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A stage performance at an evening cultural event with a red backdrop bearing large partial lettering. In the foreground, a man in a maroon and gold brocade long coat and a gold turban stands with palms pressed together in namaste, his eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in an orange-peach kurta and white dhoti with a tilak on his forehead also holds his hands in anjali. Behind them, several female dancers in green, red and teal silk saris with gold borders, flower-decorated braids and jasmine garlands stand with hands folded in greeting, and a girl in a white top and red skirt stands among them. Potted plants frame the stage edge.

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A stage performance at an evening cultural programme with a red backdrop bearing partial lettering and a large '20' numeral. Five female dancers in colourful traditional Indian dance costumes stand in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar. The woman at far left wears a turquoise-blue silk outfit with a gold belt and a pendant; the dancer beside her wears a green and orange sari with gold trim; the next wears a red-and-green costume with gold borders; the rightmost wears green with gold trim. All have white flowers in their hair. Between them stands a man in a peach-orange kurta over white dhoti with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, also with palms joined. Potted ferns sit at the stage edge against a pale wall.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A stage performance in front of a red and pink backdrop with large printed letters reading "Ānandeśvara" and "Ānandeśvara Devi" partially visible, and "2010" on the right. A central male figure in a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap and orange shawl wears a red and gold beaded mala and stands with one hand raised. Four women in classical dance costumes surround him: one kneels at left in a red and gold outfit with flowers in her hair, one in a teal-blue sari with gold border and white flower hair ornaments stands beside him, one in blue with gold waistband reaches toward him, and one at right in green and gold with raised arm. The scene looks like a dance-drama presentation on a green-carpeted stage with potted plants at the edges.2009-12-30Three young women perform a classical Indian dance on a green stage in front of a red banner with partial lettering and a brick wall with orange curtains. The dancer on the left wears a green silk costume with gold borders, a braid with white and orange flowers in her hair, and gold anklets. The middle dancer wears a red costume with gold trim and a headpiece, and the dancer on the right wears a teal costume with a fan-shaped gold back piece and a flower-decorated headpiece. Potted plants stand at the left edge and a seated figure is partly visible behind the stage. No a person appearance is present.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A stage performance at the Anandeshvara event, with a large red-and-white backdrop reading 'Anandeshvara' and 'Nandeshvara Devi Brahm...' and '2010' partly visible. A central figure in an orange saffron dhoti-wrap, with long dark hair and a long rudraksha mala, stands with arms outstretched. Four female dancers in traditional Bharatanatyam costumes surround him: one in red kneels at left, two in teal-blue saris with gold borders stand behind, and one in green with gold trim kneels at right, all with floral hair ornaments and jewellery. Green stage flooring and potted plants frame the scene.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Two female dancers perform on a stage in front of a large red backdrop with a partial portrait of a man in orange at the top left. The dancer on the left wears an orange and green silk sari with gold border and a gold waist belt, white jasmine flowers in her hair, layered white beaded necklaces and gold bangles, and holds her hands in a classical dance gesture. The dancer on the right wears a deep red sari with gold border and a gold waist belt, white flowers in her hair, and a white beaded necklace, her hands raised in a mudra. Colourful decorative lettering on the backdrop reads a festival title ending in 2010.2010-12-26December 30 20092009-12-30October 08 20102010-10-08A photograph of a Bharatanatyam-style dance performance on a red stage. Five women in traditional silk saris and jewelry stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Those in front bow forward with flowers in their hair; the woman at right wears an orange and maroon sari with gold borders and white flowers in her hair. Two seated audience members sit at the left edge against a pale wall, and a red backdrop with leaf designs fills the right side. Scattered petals lie on the stage floor.2010-12-26A stage performance at the Anandotsava event, with a red and pink banner reading Anandotsava, Ānandeśvarar and Brahmotsava, and the year 2010 visible. A central figure in a plain saffron-orange garment with a bare upper body wears a rudraksha mala and has long dark hair tied back, standing between two female dancers in ornate Bharatanatyam-style costumes: the dancer on the left wears red and gold with a floral headpiece, and the dancer on the right wears green and gold with white flowers in her hair. All three strike dance poses with arms extended on a green stage floor, with potted ferns at the side. The centre figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference but not certain enough to confirm identity.2009-12-30