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Outdoor stage performance under a canopy decorated with hanging green leaves, ribbons and concentric orange, red and yellow paper rosettes. Two performers in the foreground wear elaborate costumes; the central dancer has a red-and-yellow headwrap, a patterned skirt and ornate white-and-silver mask-like hand coverings raised in front of him. A stage backdrop shows a painted portrait of a man in an orange-yellow turban, and a seated figure in white stands near it. A drummer in a white shirt holds a round drum at right, with a tall decorated pillar and palm-leaf festoons beside him. Several other people stand in the background.

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July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16A stage performance with two performers mounted on large painted horse-shaped figures, carried as dance props. The figure on the left is a woman in a red blouse and red-and-green patterned skirt with sunglasses and a hair ornament. The figure on the right is a man wearing a red and gold turban and a green and gold tunic, with a teal shawl, holding the horse's reins. A musician in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass horn beside them, while a drummer with a large frame drum stands at the right edge. A banner behind the stage reads Nithyananda. No a person candidate is visible on the stage.2006-07-16A stage performance with a dance-drama scene. Two performers balance on a horizontal wooden pole carried on the shoulders of a line of dancers in yellow headwraps and colourful costumes. The upper performer in a green shirt and maroon dhoti grips a pink cloth, while a partner in a yellow shirt and red headcloth steadies him beneath a tall garland of orange and white flowers. Drummers in green costumes play a round drum at the front, and a red-clad figure stands at the left. A dark curtain backdrop and a small deity murti on a white draped platform stand at the rear, with a red and white bird emblem on the stage.2009-06-15July 16 20062006-07-16A photograph of a stage performance by a group of bare-chested male dancers in white dhotis with red sashes and red waist cloths, each balancing a tall conical headpiece wrapped in red and white and garlanded with white flowers, topped with small round red-and-yellow discs. Several dancers face forward with arms extended, some holding red cloth. The backdrop is draped with green foliage, a tiered red-orange-yellow canopy, and a tall painted pillar with geometric bands, flower and bird motifs in orange and red. Drums are visible at right. The performance appears to be part of a ritual or festival setting.2006-07-16December 30 20072007-12-30June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance under a draped tent canopy with festoons of green leaves and layered red, yellow and green paper rosettes overhead. Several costumed performers stand in a row: a figure in a shaggy golden-tan costume holds a tall ornate staff topped with a painted finial, a figure in a teal-green costume with a yellow face mask stands near a small wooden arch, a bare-torsoed performer in yellow dhoti with palms joined stands centre, and a performer in a long white robe with a horned, decorated headdress stands at right. Drummers in white mundu and shirts play large drums at the left and right edges of the stage.2006-07-16June 15 20092009-06-15October 14 20072007-10-14Evening stage performance under a canopy decorated with green leaves, yellow and red banners, and a circular lantern. Performers in costume include figures in teal and green robes with large feathered headdresses, a figure in a gold mask and robe, and a white animal-headed figure on the right. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand near drummers playing a large drum and a smaller drum at left. Behind them is a dark backdrop with partial text reading 'yananda'. The stage floor is scattered with petals.2006-07-16