speaks. Three women in white stand facing him: one in a white outfit with a red sash, one in white with a blue shawl holding yellow sticks, and one in a pale pink wrap. The floor is glossy grey and a partially visible person stands at the right edge near a window.2010-09-08A photograph of a large hall with a polished tiled floor where women and men in white and colourful traditional clothes perform a stick dance with brightly striped dandiya sticks raised overhead. In the foreground a smiling woman in a white and gold sari with a pink-and-gold dupatta lifts her sticks, beside a woman in a grey and black striped sari and a woman in a green sari with a white-and-red patterned skirt. Several participants wear white kurtas with red-and-gold sashes. Ceiling lights and red drapes frame the room. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the dancers.2016-10-03A photograph of a stage performance in progress. Five women and girls in traditional white and cream outfits with orange and red shawls dance on a green-carpeted stage with a blue skirted edge, scattered petals on the floor. The dancers wear white kurta-style tops and dhoti-like lower garments, and some wear white and teal headscarves. Behind them hangs a silver pleated curtain with large red and dark letters reading 'Anandotsavam' across it. Two stage lights sit at the front edge.2009-12-24A group of women in colourful saris performs a dance on an outdoor stage under a pale tent canopy at night. From left, a woman in a pink and red sari, a woman in white and gold, a woman in yellow, a woman in turquoise blue, and a woman in a vivid orange sari with a sheer orange shawl hold short sticks or batons in their hands mid-movement. Red and pink draped fabric forms the backdrop, and loudspeakers and cables sit at the stage edge. Behind the stage, a few seated figures in white and a hanging curtain are visible.2010-02-12A stage performance by a group of young dancers in white and orange-red costumes, with arms raised in expressive poses against a grey draped curtain. Behind them a sign reads Ananda 2010 in red letters. The stage has a green floor and blue skirting, and a seated audience of children in white uniforms watches from the front. Five dancers are visible on stage, with one wearing an orange headscarf and another a blue head covering.2009-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24 +1 copiesA stage photo against a deep blue curtain shows four people standing in a row. On the left, a woman in a sheer blue wrap over white clothing is partly cut off. Next, a young woman in a green and yellow sari with a gold-trimmed border and drop earrings stands with hands at her sides. In the centre, a man in a red embroidered kurta and white dhoti holds a yellow stick, wearing glasses. On the right, a performer in a blue and gold costume, with a navy head covering, bare chest, and long red and green garlands, smiles with hands folded near his waist.2010-09-08Photograph of a stage event in front of a dark blue curtain with a glossy floor. A bald man in a maroon kurta and white dhoti stands barefoot in the centre, holding a small yellow object and facing a woman in a green and gold patterned sari. To the right, a young man wears a blue and gold dhoti, a blue turban, a red and white flower garland and bangles, and smiles with his hands together. Beside him, a woman in a green, pink and blue lehenga-style outfit and a green dupatta stands with palms pressed in namaste. On the left, a woman in white kurta and white leggings wears a blue shawl. Partial figures in white and green appear at the edges. A logo sits in the upper left corner. Copyright text runs across the lower right.2010-09-08October 23 20122012-10-23