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A group of young female dancers in traditional South Indian Bharatanatyam costumes performs on an outdoor stage in front of a red banner reading Anandotsava, with Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsavam beneath it. The dancers wear bright teal, pink, green and yellow silk costumes with gold borders, jewelled necklaces, bangles and white flowers in their hair, and they strike expressive mudra hand gestures. A small blue deity murti stands near the centre of the banner, and audience members in the foreground are seen from behind, watching from the blue-draped stage edge.

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December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Five young women perform a Bharatanatyam-style dance on a stage with a green floor and light blue skirting, standing in a row with hands on hips. They wear silk costumes in pink, green and teal with gold borders, jasmine flowers in their hair, and beaded necklaces. Behind them a red backdrop reads Anandotsava with a large 2009 numeral. A seated musician with a stringed instrument is at the right edge, and potted plants flank the stage.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 30 20092009-12-30Three female dancers perform a Bharatanatyam-style routine on a stage with a green mat and blue skirting. The dancers wear traditional silk costumes with colourful borders and jewellery; the left dancer wears green and magenta, the centre dancer teal and orange, and the right dancer green and gold, with flowers in their hair. A seated musician plays a stringed instrument (veena-like) and a singer in a teal sari sits at a microphone at the right. Behind them a large red banner reads Nithyanandotsava with Nithyanandeshwara Devalaya Brahmotsava 2009 and a small figure of Krishna stands on a white pedestal. Audience heads are visible in the foreground.2009-12-29A group of six young women perform a synchronized Bharatanatyam dance on a green-carpeted stage in front of a large red banner reading "Ānandotsava" with "Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava" and "2009" visible. The dancers wear colourful silk costumes in magenta, teal, pink, and green with gold borders, gold jewellery, and flowers in their hair, with arms extended in a choreographed pose. A small figure of a deity murti stands near the dancers on a white draped table, and a man in a light blue shirt sits at the right edge of the stage. Audience members' heads are visible at the bottom of the frame, and a stage monitor sits in the foreground. Several potted ferns and white flower arrangements decorate the stage edges.2009-12-29Five women perform a synchronized Bharatanatyam dance on a green stage in front of a large red and pink banner reading Ānandotsava and Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava. Dancers wear jewel-toned silk costumes in blue, red, green and teal with gold borders, gold jewellery, and white flower adornments in their hair. Each raises one arm high while bending into a dynamic pose, with potted plants at the edge of the stage.2009-12-30December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Four young women in Bharatanatyam-style costume perform on a stage with a green floor and blue skirted platform edge. Their dresses are green, teal, magenta and gold-bordered, with gold jewellery, necklaces and hair flowers. They hold their arms outstretched in classical poses. Behind them a red banner reads Anandotsava and Anandeshvara Devalaya Brahmotsava 2010, with a small blue Krishna figure on a white pedestal and potted plants. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29