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A stage performance of Indian classical dance under a large backdrop reading Ānandotsava, with a smiling man in an orange turban depicted on the banner. Five dancers in teal and green costumes with white flower hair decorations perform on a green-carpeted stage edged with blue satin drapery. The central dancer wears a dark costume with red and gold accents and a bindi, arms outstretched, while flanking dancers kneel and extend their arms. A seated musician in traditional dress sits at the left edge. Rows of seated children and adults in the foreground watch the performance in an evening setting.

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December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A stage performance during the Ānandotsava event, with a large backdrop showing a smiling man in an orange turban and an 'Ānandotsava Nandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava 2010' banner. On the stage, a central seated performer in an orange-and-brown outfit with an orange turban plays a instrument, flanked by dancers in colourful costumes: one in green and gold, one in red, and others in blue and green sarees with flower adornments. Musicians sit at the left edge. Audience members in the foreground, several with dark hair and some in colourful clothing, watch from below the blue-draped stage. The backdrop portrait is a printed image, not a physical person.2009-12-30A stage performance at an outdoor-style hall with a large red and orange banner reading "Anandotsava" and "Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava" and "2010", with a large smiling portrait of a man wearing an orange turban and orange robe. On the stage, a seated performer in a maroon and gold outfit sits on a wooden chair with a folded paper, flanked by two dancers in teal and green saris with white flower-decorated hair kneeling in namaste. Another dancer in a green and orange costume kneels at left beside a seated musician in white. Rows of seated audience members in white and colourful clothing face the stage, and a blue draped table skirts the platform. The banner portrait is a depiction, not a physical person present on stage.2009-12-30A stage performance of Indian classical dance at an Anandotsava event. Five female dancers in teal, blue and gold costumes with flowers in their hair perform in a line on a green-draped stage, arms extended in dance poses. A musician in a patterned top sits at the left edge. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban, with the word Anandotsava and the year 2010 partly visible. Seated audience members with their heads visible fill the foreground, watching the dancers.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 29 20092009-12-29December 30 20092009-12-30Evening cultural performance on a raised stage with a turquoise draped front. Dancers in colourful traditional costumes and headdresses perform before a seated audience in the foreground. A large banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban and an orange robe, captioned Anandotsava 2010, with the Anandeshvara Devi Divya Brahmotsava subtitle. The dancers include a figure in green and a figure in a white and maroon costume bowing, with others in blue and red saris. A musician sits at the left edge of the stage. The banner portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person present. Approximately ten performers and a dozen or more seated audience members are visible.2009-12-30A stage performance at the Ānandotsava 2010 event, with five dancers in colourful traditional costumes performing classical Indian dance on a blue-draped stage. A large red banner behind them shows a smiling man with an orange turban and vibhuti on his forehead, wearing orange robes, beside the words Ānandotsava and Ānandeśvara Devasthāna Brahmotsava. Audience members, including children, are silhouetted in the foreground. A portrait-style banner figure is shown in orange clothing, which is a printed depiction, not a physical person on stage.2009-12-30