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A photograph of a stage performance at an outdoor tented event. Eight women in orange and gold saris with red borders dance in a line across a red-carpeted stage, several with arms raised and one mid-step. Behind them a large banner shows a portrait of a smiling man with a bright orange-red turban and long hair, with framed photos of a seated deity murti on the right. Small circular portraits of several religious figures sit above the banner. Brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass lamp stand in the foreground on a white-draped table with a patterned red rug. Banner text reads Ananda Utsava 2008 in Kannada.

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December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A stage performance under a white tented ceiling. Eight young women in white kurta-style tops and white pants perform a synchronized dance in a line, each wearing a sash or vest in blue, red, green or yellow. Behind them is a long banner in red and green with Kannada text announcing Ananda Utsava 2008 and a five-day anniversary celebration, flanked by a framed painting of a figure in an orange turban on the left and a framed painting of a deity pair on a golden chariot-like throne on the right, with a row of small circular portraits above the text. A red-and-maroon patterned throne-like seat sits centrally on the stage, flanked by six brass oil lamps on pedestals.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A stage performance under a white tent: seven young women in white salwar-style outfits with coloured sashes (blue, yellow-green, red) perform a group dance in a line on a red-carpeted stage. Behind them hangs a green banner in Kannada script with a row of circular portraits and a large framed painting of a deity pair with a bull at right. A large framed portrait at left shows a figure in a saffron turban. Brass oil lamps and a red patterned cloth-covered seat sit at the front of the stage.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A stage performance under a white tented canopy with a red-carpeted platform. Several performers in elaborate Yakshagana-style costumes with green painted faces, large colourful headdresses and bright pink, blue, yellow and orange skirts stand in a row at the sides. In the centre, women in white saris stand with hands together. Brass candlesticks and brass elephant figures frame the front of the stage, and a red patterned cushion sits centrally. Behind the stage hangs a green banner with a row of small circular portraits, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban appears at left, with a framed deity image at right. A large painted banner reads an event title with a 2008 date.2007-12-30A photograph of a stage performance under a white tent canopy. Two dancers in bright pink costumes with gold trim and red sashes perform with raised arms and hand gestures, while a third performer in a white kurta with a red waist sash kneels on the red stage carpet. Gold urn-shaped vessels stand in the foreground on a white draped table. A large green banner behind the stage shows a framed portrait of a man in an orange-red turban and dark robe on the left, and a framed painting of a deity on the right, with small circular portraits along the top. Kannada text is printed across the banner.2007-12-30A stage performance at an evening event under a white tented canopy. A troupe of about a dozen young women in saris, alternating red-orange and teal-blue with gold borders, dance in a line. At the centre stands a performer in a reddish-brown costume holding a trident, in front of a painted flame backdrop. Behind them a green banner shows a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban, a row of small circular portraits, and a framed painting of a deity murti. Brass kalasha-style vases and an ornate red cushioned seat sit on the red-carpeted stage.2007-12-30