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A stage performance of Yakshagana-style dancers in elaborate costumes and painted green faces with tall crowns, in bright pink, yellow, blue and red skirts and gold headdresses. Several performers in white dhoti-style costumes stand among them on a red-carpeted stage. Behind them a large banner shows a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing a red turban and green garment, with small circular photos above and Kannada script. Brass kalashas and lamps line the stage edge, and a white draped canopy hangs overhead. Several dancers appear in the frame, with a larger group of performers visible.

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A stage performance under a white tented canopy with a red-carpeted platform. Several performers in elaborate Yakshagana-style costumes with green painted faces, large colourful headdresses and bright pink, blue, yellow and orange skirts stand in a row at the sides. In the centre, women in white saris stand with hands together. Brass candlesticks and brass elephant figures frame the front of the stage, and a red patterned cushion sits centrally. Behind the stage hangs a green banner with a row of small circular portraits, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban appears at left, with a framed deity image at right. A large painted banner reads an event title with a 2008 date.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor stage performance under a white tent with dancers in Yakshagana-style costume and green face paint. Four principal dancers in elaborate headdresses and colourful layered skirts (purple, teal, blue, and pale pink) strike poses on a red stage carpet scattered with leaves. Behind them, several women in white saris with green borders and gold trim dance. At left, a large banner portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and a smaller framed portrait appears above; the banner also carries Kannada text and a date. The printed portrait is a depiction, not a physical person present on stage.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A stage performance on a red carpet during a festival, with several women in white dresses with gold borders and gold necklaces dancing with raised arms. Behind them, performers in colourful costumes with green painted faces and tall feathered headdresses, in red, yellow and pink, appear in a Yakshagana-style dance. A large framed painting of deities hangs on the back backdrop, and brass lamps sit in the foreground. A green banner behind the stage shows portrait photos and Kannada lettering.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Yakshagana-style performers on a red stage with a green backdrop, wearing elaborate painted headdresses, long blue, teal and peach satin costumes with gold trim and sashes, and green-painted faces. Behind them a large framed portrait shows a man with long hair and an orange turban, and a banner with Kannada script and small circular photos of seated figures in saffron and white. The text on the banner is partly visible; the performers are dancing mid-performance on a scattered-flower stage under a white tent ceiling.2007-12-30A photograph of a stage performance at an outdoor tented event. Eight women in orange and gold saris with red borders dance in a line across a red-carpeted stage, several with arms raised and one mid-step. Behind them a large banner shows a portrait of a smiling man with a bright orange-red turban and long hair, with framed photos of a seated deity murti on the right. Small circular portraits of several religious figures sit above the banner. Brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass lamp stand in the foreground on a white-draped table with a patterned red rug. Banner text reads Ananda Utsava 2008 in Kannada.2007-12-30A stage performance under a white tent: seven young women in white salwar-style outfits with coloured sashes (blue, yellow-green, red) perform a group dance in a line on a red-carpeted stage. Behind them hangs a green banner in Kannada script with a row of circular portraits and a large framed painting of a deity pair with a bull at right. A large framed portrait at left shows a figure in a saffron turban. Brass oil lamps and a red patterned cloth-covered seat sit at the front of the stage.2007-12-30A stage performance under a white tented ceiling. Eight young women in white kurta-style tops and white pants perform a synchronized dance in a line, each wearing a sash or vest in blue, red, green or yellow. Behind them is a long banner in red and green with Kannada text announcing Ananda Utsava 2008 and a five-day anniversary celebration, flanked by a framed painting of a figure in an orange turban on the left and a framed painting of a deity pair on a golden chariot-like throne on the right, with a row of small circular portraits above the text. A red-and-maroon patterned throne-like seat sits centrally on the stage, flanked by six brass oil lamps on pedestals.2007-12-30December 24 20072007-12-24December 30 20072007-12-30