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A photograph of four female dancers performing a classical Indian dance on a stage covered with red carpet and scattered yellow flower petals. Each dancer has her palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing traditional South Indian style costumes in red, purple, gold and green with jewellery and flowers in their hair. Behind them hangs a large red banner with the words Ananda Utsava in multicoloured letters and a portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and a red bindi on the forehead.

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A photograph of a stage performance in a hall. Four female dancers in traditional Bharatanatyam costume perform on a red-carpeted stage with a white skirted front edge. The dancer at centre wears a red and gold costume with a white flower in her hair and presses her palms together. Behind them hangs a large red backdrop printed with a smiling man in an orange turban and an orange garment, with the partly visible words "Ashramotsava" and "2010" in decorative lettering. A seated figure in yellow stands at the far left edge. The backdrop depicts a smiling man in an orange turban, labelled by printed text as a festival banner, so this is a printed image, not a person present in the scene.2010-12-26Three female dancers perform on a red stage covered with scattered yellow flowers, in a hall with pale walls. The dancer on the left wears a rust-red and orange-gold costume with a pleated skirt and raises her arms. The central dancer in a deep red and gold outfit with a necklace stretches one arm upward. The dancer on the right in a golden-yellow costume with a long braid decorated with flowers turns with arms outstretched. Behind them a large pink banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, labelled with a printed caption. Two seated women in green and yellow saris watch at the left edge.2010-12-26A photograph of four female dancers performing a classical Indian dance on a stage with a red floor scattered with yellow flower petals. The dancer at left wears a red and striped costume with a red top and gold waist belt, arms raised outward. The central dancer wears a gold and pink costume with jewelry and flowers in her hair. Two more dancers in orange and gold costumes stand behind, arms extended. Behind them a large red backdrop shows a portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban with a red bindi, and decorative red floral designs. A seated woman in a yellow sari is visible at the far left edge. The stage has a white skirted base.2010-12-26A photograph of a classical Indian dance performance on a red stage strewn with yellow flower petals. Four dancers in traditional costumes with gold borders and braided hair with white flower adornments perform with raised arms in front of a pink banner. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi on his forehead, and reads Ananda Utsava. Two women in green and yellow saris sit at the left edge of the stage, watching.2010-12-26Four women perform a Bharatanatyam-style dance on a red stage with scattered yellow flower petals. They wear traditional silk costumes in orange, gold and purple, with gold jewellery, necklaces and white flowers in their hair. Behind them a large red backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe with a red bindi, a portrait labelled with the event banner. The dancers stand in a line, the leftmost in an orange costume with arms bent and the others in mixed poses.2010-12-26A stage performance of Bharatanatyam-style dancers in front of a large red backdrop with a printed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban, a red bindi and an orange garment. Five women in traditional South Indian dance costumes stand or kneel on a red stage scattered with petals: the woman at far left kneels in a maroon costume with hands in anjali mudra, while four dancers stand in orange, gold and purple costumes with jewelry, flowers in their hair, and hands folded in namaste. The backdrop reads Ananda Utsav with a 2010 date, and the stage is decorated with pink floral motifs.2010-12-26Four women perform a classical Indian dance on a red stage scattered with marigold petals. Dancers in the foreground wear orange and maroon blouses with gold borders and flowers in their hair, and ankle bells. The dancer on the right wears a gold-trimmed olive outfit. A woman in the centre wears a red sari. Behind them a large pink backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled with a banner reading Ananda Utsava. Two seated women in green and yellow saris watch from the left edge.2010-12-26A photograph of five female dancers performing on a stage with a red carpet and white skirted platform edge, scattered yellow petals on the floor. Four dancers kneel in namaste poses, one in a red and black costume at front left, others in gold and red silk with jewellery and flowers in their hair. Behind them a large red backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red bindi, above the word Anand Utsav in script lettering. The dancers are seated in a classical Indian dance pose, hands joined in anjali.2010-12-26A stage performance with two female dancers in Bharatanatyam-style costume on a red stage scattered with yellow flower petals. The dancer on the left wears a purple and gold dress with a gold waist belt and gold jewellery, and has flowers in her hair; the dancer on the right wears an orange and gold costume with a gold necklace and a white flower in her hair, and raises one hand in a dance gesture. Behind them is a large red banner with floral and leaf patterns and a portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban with a red dot on his forehead, with the word Nanda-utsava and 2010 in colourful lettering. The portrait is printed on the banner, not a physical person.2010-12-26Five women in traditional Bharatanatyam-style costume perform on a red stage strewn with petals. Four stand in a line in gold-bordered saris and jewellery, hands in anjali, while the woman at left kneels in a maroon costume with hands joined. Behind them a large red banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, under the printed caption "Ananda Utsav" with a partial year. Red floral and swirl designs decorate the backdrop, and a dove logo appears at the top left.2010-12-26A photograph of a stage performance at a cultural programme, with two female dancers in traditional Indian dance costume on a red-carpeted stage scattered with yellow flower petals. The dancer on the left wears a purple and gold silk costume with a gold waist belt and a flower in her hair, extending one arm upward and bending deeply with a leg stretched to the side. The dancer on the right, in an orange and green costume, kneels in a similar pose with her arms raised. Behind them a large red banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with the printed word Ananda Utsava 2010 across the lower part. Two physical dancers are visible.2010-12-26A stage performance of classical Indian dance on a red carpeted stage with scattered yellow flower petals. Four dancers in traditional costume with gold and orange blouses, maroon and red skirts, and jewelled headpieces raise their arms in expressive poses; the dancer at right wears a golden outfit and gold bangles. Behind them is a large pink backdrop with a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with the words Ananda Utsava below. Seated audience members are visible at the left edge.2010-12-26