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A stage performance at a Navaratri event. Three young dancers in orange and green traditional Indian dance costumes kneel with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a large banner. The banner shows a smiling man with tilak on his forehead, a gold-bead garland and white garment, beside a large painted image of a goddess in a red and gold sari with a crown, pearl necklaces and raised hand. Floral garlands and a draped colourful cloth frame the backdrop. A musician in white is partly visible at the right edge. The banner reads celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment.

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October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01Three female dancers perform on a stage in front of a large backdrop banner. Two dancers on the left and right wear green blouses with orange and gold skirts, and the centre dancer wears a red-orange outfit with gold trim; all have hands raised near their chests in dance poses and gold ankle bells. On the left of the banner, a smiling man in white with a long gold-beaded necklace and white forehead markings is shown, and on the right a painted image of a goddess in red and gold with a crown, garlands and a raised hand is visible. Banner text reads a message about celebrating the Divine Mother and being blessed with enlightenment.2008-10-01A stage performance of three female dancers in orange and green traditional Indian dance costumes with gold trim. The central dancer, in an orange skirt and green blouse with arms extended, is flanked by two dancers on either side with hands on hips. Behind them a large white banner shows a bearded man in white robes labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the left, and on the right a painted image of a goddess with a gold crown, red garment and multiple necklaces holding a sword. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2008-10-01A stage performance under a large printed banner reading Dashara 2008, celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment. On the left, a banner portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda shows a smiling man with a beaded necklace and white garment. On the right, a large painted image of a goddess in red and gold with a crown and jewelled ornaments. In front, three female dancers in orange and green costumes stand with palms joined in greeting. Decorative painted pillars frame the stage, and seated musicians in white are visible at the lower right.2008-10-01Photograph of a stage performance under a large banner reading "Dashara -2008" with the tagline "celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment" and the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. The banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a smiling man with a tilak, white shawl and beaded garland, plus a painted goddess with a crown, red and gold garlands and raised hand. Three young women in orange and green dance costumes perform on stage, one in the centre in orange and red. At the right edge, musicians in white sit with instruments near a decorated pillar with painted panels.2008-10-01A stage performance in front of a large banner. On the left, a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man with a tilak, white shawl, and beaded necklaces in front of a gold-framed backdrop with flowers. On the right, a painted deity murti with a crown, red-gold sari, and multiple necklaces holds a lotus-like object. Three women in colourful saris (orange, green and red) perform a dance on the stage, one holding a fan-like prop. A seated man in white is partly visible at the right edge. Potted plants line the stage edge.2008-10-01A stage performance during a Dashara event at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Three dancers in green and orange costumes stand on a red-edged stage with their arms raised in a classical pose, while a seated musician in white at the right plays a drum beside a singer. Behind them a large banner reads Dashara 2008, celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment, showing a smiling man with a rudraksha mala and white shawl beside a goddess figure in red and gold with a crown. Potted plants line the stage edge, and decorative painted pillars frame the sides.2008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01Photograph of a stage performance at a Navaratri event. Three young female dancers in green, orange and red silk costumes perform a Bharatanatyam-style dance on a red-and-white raised stage lined with potted plants. Behind them, a large banner shows a smiling man with long hair, wearing a white shawl and a garland, beside a painted goddess in red and gold holding a lotus, under the words celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment. Musicians seated at the right play percussion and instruments. Colourful painted pillars frame the backdrop.2008-10-01A stage performance in a hall, with a large vertical banner behind the dancers reading "Dashara -2008" and "celebrate the Divine Mother and be blessed with enlightenment". The banner shows a smiling man with a tilak, a white shawl and a long beaded garland, seated before a gold-framed throne, beside a painted image of a goddess in red and gold sari with crown and jewelled necklaces. Three female dancers in red, green and orange costumes perform on stage with raised hands, while two musicians sit at the right edge. Decorative painted pillars frame the stage, and potted plants line the front.2008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01