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A stage performance during an Anandotsava event at Anandeswara Devalaya Brahmotsava. A woman in a yellow and orange patterned costume with a high braided bun and flowers stands centre-right, arms extended in a dance pose. Five women in teal, blue and green saris with gold borders kneel on a green stage floor in front, hands pressed in anjali, their hair decorated with white and orange flower garlands. A red and pink backdrop displays the event banner and potted ferns frame the stage. Four physical people are visible.

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A stage performance under a red and pink backdrop with the banner text "Anandotsav" and "Ānandeśvara Devālaya Brahmotsava". Four female dancers in teal and blue costumes with white flower hair ornaments kneel on green stage matting, hands joined in anjali, facing a single standing performer in a yellow, orange and black patterned costume with long dark braided hair and a tall topknot, who gestures with her hands. Potted ferns line the stage edge and a blue skirting covers the platform.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photo of a stage dance performance under a red and pink backdrop reading "Anandotsava" and "Anandeśvara Devasthana Brahmotsava". Five dancers in classical Indian dress perform in a line on a green-and-blue stage. Two women in teal and blue saris with white flower hair ornaments extend their arms upward. Two girls in red and green costumes kneel and gesture with raised hands, and a dancer on the right in green and gold extends an arm. A young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the centre, his hands joined with a dancer's. Audience members are partly visible at the right edge.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Five 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 female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with a green floor covering and blue skirted stage edge. Four dancers in blue, green and gold costumes with white flower adornments and jewellery strike poses, one kneeling at left in green and gold, one kneeling at right in orange and green. A dancer in red with gold trim stands centre-back raising her arms. Behind them a red banner reads "Anandeśvara Devālaya" and "2010", with potted plants along the stage. The scene is an evening cultural performance.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A stage performance of Indian classical dance at an Anandotsava event. Five female dancers in teal, blue and gold costumes with flowers in their hair perform in a line on a green-draped stage, arms extended in dance poses. A musician in a patterned top sits at the left edge. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban, with the word Anandotsava and the year 2010 partly visible. Seated audience members with their heads visible fill the foreground, watching the dancers.2009-12-30A stage performance at an Anandotsava event: four female dancers in teal and green costumes with gold trim and white floral hair ornaments strike extended arm poses in a line, while a central dancer in a black and gold costume with a red fan-like cloth performs with her hands raised. The stage has a blue skirted front and green floor, with a backdrop banner reading Anandotsava, Anandeswara Devalaya Brahmotsava 2010, and Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Audience members are seen from behind at the bottom edge. A large portrait on the banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, a printed image rather than a physical person.2009-12-30