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Three female classical dancers perform on a green stage mat in front of a large backdrop reading "Anandotsava" and "Anandeshwara Devalaya" with a smiling portrait labelled in part "...hamsa". The dancer on the left wears a green and gold blouse and sari with a gold waist belt and matching hair ornaments; the centre dancer wears a red and green costume with gold trim and a long beaded necklace; the dancer on the right wears a blue and gold costume and a long pendant mala. All three raise their hands in mudra gestures beside their heads and step in a lively pose. Potted plants and a microphone stand sit at the stage edge.

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Three young women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage in front of a red backdrop bearing the large words "Ananda" and "Utsav" and partial text reading "Ānandeśvara Devālaya" and "Paramahamsa". The dancer on the left wears a green choli and gold-bordered skirt with a white flower in her hair and arms raised. The centre dancer wears a bright pink costume with gold trim, a white flower in her hair and a long necklace, her hands in mudras. The dancer on the right wears a teal costume with gold border and holds her hands in a mudra near her chest. Potted ferns line the stage floor.2009-12-29December 30 20092009-12-30Five 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.2009-12-30Five women perform a synchronized Bharatanatyam-style dance on a green-carpeted stage in front of a red backdrop reading "Ānandotsava" and "Ānandamaya Devālaya" with a partially visible "mahamsa" (Paramahamsa) lettering. From left: a dancer in a teal-blue costume with gold belt and necklace, a dancer in red and green with gold jewellery and hands raised beside her head, a dancer in green and gold with a long braid, and two dancers in teal and blue costumes with white flower-decorated hair, all with arms raised in mudra gestures. Potted ferns and plants stand at the edges of the stage. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Three women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with a red-lit backdrop displaying large script lettering and a partial banner reading Deva Brahmotsavam. The dancer in front kneels in a blue silk costume with gold border, gold waist belt and necklaces, hands raised in mudra. Behind her a woman in red and gold sari with gold jewellery turns, and at the back a dancer in teal costume raises both arms overhead, all wearing white floral hair ornaments and gold head pieces. Green stage floor and potted plant at left.2009-12-30December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A 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.2009-12-29