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Three female dancers perform a Bharatanatyam-style routine on a stage with a green mat and blue skirting. The dancers wear traditional silk costumes with colourful borders and jewellery; the left dancer wears green and magenta, the centre dancer teal and orange, and the right dancer green and gold, with flowers in their hair. A seated musician plays a stringed instrument (veena-like) and a singer in a teal sari sits at a microphone at the right. Behind them a large red banner reads Nithyanandotsava with Nithyanandeshwara Devalaya Brahmotsava 2009 and a small figure of Krishna stands on a white pedestal. Audience heads are visible in the foreground.

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December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Three young girls perform Bharatanatyam dance on a stage with a blue-draped floor during an evening cultural programme. The dancer on the left wears a green and magenta costume, the centre dancer wears teal with gold trim and a red-and-gold skirt, and the dancer on the right wears green with a gold border. Each has flowers in her hair and jewellery. Behind them stands a red banner reading Brahmotsava with partial text, and a small blue-skinned deity murti in yellow dhoti stands on a white pedestal among potted ferns. Two musicians sit at the right, one playing a long-necked stringed instrument, and a woman in a blue sari sings into a microphone. Audience members are visible at the bottom edge.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Three female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a green-carpeted stage in front of a red-and-orange backdrop bearing the word Anandotsava and the text Nithyanandeshwara Devalaya Brahmotsava 2010. The dancer on the left wears a teal blouse and red-gold skirt with arms raised overhead; the centre dancer in a hot pink costume with gold trim kneels with arms raised; the dancer on the right wears green and gold with a white flower in her hair. A small blue-skinned deity murti of Krishna with a gold crown stands on a white pedestal between them, flanked by potted green plants.2009-12-29Three young girls perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with a green floor and blue skirting. The two outer dancers wear teal and gold costumes with gold borders and flower hair decorations, while the centre dancer wears a green blouse with a white skirt and gold trim. They hold their arms outstretched in mudra-like poses. Behind them a red banner reads 'Nandotsava' and 'Brahmotsava', with a small blue deity murti of Krishna standing on a white table. Musicians sit at the right side, one playing a veena, with potted plants and orange drapery visible.2009-12-29December 30 20092009-12-30A stage performance of Bharatanatyam-style dancers in front of a large red banner reading "Ānandotsava Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava 2010" and "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, beside the year 2010 in large red numerals. Five performers stand on a green stage draped with blue fabric: four women in teal and green costumes with flowers in their hair stretch their arms in dance poses, and a central dancer in a red and gold skirt holds a graceful pose. A seated musician in an orange shawl is at the left edge. An audience silhouette sits in the foreground.2009-12-30December 29 20092009-12-29A stage performance of Bharatanatyam-style classical dance at an outdoor-style event with a large red backdrop reading "...nandotsava" and "...eśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava". Five dancers in pink, magenta, teal and green silk costumes with gold borders, white flowers in their hair and ankle bells, stretch arms outward and lift legs in synchronized poses on a green-and-blue stage. Musicians seated at the back right, including a vocalist in teal sari at a microphone. Potted ferns and palms line the stage, and audience members in the foreground are seen from behind.2009-12-29