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Six women in traditional Indian dance costumes perform on a green stage in front of a banner reading "Dhasara 2010". Each dancer wears colourful silk saris in green, pink, purple, white and maroon with gold borders, jasmine flowers in their hair and bangles on their wrists, and they hold expressive hand gestures and poses. The backdrop has an orange-to-yellow gradient with a silhouette of a temple tower on the right.

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October 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08A photograph of six women performing a classical Indian dance on a green stage in front of a backdrop reading Dhasara 2010. Each dancer wears a different saree in bright colours: white with gold border, pink and green, green and blue, magenta and green, purple and green, and cream with brown. They have gold jewellery, flowers in their hair and hold their hands in mudras near their chests. A circular inset portrait at upper left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a red tilak mark, labelled as a portrait on the backdrop. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene.2010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08A stage performance at a Dasara 2010 event. Five female dancers in colourful traditional costumes perform in a line on a green stage with a white draped skirting. The dancer at left wears a white and red costume with flowers in her hair and arms extended, while others wear magenta, pink and purple saris with gold borders and jasmine flowers in their hair. Their arms are outstretched in a classical dance pose. Behind them a backdrop shows a black temple silhouette on an orange gradient, with the title Dasara 2010 in purple script. An orange hanging lamp shade hangs from the ceiling. In the upper left corner, a circular inset shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes. Seated audience members in the foreground watch from below.2010-10-08Three female dancers perform Bharatanatyam on a green-carpeted stage in front of a large orange-and-red backdrop reading "Dhasara 2010" in purple script, with a temple silhouette on the right. The dancers wear maroon and mustard-gold silk costumes with gold jewellery, necklaces and armlets; the centre dancer extends one arm outward in a mudra while the others pose with arms raised. A circular inset portrait at upper left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing with a red tilak, a possible depiction of Swamiji (probable), but the image is too small to confirm the candidate's identity.2010-10-09Two female classical dancers perform on a green stage in front of an orange backdrop titled "Dhasara 2010". The dancer on the left wears a green and blue silk costume with a gold waist belt, gold jewellery and a headpiece, her hands in anjali mudra. The dancer on the right wears a white and maroon costume with gold border and gold waist belt, with a white flower garland. Silhouettes of temple towers appear on the backdrop. A circular inset portrait at upper left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a red bindi, labelled by the backdrop's design only; he is a printed portrait, not a physical person in the scene.2010-10-08Photograph of a stage performance at a Dhasara 2010 event. Five or six female dancers in colourful saris perform on a green-carpeted stage in front of a black silhouette backdrop of temple spires. The dancers wear flowers in their hair and gold waistbands; one wears a white sari with gold border, others wear magenta, pink-green and purple saris. A large banner behind the stage shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe in a circular inset, with the title Dhasara 2010 in purple lettering. Audience members in white clothing sit in the foreground, seen from behind, and a large orange and yellow hanging lantern hangs above the stage.2010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08Five women in traditional Indian dance costumes perform a classical dance on a green-covered stage. The dancers wear saris in purple with green and gold borders, deep blue with green, white with red and gold, and maroon, with flowers in their hair and arms raised in expressive poses. Behind them a large orange backdrop shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban inside an oval frame, beside the printed word "Dhasara" in purple script. Audience members and seated figures sit at the edge of the hall. A portrait captioned in the backdrop is a printed image, not a physical person on stage.2010-10-08