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Three 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.

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Three female dancers perform on a stage with a dark drape backdrop and a framed portrait hung above. The dancer on the left wears a teal and green silk sari with gold border and stands with hands joined at chest in namaskar. The two dancers at centre and right wear orange-gold and maroon-red costumes with matching headpieces and jewellery, one with hands raised in mudra. A potted palm stands at left and a border of red and white flowers lines the stage edge. Warm stage lighting illuminates the performance.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 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03Four female dancers in traditional Indian classical dance costumes perform on a stage with a dark backdrop and blue-edged platform decorated with a row of flowers. They wear gold and orange and yellow saris with ornate jewelry and hair adornments, striking poses with raised arms and bent legs. Behind them hangs a framed painting of a seated, robed figure in orange clothing with hands in meditation pose, above a potted palm plant. Two white projection screens flank the backdrop.2008-05-03Three women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with black drapes and a red flower garland along the front edge. The dancer on the left wears a blue and green silk costume with a patterned pallu and a flower in her hair. The two dancers on the right wear yellow and orange silk sarees with red waistbands and white flowers in their hair, one with hands raised near her face. A potted palm stands at the left. Above them hangs a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair in orange robes and a beaded necklace, seated in meditation; the portrait is labelled by the framed caption on the wall, which is not legible. The scene resembles a cultural programme.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A photograph of a stage performance of classical Indian dance with five female dancers in colourful traditional costumes. Four dancers stand and one kneels in front of a dark curtain, with a potted palm at left and a framed portrait on the wall above. The dancers wear gold, orange, green and blue silk saris with white flowers in their hair, and their hands are held in mudra gestures. Red flower garlands border the front edge of the stage, and a framed picture of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the back wall, labelled as a printed portrait.2008-05-03