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Three young women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage in front of a red backdrop bearing the large words "Ananda" and "Utsav" and partial text reading "Ānandeśvara Devālaya" and "Paramahamsa". The dancer on the left wears a green choli and gold-bordered skirt with a white flower in her hair and arms raised. The centre dancer wears a bright pink costume with gold trim, a white flower in her hair and a long necklace, her hands in mudras. The dancer on the right wears a teal costume with gold border and holds her hands in a mudra near her chest. Potted ferns line the stage floor.

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December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Three female classical dancers perform on a green stage mat in front of a large backdrop reading "Anandotsava" and "Anandeshwara Devalaya" with a smiling portrait labelled in part "...hamsa". The dancer on the left wears a green and gold blouse and sari with a gold waist belt and matching hair ornaments; the centre dancer wears a red and green costume with gold trim and a long beaded necklace; the dancer on the right wears a blue and gold costume and a long pendant mala. All three raise their hands in mudra gestures beside their heads and step in a lively pose. Potted plants and a microphone stand sit at the stage edge.2009-12-30Five women perform a synchronized Bharatanatyam dance on a green stage in front of a large red and pink banner reading Ānandotsava and Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava. Dancers wear jewel-toned silk costumes in blue, red, green and teal with gold borders, gold jewellery, and white flower adornments in their hair. Each raises one arm high while bending into a dynamic pose, with potted plants at the edge of the stage.2009-12-30Five young women perform a Bharatanatyam-style dance on a stage with a green floor and light blue skirting, standing in a row with hands on hips. They wear silk costumes in pink, green and teal with gold borders, jasmine flowers in their hair, and beaded necklaces. Behind them a red backdrop reads Anandotsava with a large 2009 numeral. A seated musician with a stringed instrument is at the right edge, and potted plants flank the stage.2009-12-29Five young women perform a classical Indian dance on a green-carpeted stage in front of a red banner reading "Ānandotsava" and "Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava 2010". Four dancers in pink and green costumes with gold borders strike poses with outstretched arms, while the central dancer in a teal and gold costume stands with hands raised in a mudra. Each dancer wears white flowers in the hair and layered necklaces. At the right edge, a musician in white sits playing a stringed instrument. Audience heads are visible at the bottom of the frame.2009-12-29Three young female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a green-covered stage. They wear saris and costume jewellery: the left dancer in magenta and green with a green-and-gold border, the centre dancer in red and pink with gold trim, and the right dancer in deep teal with gold border. Their arms are raised in mudra-like poses, with flowers in their hair and necklaces. Behind them a large backdrop shows a smiling man in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with the large printed phrase Ananda and the caption Ānandeśvara Devālaya in orange lettering. Potted plants flank the stage. The man on the backdrop is a printed portrait, not a physical person present.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Three female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a green-carpeted stage in front of a red-and-orange backdrop bearing the word Anandotsava and the text Nithyanandeshwara Devalaya Brahmotsava 2010. The dancer on the left wears a teal blouse and red-gold skirt with arms raised overhead; the centre dancer in a hot pink costume with gold trim kneels with arms raised; the dancer on the right wears green and gold with a white flower in her hair. A small blue-skinned deity murti of Krishna with a gold crown stands on a white pedestal between them, flanked by potted green plants.2009-12-29