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A young dancer performs on a green-carpeted stage in front of a red banner reading "...otsava" with "2010" in large numerals. The dancer wears a silver-patterned short-sleeved top, red dhoti-style trousers with gold trim, and a garland, with one arm raised and fingers extended mid-gesture. Potted ferns and white-flowered plants flank the stage, and a large Ganesha figure in red and gold stands at the right beside an orange curtain. A red-and-blue plinth edges the stage.

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A young woman performs a dance on a stage with a green floor, leaning forward with both arms raised above her head. She wears a grey-blue patterned blouse with a red-orange scarf and red dhoti-style trousers with gold edging. Behind her a large red-and-orange backdrop displays the word Utsava and a partial 201 date. Potted ferns and flowering plants line the stage, and a red Ganesha figure with a gold crown stands at the right beside another figure in red. An orange curtain hangs at the far right.2009-12-30A young woman performs a classical Indian dance on a green stage mat in front of a red backdrop. She wears a blue-and-gold brocade top with red beaded necklaces and red salwar-style trousers with gold edging, a white tilak on her forehead, and bare feet. She crouches in a deep bent-knee pose with one arm extended and the other hand raised near her face. Behind her, a partly visible large backdrop shows a figure in orange and a flowering plant stands at right. The stage is lit in warm red tones.2009-12-30December 29 20092009-12-29December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A young female performer in a lilac-and-silver brocade blouse and red trousers squats on a green stage floor, one hand raised to her cheek and the other palm open, mid-gesture in a dance or abhinaya performance. A white tilak is marked on her forehead and she wears a red beaded necklace. The backdrop is bright red with partial lettering reading Paramah and a flower arrangement with a potted plant behind her.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A stage performance in front of a red backdrop with large partial lettering reading 'dotsava' and 'aya Brahmotsava' and '20'. Two dancers perform on a green stage floor: a young girl in a green blouse with a red-and-gold trim, lilac-blue pants, a red beaded necklace and a tilak on her forehead, and a young man bare-chested with a yellow-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and a white dhoti, standing barefoot. Potted plants frame the stage, and a woman in orange sits at the right edge watching.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Three classical dancers perform on a stage in front of a red and pink banner reading "Ānandotsava" and "Nandeśvara Devālaya Ānandotsava 2010". The central male dancer wears a pink sleeveless vest over a yellow dhoti with a gold waistband and a long beaded necklace, and strikes a pose with his hands raised in mudras and one leg bent. The dancer on the left wears a gold and navy blouse with a navy skirt and ornamented anklets, and the dancer on the right wears an orange blouse with a green skirt, her hair in a long braid. A small blue-skinned deity murti stands on a white pedestal between potted ferns, and a musician in white is partly visible at the right edge.2009-12-29