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A female dancer performs on a red stage in front of a large pink backdrop showing a portrait of a smiling face and partial Kannada-style lettering. She wears an orange turban and an orange-and-gold draped shawl over a cream blouse with gold armbands and bangles, a gold necklace, and cream trousers with gold pleated fabric. Her hands are raised in expressive mudra-like gestures, and she wears ankle bells on both ankles while mid-step.

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A female performer stands on a red stage in a classical Indian dance pose, wearing an orange turban and an orange-and-gold silk shawl over a cream-and-gold dhoti-style garment, with gold bangles, earrings and nose ring and ankle bells. Her hands are raised in mudras. Behind her a large pink backdrop shows an enlarged close-up portrait of a smiling woman in orange, with a red-and-multicolour decorative script banner below.2010-12-22A female dancer performs on a red stage in front of a large red backdrop printed with a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban with a red tilak on his forehead and orange robes. The dancer wears an orange headscarf with white flowers, an orange shawl over a cream and gold blouse, and cream and gold dhoti-style trousers. She has bangles, a nose ring, and ankle bells, and her hands are held together at chest level as she stands on one leg in a classical dance pose. The backdrop shows a multicoloured printed phrase in an Indian script. This is a stage performance photograph, with the portrait as background rather than a physical person.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A female dancer in profile performs on a red stage, wearing an orange head wrap and orange shawl over a cream and gold-bordered traditional outfit, with gold bangles and ankle ornaments. Her hands are raised in an expressive gesture. Behind her hangs a red backdrop with a large blurred portrait of a woman in orange and a banner reading Nithyananda Jayanthi 2010 in multicoloured letters. The image is photographed at a person Jayanthi celebrations. No a person candidate is visible on the stage.2010-12-22A woman performs seated on a red stage in front of a large red backdrop with partly visible printed lettering and a cropped portrait at the top. She wears an orange turban with gold dots, an orange and gold-bordered shawl draped over her shoulders, a cream and gold blouse and skirt, a gold nose ring, drop earrings and gold bangles. Her eyes are closed and her palms are raised in an expressive gesture, with ankle bells visible at her feet. The edge of a white draped stage skirt runs along the bottom of the frame.2010-12-22A female performer sits cross-legged on a red stage in front of a pink and red backdrop with partial gold lettering, arms raised outward and palms open, face lifted upward in an expressive pose. She wears an orange and gold-bordered turban with a small dot on the forehead, an orange shawl with gold zari border draped over a cream and gold blouse and skirt, a gold necklace, gold bangles, a nose ring, and jhumka earrings with white beads. The scene suggests a dance or devotional performance on stage.2010-12-22A female dancer performs on a red stage in front of a large red backdrop printed with a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with a red bindi on his forehead; the backdrop is labelled with partial lettering reading 'anan...sava...' (Nithyananda Utsava). The dancer wears an orange and gold shawl draped over a cream and gold costume, an orange head wrap with flowers, gold jewellery, a nose ring and bangles, and metal ankle bells. She extends one arm forward and the other across her body in a classical dance pose. The portrait on the backdrop is printed, not a physical person.2010-12-22A female dancer performs on a red stage in front of a large red backdrop with partially visible decorative lettering and a cropped photograph of a smiling face in orange. She wears an orange bandhani-style turban, an orange and gold-bordered saree draped over a cream blouse with gold trim, gold bangles, a gold necklace, a nose ring, and ankle bells. She holds her hands together at chest height in a classical dance pose.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A female dancer performs on stage against a pink backdrop with partly visible lettering. She wears an orange turban and an orange and gold patterned shawl over a white and gold blouse, with a nose ring, earrings, bangles and a red-orange beaded necklace. Her hands are raised in an expressive gesture while she looks upward.2010-12-22A photograph of a seated female performer on a red stage, arms raised with hands in mudra gestures and eyes closed. She wears an orange turban, an orange and gold-bordered shawl over a cream sari with gold border, a nose stud, a necklace, earrings and gold bangles, and ankle bells sit beside her bare feet. Behind her a pink backdrop shows partial decorative lettering and an image. The scene suggests a devotional dance or invocation performance.2010-12-22