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A photograph of a classical Indian dance performance on a stage with a red-and-pink backdrop bearing the partially visible word "Nandotsava" and "Paramahamsa" fragments. Six female dancers in traditional silk saris and dance costumes with jasmine-decorated hair, gold jewellery and bangles perform. Center stage, a woman in a yellow-orange silk sari with a red blouse and a gold pendant holds hands with a dancer in turquoise and blue. Flanking dancers wear green, red, teal and blue costumes. The stage floor is green with potted plants behind.

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December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A stage performance at an evening cultural event with a red and pink backdrop showing the partial word "nandotsava" and "Brahmotsava" text. Five female Bharatanatyam dancers in colourful silk costumes with gold belts, jewellery and flower hair ornaments pose with raised arms and hand gestures. A man stands centre-right, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, appearing to be a dance-troupe participant or performer. Green floor, potted ferns and a green backdrop frame the stage. Appearance-based identity of the man is uncertain, so he is described only by role.2009-12-30Five women perform a classical Indian dance on a green stage in front of a red backdrop with large white script reading 'Brahmotsava' and partial 'Dev...' text, with a bird logo at upper corners. Dancers wear silk saris and costumes in green, orange, blue and teal with gold borders, white flower garlands in their hair, jewellery and anklet bells. Potted plants stand behind the stage and an audience is faintly visible at the right edge.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Five female classical dancers perform on a green-covered stage in front of a red backdrop with the large word "Nandotsava" and a partial "2010" lettering, with pot plants at the sides. From left, dancers in blue costumes with gold borders and white flower headpieces press their palms together in namaste or raise hands in expressive gestures, while the dancer second from left wears a red and gold costume and the others wear teal and green silk with gold waist belts and layered necklaces. The stage has a blue skirt-like drape at its base and a brick wall with orange curtains behind.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 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.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Five women perform a synchronized Bharatanatyam-style dance on a green-carpeted stage in front of a red backdrop reading "Ānandotsava" and "Ānandamaya Devālaya" with a partially visible "mahamsa" (Paramahamsa) lettering. From left: a dancer in a teal-blue costume with gold belt and necklace, a dancer in red and green with gold jewellery and hands raised beside her head, a dancer in green and gold with a long braid, and two dancers in teal and blue costumes with white flower-decorated hair, all with arms raised in mudra gestures. Potted ferns and plants stand at the edges of the stage. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2009-12-30