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A female dancer in a green and purple silk Bharatanatyam-style costume with gold zari borders performs on a green stage floor in front of a backdrop reading "Dhasara" in purple ornate script. Behind her, several dancers extend their arms with hands raised in mudra gestures, painted with red palms, creating a multi-armed visual effect. The lead dancer wears a white flower crown, gold necklaces, bangles, and a gold waist belt. A circular portrait at the left edge shows a man in an orange turban and orange clothing, labelled on the backdrop as part of the event display. The scene depicts a Navaratri dance performance.

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A female dancer performs a Bharatanatyam-style dance on a stage with a green floor, wearing a green and purple silk sari with gold zari borders, a gold necklace, gold jewellery, a white flower crown and a red bindi. Multiple arms are extended behind her, creating a multi-armed visual effect with red-painted palms. Behind the stage is a banner reading 'Dhasara' in purple lettering, with a circular portrait of a man in orange turban at the left edge.2010-10-08 +1 copiesA female dancer performs on a green stage in a green and purple silk sari with gold border, wearing a gold choker, long necklace, jhumka earrings, and white flowers in her hair with a jewelled headpiece. Her hands are painted red, and multiple arms extended behind her are visible, evoking a multi-armed deity form in a classical dance performance. Behind the stage hangs a banner reading Dhasara in purple script. In the upper left corner a circular inset shows a man in an orange turban and saffron clothing, a possible Swamiji depiction on a printed banner.2010-10-08A female classical dancer performs on a green stage floor in front of a banner reading "Dhasara" (Dasara). She wears a green and purple silk sari with gold zari borders, a gold necklace, gold bangles and a jewelled headpiece, and her hands are painted with red henna. Multiple extended arms behind her create a multi-armed deity effect. A circular inset portrait at upper left shows a smiling man in orange saffron head covering and clothing, labelled on the banner's inset as a portrait; he is a printed image, not a physical person on stage. Partial figures of other dancers are visible behind her.2010-10-08A dancer in a green and purple silk sari with gold zari borders performs a classical Indian dance on a green stage floor in front of a Dhasara banner. She wears gold jewellery, a gold headpiece with white flowers, bindi and bangles, and her multiple arms are extended in mudra poses. Behind her, a purple-lettered Dhasara banner shows a circular portrait of a man in orange turban and saffron robes. Another dancer stands partly hidden behind her in red and green clothing. Two dancers are visible, with the foreground dancer in clear focus.2010-10-08A female dancer performs on a green stage in a green and purple silk sari with gold border, gold necklace, bangles and white flower headdress with a red bindi. Multiple arms extend behind her, creating a multi-armed deity effect, as in a Durga-style dance. A backdrop reads "Dhasara" in purple script, and a circular portrait at left shows a smiling man in an orange turban, labelled as a portrait, with no visible identification of him as Swamiji. The setting appears to be a festival stage performance.2010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08A female dancer performs on a green stage floor in front of a large orange and yellow backdrop reading "Dhasara" in purple lettering. She wears a green and purple silk sari with gold border, gold necklaces, bangles, a white flower crown and a forehead bindi. Multiple arms extend outward behind her in a stylised pose, a Navaratri-style dance. A circular portrait at left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and red bindi, labelled as a portrait of Swamiji's image. Only one physical person is visible.2010-10-08A photograph of a female Bharatanatyam-style dancer performing on a green stage floor in front of a backdrop reading "Dhasara" in purple ornate lettering. She wears a green and purple silk sari with gold zari borders, a gold necklace, bangles, a jasmine-adorned headpiece and red bindi, and holds one hand raised in a mudra. Behind her, two dancers with raised arms and outstretched arms form a mirrored pose.2010-10-08A female classical dancer performs on a green stage in front of an orange-and-yellow backdrop reading "Dhasara" (Dasara). She wears a green and purple silk sari with gold border, gold necklaces, jhumka-style earrings and a headpiece with white flowers. Multiple arms radiate from behind her, creating a multi-armed deity effect.2010-10-08A female dancer performs on a green stage floor in front of a large orange-and-yellow backdrop lettered "Dhasara" in purple ornate script. She wears a green and purple silk sari with gold border, a gold necklace, gold bangles and a headpiece with white flowers. Behind her, other dancers' arms are visible in a multi-armed stylised pose. A circular inset in the upper left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, a portrait on the backdrop. The scene is a Dasara celebration performance.2010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08