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A performer stands on a stage before a pale gray draped curtain, leaning forward with one arm extended, in a classical Indian dance pose. He is bare-chested and wears a purple and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold sash, multiple strands of pearl necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and a gold-trimmed ornament on his upper arm. His hair is short and dark, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, large red letters with dark outlines spell the word Anand, mounted on the curtain.

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December 24 20092009-12-24A male dancer performs barefoot on a green stage floor in front of a white draped curtain bearing red and brown letters reading Ananda Utsav 2010. He wears a bare chest, a multi-strand white pearl necklace, a gold belt, gold armbands and bangles, and a purple and gold dhoti with gold-bordered pleats and ankle bells. His arms are extended outward in a classical dance pose, and he has a tilak on his forehead and dark eye makeup. A dark speaker sits at the lower edge of the stage. Caption text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2009-12-24A photograph of a single male performer on a stage in front of a pale draped curtain. He is bare-chested and wears a gold belt over orange and purple striped dhoti-style drapery, with layered pearl necklaces, a green beaded collar, gold armbands, and multiple gold bangles. His face has bold eye makeup, red lipstick and a white tilak on the forehead, and he holds his hands together in front of his chest in a dance gesture. Large red and orange lettering reading Ana is behind him on the curtain.2009-12-24A performer on a green stage dances in a classical Indian pose, bare-chested, with arms extended and one leg lifted. He wears a saffron and black dhoti-style garment with patterned borders, layered beaded necklaces, a rudraksha mala with a red pendant, bangles, and anklets, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a white curtain bears the red lettering "Anando".2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer stands alone on a stage in front of a white draped curtain, mid-gesture with arms extended outward. He is bare-chested and wears multiple strands of white pearl necklaces, a gold armlet, gold bangles, and a purple and gold dhoti with an ornate gold waist belt. He has a red tilak on his forehead, dramatic eye makeup and red lipstick. Behind him, large red stylised lettering is partly visible. The figure's face, adornments and hair are distinctive, but the stage performance context and his role as a dancer do not confirm his identity, so no identification is made.2009-12-24A performer in a classical Indian dance pose stands in profile against a pleated white curtain with large red lettering behind him. He wears a purple and gold patterned dhoti with a wide ornate gold waistband, several strands of pearl necklaces, a green beaded necklace, gold armlets and bangles on both arms, and dark eye makeup. His bare torso is visible, and his arms are extended outward with open palms in a dance gesture. No ritual objects are visible.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A single male dancer performs on a green stage mat in front of a pleated white curtain, with red-and-black lettering reading Anandots partly visible behind him. He is bare-chested and wears a purple and gold dhoti-style costume with a gold waist belt, layered white pearl necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and ankle ornaments with bells. He lifts one arm high with the hand raised and the other arm extended, head tilted back in an expressive classical dance pose. No swami figure is visibly identifiable in this image.2009-12-24A performer on a green stage mat dances in a classical Indian style, bare-chested with arms outstretched, wearing a purple dhoti with gold-bordered pleats and a gold-embroidered waistband, layered pearl necklaces, a gold armlet and bangles, and ankle bells. He has a vertical tilak on his forehead and painted eyes and lips. Behind him hangs a white pleated curtain with large red letters reading 'Anan...' partly cropped. Only one person is visible; he is performing, not identifiable from the image alone.2009-12-24