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Four young women in traditional Indian dance costumes perform on a stage draped in navy blue fabric and bordered with red flowers. Each dancer balances an orange and yellow arched prop on her head, holding its ends with both hands. Their saris and blouses show gold, orange, red and pink tones with ornate borders and jewellery. Potted palms flank the stage, and a framed painting hangs on the dark backdrop. In the foreground, audience members sit in front of microphone stands, including a man in a white shirt and glasses.

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May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03Three female dancers perform on a stage with a black backdrop, each balancing a curved red-and-gold arch with a yellow pole across her shoulders. They wear draped red, orange and pink silk saris with gold borders, gold necklaces and matching headpieces with flowers. Above them hangs a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, against a dark background. A white screen is partly visible at the left edge of the stage.2008-05-03A classical Indian dance performance on a stage edged with red flower petals and a dark blue skirted stage front. Five women in traditional saris and dance costumes stand in a line, several with arms extended and hands in dance poses. Their saris are orange, green, rust and yellow with gold borders, and some wear flowers in their hair. A potted palm sits at the left of the stage. Audience members are seen from behind in the foreground, and a framed picture hangs on the dark wall above.2008-05-03Five women in traditional South Indian classical dance costumes perform on a stage decorated with a low border of red flowers. From left, the first dancer kneels in a deep red blouse and orange skirt, while the others stand in embroidered silk saris and skirts of rust, pink, gold and green, with flowers in their hair and bangles on their wrists. They extend their arms in expressive mudra poses. A potted palm stands behind them, a framed picture hangs on the dark backdrop, and audience silhouettes sit in the foreground. No one identifiable as a person is visible.2008-05-03Five women in colourful traditional Indian dance costumes perform a classical dance on a stage decorated with a red flower garland along its edge. The dancers wear orange, blue, green, yellow and gold sarees with gold jewellery and flowers in their hair, striking poses with outstretched arms and bent knees. A potted palm stands at left and a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron hangs on the black backdrop above, while a few audience members are visible in the foreground, seen from behind.2008-05-03Four young women in traditional South Indian silk saris stand in a row on a stage, each holding a metal tray with fruit or offerings. Their saris are orange, blue-green, gold and yellow with contrasting borders, and they wear jhumka earrings, jewelled head ornaments and white flowers in their hair, with bangles on their wrists. Behind them are a large white screen and a potted palm. At the far left edge, a partly visible man in white clothing and another figure in green stand near the stage.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03