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A stage performance with four performers in front of a white backdrop. Two women in red saris with gold borders and jewelry stand at either side, arms raised in dance poses. Between them, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a long white wig, rudraksha beads and a white headband, standing. A seated performer in orange dhoti and orange head cloth, bare-chested with white markings, sits on the green stage floor. At right edge, a framed portrait shows a smiling man with an orange garment and red forehead dot. Two audience members' heads and an orange head cloth are visible at the bottom of the frame. The stage has a red draped base.

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October 01 20082008-10-01A stage performance in an indoor hall with a red draped stage front and green stage floor. Costumed performers in bright red, orange, purple, green and gold garments stand in a line, with some holding spears and wearing crowns, garlands and headdresses. A large portrait of a smiling man with long hair is displayed at upper right, and a white backdrop fills the centre. Seated audience members in white and orange clothing, including one figure in orange head covering and white shawl in the foreground, watch from white plastic chairs.2007-01-12A photograph of a stage performance in a hall. Four female dancers in traditional Bharatanatyam costume perform on a red-carpeted stage with a white skirted front edge. The dancer at centre wears a red and gold costume with a white flower in her hair and presses her palms together. Behind them hangs a large red backdrop printed with a smiling man in an orange turban and an orange garment, with the partly visible words "Ashramotsava" and "2010" in decorative lettering. A seated figure in yellow stands at the far left edge. The backdrop depicts a smiling man in an orange turban, labelled by printed text as a festival banner, so this is a printed image, not a person present in the scene.2010-12-26January 12 20072007-01-12Photo of a stage performance before a seated audience viewed from behind, with heads and shoulders in the foreground. Three female dancers in orange and green traditional dance costumes perform on a red-and-white stage, one leaning forward with arms extended, while the other two strike poses with arms outstretched. Potted plants line the stage edge. Behind them a large backdrop shows a painted deity figure in red and orange with a long garland and a trident-like staff, beside a printed name on the banner.2008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01A stage performance on a red carpeted platform before a black backdrop. Three young women in traditional dress kneel in namaste posture. The woman on the left wears an orange turban and an orange-gold sari with a gold patterned border. The woman in the centre wears a yellow-orange sari with white and gold striped lower garment, a white beaded necklace with a gold pendant, and raises her hands overhead. The woman on the right wears a red-and-gold sari with a gold waist belt, a long beaded necklace with a pendant, and presses her palms together. A patterned yellow cloth lies on the stage behind them. The scene reads as a dance or drama presentation rather than a ritual.2011-12-17Three female dancers in orange and green silk costumes perform on a red-edged stage in front of a large banner. The dancer on the left wears a lime-green choli with an orange skirt and a gold necklace. The centre dancer wears a green-trimmed orange blouse and skirt, with her arms extended. The dancer on the right wears a green blouse and orange-gold skirt, with flowers in her hair. Behind them a large printed banner shows a man with long hair, a white shawl, a tilak and a beaded necklace, alongside a painted goddess figure in red and gold. Audience silhouettes sit in the foreground below the stage.2008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01Three female dancers perform on a red-edged stage in front of a large backdrop printed with a golden deity figure seated with a garland, holding a crown-like headdress, and partially visible text reading 'Nithyananda'. The dancer on the left and right wear green and orange silk costumes with gold borders and stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra; the centre dancer in an all-orange sari with gold trim also holds anjali, with ankle bells visible at her feet. All three wear jewellery, bindis and garlands in their hair. The backdrop depicts a deity murti with jewelled crown and bangles.2008-10-01December 24 20072007-12-24October 01 20082008-10-01