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Children perform on a stage in front of a red and pink backdrop with the partial word "Ananda" and "Utsav" visible. A boy in white kurta and pants lies on a striped mat with his feet raised, while a girl in pink leggings and an orange top balances upside down with her head on the mat. Behind them a girl in white kurta-style clothing stretches with her arms out, and an adult man in a long white kurta stands holding papers, with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. Another girl in red sits on a white cloth. Striped mats and white-draped tables frame the stage.

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A stage performance by children on red-and-white striped mats in front of a pink backdrop with a large printed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and a banner with gold lettering. A girl in pink leggings and an orange top bends forward on the mat, while a girl in a maroon and gold-bordered dress reclines and smiles. A boy in a grey t-shirt and maroon trousers with a lanyard stands watching and clapping, and adults in white kurta-style clothing stand at the left and right edges. The portrait's subject cannot be matched to a physical person in the scene, and no one is confirmed as a person.2010-12-21A young child in an orange top and pink leggings performs an inverted yoga pose, head down on a pale peach bolster with legs stretched upward, on red-and-white striped mats. Behind, a second child in a maroon outfit with gold trim sits on the mats. A red banner with gold lettering fills the background. A partially visible adult's bare feet and white clothing appear at the left edge.2010-12-21December 21 20102010-12-21December 21 20102010-12-21A dim indoor hall with a stage at the front. A young performer in white clothes is doing a handstand on a red mat with legs raised high, while a row of about six children and young people in white outfits stand to the left in front of a large red backdrop. The backdrop shows a painted portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban. Tall decorative cloth banners with geometric patterns in red, blue and orange hang from the ceiling at the top right. Seated audience members in white and dark clothes fill the foreground and far side of the hall. A striped blue and grey mat lies on the stage.2010-12-21December 22 20102010-12-22Photograph of children performing acrobatic yoga poses on a red mat against a dark blue backdrop. On the left, a child in black trousers and a white top with a patterned hem stands on their head with legs straight up. In the centre, a child in a white top and blue shorts balances with bare feet raised in the air while another child in a white outfit and an orange top supports them from below on the mat.2012-10-23A stage performance in a large hall with white ceiling drapes and colourful striped pillars. Several performers in white clothes are doing acrobatic and yoga-style poses on a red stage, some in headstands and backbends. A seated performer in white sits at the left edge. A large red backdrop shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a beard; it is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Seated audience members in front of the stage watch the performance.2010-12-21December 21 20102010-12-21December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of children in matching orange kurta-style tops and orange loose trousers performing a yoga or gymnastics exercise on a red mat. In the foreground a girl with a red bindi and dark hair pulled back is in a headstand, her face toward the camera and her legs raised straight up. Behind her a boy with a short haircut and a red tilak stands barefoot and upright, facing forward. Partial figures in orange are visible at the left and right edges. A wooden door stands in the background against an orange wall, and thin yellow lines mark the mat.2013-10-10A photograph of a group of children and young adults practising movement on red and blue striped mats in front of a large pink backdrop. The backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi and long dark hair; the printed portrait is labelled in a decorative script and is not a physical person. In the foreground a woman in an orange blouse and white sari faces away with her arms extended. To the left a man in white kurta with a mala stands holding a phone. Children in orange, red and grey clothing move around the mats, one boy in an orange dhoti with green border and a girl in a red outfit with a white shawl. A bent-over figure in pink leggings and an orange top is at the lower left.2010-12-21