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Two dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a green stage in front of a red banner reading "Anandotsava" and "Nandeshvara Devalaya Brahmotsava" with the year 2010 and "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" printed on it. The woman on the left wears a deep blue and gold sari-style costume with a white flower in her hair, a layered necklace and ankle bells. The man on the right wears a pink sleeveless top and yellow dhoti-style trousers with a gold waist belt, beaded necklaces and ankle bells, one arm raised with the hand in a gesture. Potted green plants flank the stage and a veena rests at the right edge.

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Three performers in a classical Indian dance recital on a stage with a green floor and blue skirting. Banner behind reads Anandotsava, Ānandeśvara Devalaya Brahmotsava, with the number 20 partly visible. On the left, a woman in a navy and gold costume with gold jewellery and a white flower hair ornament performs a mudra with raised hands. In the centre, a man in a magenta vest and yellow dhoti with a red-and-gold sash and a beaded necklace stands in a dance pose with bare feet. On the right, a woman in an orange and blue sari with gold jewellery and flowers in her hair gestures with both hands. A small blue figure of a deity murti stands on a white pedestal at right. Potted ferns sit at the back of the stage.2009-12-29Stage performance at an Anandotsava event: a male dancer in saffron-orange robes with a white head wrap and rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands on a green stage with hands pressed in anjali, facing a female dancer in a blue and gold traditional costume with white flowers in her hair. She bends forward with one palm raised toward him. Behind them a red backdrop reads Anandoteshwara Devalaya Brahmotsava and 2010, with potted plants and a small stone block at the front. The performer's appearance is not a clear enough basis to identify a person, so the figure is described by role as a dancer.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A stage performance at a festival event with a red banner behind the dancers reading partial text including "andeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava" and "Paramashivam". A male dancer in a sleeveless magenta-red top and yellow dhoti with red and gold borders and black ankle bands lifts one leg and extends his arms in a dance pose. Beside him a female dancer in an orange and green silk sari with a blue blouse and gold ornaments, flowers in her hair, performs with her hands held in mudras. Potted ferns line the green stage floor, and a white table stands at the right edge. Two dancers are visible; no one is identified as a person.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Three performers dance on a green stage before a red banner reading Ānandotsava and Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava. The central male dancer wears a fuchsia top, a yellow dhoti with a pink-bordered fold, a red beaded necklace and a white garland, and holds his hands up in a mudra. Women to his left and right wear a blue and gold sari and an orange and green sari, with white flower garlands in their hair and gold necklaces. Potted ferns sit at the edges of the stage.2009-12-29Three dancers perform on a stage in front of a pink and red banner reading "Anandotsava" and "Nithyaneshvara Devalaya Brahmotsava" with the year 2010 partly visible. The man in the centre wears a pink top, yellow dhoti-style lower garment, a red and gold garland, and bracelets, with his hands raised in a classical dance pose. The woman on the left wears a blue blouse, blue and gold skirt, and a white flower in her hair, while the woman on the right wears a blue choli, orange and green sari, and white flowers in her hair. Potted ferns and flowering plants line the stage.2009-12-29Two classical dancers perform on a stage with a green floor and potted ferns in front of a red and pink banner. A man on the left, bare-footed, wears a yellow dhoti-style lower garment with maroon trim, a fuchsia sleeveless top, a red and gold necklace and an armband, and extends one arm with an open palm while lifting one leg. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with a green border, a navy blouse, jasmine flowers in her braid and bangles stretches her hands outward in a mudra. The banner behind them reads partly in large script letters and includes the words Nandeshvara Devalaya Brahmotsava and Paramahamsa Nithyananda, with a copyright notice that is not transcribed.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A stage performance at the Anandotsava Ānanda Devālaya Brahmotsavam event. A male dancer on the left wears a pink sleeveless vest, yellow dhoti-style trousers, gold waist belt, beaded necklaces and ankle bells, with long dark hair, arms extended in a classical pose. A female dancer on the right wears a blue and gold silk costume with a gold border, a white flower in her hair, layered beaded necklaces and ankle bells, one hand on her hip and the other raised in a dance gesture. Potted ferns and small plants line the green stage, and a red backdrop with large pink script and the number 2010 is behind them.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29