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A stage performance at the Ānandotsava Brahmotsava event. A male dancer in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a white head wrap stands centre, hands extended, flanked by female dancers in pink, magenta, teal and green silk costumes with gold borders, flowers in their hair and ankle bells. Musicians sit at the right edge. The backdrop is a red banner reading Ānandotsava and 2010. Green stage carpet and a light blue skirt frame the floor. Several dancers are mid-movement with palms pressed together in namaste.

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A stage performance at an evening cultural program beneath a large red banner reading "Ānandotsava" and "Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava". Several young women in colourful traditional costumes, including magenta, green, teal and gold saris, dance in motion with flowers in their hair. A man in a white head wrap and an orange-yellow costume stands centrally with arms extended, dancing among them. A man seated at right plays a stringed instrument on a green-carpeted stage. Behind the dancers, a partial portrait of a smiling man in orange turban and robes appears on the banner.2009-12-29Evening cultural performance on a stage with a green carpet and blue skirting, in front of a large red backdrop reading "Ānandotsava" with "2010" and a banner portrait of a man in orange and yellow robes with a white headband and a garland. Seven young female dancers in colourful classical costumes, pink, green, teal and magenta with gold borders and jewellery, strike poses with arms raised. A seated musician with a stringed instrument appears at the right edge.2009-12-29A 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.2009-12-29Three 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.2009-12-29A photo of a stage dance performance under a red and pink backdrop reading "Anandotsava" and "Anandeśvara Devasthana Brahmotsava". Five dancers in classical Indian dress perform in a line on a green-and-blue stage. Two women in teal and blue saris with white flower hair ornaments extend their arms upward. Two girls in red and green costumes kneel and gesture with raised hands, and a dancer on the right in green and gold extends an arm. A young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the centre, his hands joined with a dancer's. Audience members are partly visible at the right edge.2009-12-30A stage performance at the Anandotsava festival, with a red backdrop reading Anandotsava and a smaller line beneath it reading Ananda Eshvara Devalaya Brahmotsava. A man in an orange-yellow dhoti and shawl with a white headband stands center stage with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him, a group of young girls in colourful silk costumes with gold borders, including pink, yellow, teal and green, stand in a row with hands folded and some with hands on hips in classical dance poses. A green stage floor and a light blue skirting frame the scene, with a small audience visible at the bottom edge.2009-12-29A stage performance in front of a large red banner reading Ānandeśvara and Ānandeśvara Devi Brahma, with 2010 and Paramashivam partly visible. A central male performer in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a red-and-white beaded mala and stands with hands in anjali. Three female dancers in blue and green costumes with gold waist belts, flower-decorated hair and jewellery surround him, with one dancer in red kneeling at left and another in green and orange at right, arms outstretched in a classical Indian dance pose. The stage has a green floor covering and potted plants at the base of the backdrop.2009-12-30December 29 20092009-12-29A stage performance at the Ānandotsava celebration. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a white head wrap and palms pressed together in anjali, stands barefoot at centre stage. Around him, women and girls in colourful silk saris and traditional Bharatanatyam-style costumes in pink, magenta, yellow, blue and green, with flowers in their hair, stand in greeting poses with palms joined. A large red banner behind reads Ānandotsava and Ānandeśvara Devalaya Mahotsava 2009. Green carpet covers the stage floor and a blue satin skirt hangs at the edge, with an audience visible in the foreground.2009-12-29A stage performance at the Anandotsava event, with a red and pink banner reading Anandotsava, Ānandeśvarar and Brahmotsava, and the year 2010 visible. A central figure in a plain saffron-orange garment with a bare upper body wears a rudraksha mala and has long dark hair tied back, standing between two female dancers in ornate Bharatanatyam-style costumes: the dancer on the left wears red and gold with a floral headpiece, and the dancer on the right wears green and gold with white flowers in her hair. All three strike dance poses with arms extended on a green stage floor, with potted ferns at the side. The centre figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference but not certain enough to confirm identity.2009-12-30Stage performance at the Ānandotsava event, a Hindu cultural programme. A central male dancer in a flowing orange shawl, yellow dhoti with pink trim, and white headband strikes an outstretched-arms pose. Around him, five female dancers in bright costumes of magenta, teal, and gold with braided hair and flower decorations accompany the performance. A large red banner behind the stage reads Ānandotsava and Ānandeśvara Dvājārohaṇa Brahmotsavam, with a partial portrait of a man in orange turban and red tilak at left. Green stage floor and blue skirting; a projector and audience heads are visible at the edges.2009-12-29December 30 20092009-12-30