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A stage performance in a red-curtained hall with a seated audience in the foreground, many with hair tied back and women in orange and saffron tops. On a raised stage, two dancers in red and orange saris perform a dramatic pose before a golden backdrop with a large wooden spoked wheel and a painted deity panel above a golden seat. Potted plants, brass lamps and hanging colourful tassel decorations frame the stage. A cameraman in white dhoti and shawl films from the left with a tripod-mounted camera. No identifiable a person candidate is visible in this scene.

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January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A stage performance in a hall with deep red draped curtains and hanging colourful banners. Two female dancers in red and gold saris perform in front of a large wheel-shaped backdrop and a golden ornamental figure, with clay pots and potted plants flanking the stage. A male cameraman in a white dhoti with a gold border films from the left beside a tripod. A large seated audience in orange and pink clothes, many with flowers in their hair, faces the stage. The partial overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A seated audience of many women in orange, red, pink and multicoloured saris fills the foreground of a hall with red velvet curtains. On a raised stage, two dancers in red and gold costumes perform in front of a large golden deity murti and a wheel-shaped backdrop, flanked by potted plants, brass lamps and hanging decorative banners. A cameraman on a tripod films the performance from the left, and a man in white dhoti stands nearby. Several audience members wear white flowers in their hair.2017-01-11A large audience of women seated on the floor in saffron, orange and pink saris faces a stage draped in red curtains. On the stage, two dancers in red-and-orange costumes perform on either side of a gilded throne bearing a tiger-motif base, with a deity murti and a figure in red seated at its centre. Potted plants, brass lamps and decorative hanging lanterns frame the stage. A cameraman in white dhoti and shirt films from the left, beside a tripod-mounted camera. Large screens or banners in the background are partly visible.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A stage performance with two female dancers in red and gold costumes kneeling on a red carpeted platform, hands joined in greeting. A seated figure in an orange-and-white turban and garland sits at centre-back before a golden tiger-skin cushion, beside a golden deity murti under a wheel-like backdrop. Brass oil lamps, clay pots, potted plants, and hanging decorative lanterns in bright colours frame the stage. A video camera on a tripod in the foreground records the performance.2017-01-11Two women in red and gold dance costumes perform on a stage with a red curtain backdrop. Both wear gold blouses, red skirts and ankle bells, one holding a hand raised in a gesture. Behind them stands a golden Nandi bull statue and a deity murti with a chakra-like wheel, flanked by brass lamps, potted plants, and hanging colourful cloth banners. A seated figure in an orange-red head wrap and white garland sits in the background near the murti, with a visible white ritual garland. The scene appears to be a cultural performance on a temple-style stage.2017-01-11A photograph of a large ceremonial stage with red drapes and a thatched straw canopy decorated with green leaves. A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a white garland sits on an ornate golden throne in front of a golden deity murti with multiple arms and a halo-like backdrop. Potted plants and brass lamps flank the platform. In the foreground, many seated devotees, some bare-chested with orange shawls and some in white, face the stage, and a cameraman with a tripod films from the right.2017-01-15A stage performance in a hall with a red draped curtain backdrop. Two young women in orange-red and gold-trimmed saris perform classical dance; the one on the left, in a red sari with gold border and ankle bells, bends forward toward a golden bull statue, while the one on the right, in a yellow blouse and orange sari, faces away with hair in a bun. Behind them stands a golden deity murti seated on a throne-like figure with a large wheel behind it, beside a golden tiger, potted plants, brass lamps and terracotta pots. Colourful hanging banners with floral and elephant motifs decorate the wooden panels. Two people visible.2017-01-11