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A photograph of a stage performance under a red backdrop with large decorative letters reading "an...tsava 20..." (likely a festival banner). A young girl in a white dress with a multicoloured green, purple and red shawl kneels and holds a silver tray with a small cup toward a seated woman. The woman wears an orange turban, an orange shawl over white clothing, gold earrings and a nose ring, and her eyes are closed in a pose of receiving. Two people are visible.

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December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a staged ceremony on a red floor before a red backdrop with the word Anandotsava in multicoloured lettering. A young woman in a white dress with a green, purple and magenta bordered shawl kneels and holds a steel tray with a small glass, reaching toward a second woman who kneels prostrate with her head bowed. The prostrate woman wears an orange head covering, cream and gold-bordered garment, pearl-and-gold ornaments on her hair and bangles on her wrists. Two physical people are visible.2010-12-22Photograph of a stage performance at a celebration, with a red backdrop bearing colourful lettering reading 'anandotsava'. Two women kneel on a red stage floor. The woman on the left wears a white blouse and skirt with a multicoloured striped shawl, a dark bun, and a rudraksha-style bead strand. She holds out a small object toward the seated woman. The woman on the right wears an orange turban, an orange shawl over a cream and gold sari, gold bangles and earrings, and a nose ring. She sits with cupped hands above a silver tray holding a small steel cup. The scene appears to be a staged ritual-style presentation rather than a verified event.2010-12-22A stage performance against a red backdrop with large decorative lettering reading part of a celebration title and 2010-style year text. A young woman in a white dress with gold border and a green, red and purple silk shawl kneels and feeds a seated woman from a small metal cup on a silver tray. The seated woman wears an orange head wrap with white flowers, an orange shawl over a white and gold sari, a nose ring, gold bangles and a gold necklace. No a person-appearance candidate is visible; the seated figure is a performer in costume.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A stage performance in front of a red backdrop with the word Ananda Utsava in colourful lettering. Two women sit on a red floor mat. The woman on the left wears a white sari-style outfit with a multicoloured green, purple and red border and a vertical tilak on her forehead, and gently touches the other woman's shoulder. The woman on the right wears an orange turban, an orange and gold sari, a nose ring and gold bangles, and sits beside a steel plate holding a small steel tumbler. Two performers appear in this scene.2010-12-22A photograph of a stage performance before a red backdrop with a large smiling portrait of a man with long dark hair wearing orange; the backdrop text reads 'Gotsava' in colourful letters. A young woman in a white dress with gold border and a green-red-purple striped shawl stands at left holding a silver tray with a small cup and reaches toward a kneeling woman at right. The kneeling woman wears an orange turban, an orange shawl, a white and gold sari with gold border, jasmine flowers in her hair and gold bangles, bowing with her hands together near the tray. The red stage floor and red backdrop dominate the scene.2010-12-22A stage performance in front of a red backdrop with a large portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and orange shawl, with decorative text reading Nithyananda Jayanthi 2010 (partly visible). A young girl in a white dress with a green and purple shawl stands at left holding a silver tray. A young girl in an orange turban, orange shawl and gold-bordered white garment kneels on the stage with hands raised in a devotional gesture.2010-12-22A photograph of a stage event with a bright red and pink backdrop bearing large decorative lettering that reads partly as "...ananda utsava". A young woman in a white kurta with a green, purple and pink bordered shawl and a wooden mala holds a steel tray with a small steel cup and feeds a woman seated in front of her. The seated woman wears a bright orange turban with white dots, an orange and gold silk shawl over a cream and gold sari, a gold nose ring, long gold earrings, a gold necklace and white flower decorations in her hair. The seated woman's pose and the offering suggest a ritual sweet being fed, though the exact rite is not clear from the image alone. Two people are visible.2010-12-22A stage performance in front of a large red backdrop with a printed portrait of a smiling man in orange, and the words "Ananda" and "2010" in decorative lettering. A seated performer in an orange head wrap, orange shawl with gold border and cream dress, with bangles, sits on the red stage floor with hands together. Behind her a young girl in a white dress with a green and purple shawl raises one hand and holds a small metal plate with a lamp. The portrait is a printed backdrop image, not a physical person. Two physical people are visible.2010-12-22A stage performance on a red carpeted floor before a pink and red backdrop with colourful lettering reading Anna Utsava 2. A woman in a white dress with a green, purple and red bordered shawl leans over and supports a seated performer in an orange turban, gold-trimmed cream blouse and orange drape. A steel plate with a small glass sits on the floor in front of them. The performer appears to be bowing or prostrating while the other woman assists, in a dance or drama-like tableau.2010-12-22