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A stage performance of Bharatanatyam-style dance under a banner reading Ānandotsava, Ānandeshvara Devālaya Brahmotsava, with 2010 partly visible. Three dancers perform in front of potted ferns and plants. The woman on the left wears a blue and gold costume with a jewelled headpiece and bangles. The man in the centre wears a yellow dhoti-style costume with a pink top, red beaded necklaces and ankle bells, and holds a small blue figure of a deity. The woman on the right wears an orange and green skirt with a blue blouse and a gold necklace. Behind them a musician seated at the side plays a stringed instrument. Dark audience heads are visible in the lower foreground.

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Three classical dancers perform on a stage in front of a large red and pink banner reading "Ānandōtsava" and "Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahm..." with the number 2010 visible. The dancer at centre wears a magenta blouse, yellow dhoti-style lower garment and ankle bells, with arms outstretched in a dance pose. The dancer on the left wears a dark blue costume with yellow trim and a white flower in her hair; the dancer on the right wears an orange and blue costume with a gold necklace. Potted ferns and plants line the stage edge, a blue draped skirting covers the platform, and musicians sit at the right edge playing instruments. Audience members in silhouette occupy the lower foreground.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Three dancers perform on a green-carpeted stage in front of a large red and pink banner reading Ānandotsava, with Nandeśvara Devālaya text and 2010 visible. The woman on the left wears a blue and gold costume with a white-flowered hair ornament; the central male dancer wears a pink vest, yellow dhoti and a beaded necklace with arms extended; the woman on the right wears an orange and green skirt with a blue blouse. A small blue deity murti stands on a white pedestal near the banner, and a seated musician with a stringed instrument sits at the right edge. Audience heads are visible at the bottom of the frame.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Three dancers perform on a stage with a green floor and blue draped skirting, in front of a red banner reading "Ānandeśvara" with "Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsavam" and "2010" printed on it. The central dancer wears a yellow dhoti with pink and magenta trim, a pink sleeveless blouse, ankle bells and a raised leg in a dynamic pose, arms outstretched. The dancer on the left wears a navy blue and gold costume with a white flower in her hair, and the dancer on the right wears an orange and navy outfit with a white flower and gold necklace, also mid-pose. Potted ferns and plants line the stage, and a musician with a sitar-like instrument sits in the background. Audience silhouettes are visible at the bottom edge.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Three dancers perform on a stage in front of a red and pink backdrop reading "Ānandotsava" with "Ānandeśvara Devālaya" and "2010" printed on it. On the left, a woman in a navy blue and gold costume with a white hair ornament and layered necklaces performs a mudra with raised hands. In the centre, a man in a magenta top with a yellow and pink dhoti and a long garland of beads dances with his palms raised. On the right, a woman in an orange and green costume with a white hair ornament poses with her hands in front of her. A small blue deity murti of Krishna stands on a white pedestal at centre stage, and potted ferns sit along the stage edges.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29