Photography

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Mili Ojus of Redmond adjusts her five-year-old son Joshua's headpiece to get a photo of him among colorful cultural props at the Ananda Mela festival of Indian culture in Redmond Sunday, July 29, 2012. The free festival was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday around Redmond City Hall, and is produced by the Vedic Cultural Center. Ojus is from Kerala, India, and her son was dressed as Krishna, the Hindu deity, and performed with the Angela School of Dance.

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Tejaswi Erattle, 5, left, and Anagha Krishna, 4, wait to perform at the Ananda Mela festival of Indian culture in Redmond Sunday, July 29, 2012. The free festival was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday around Redmond City Hall, and was produced by the Vedic Cultural Center. The girls were dressed as Radha, companion to the Hindu deity Krishna, and were performing with the Angela School of Dance.

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

From left, Bharath Biju, Advait Roopesh and Nikhil Biju, all 5, of Redmond, watch the performance before theirs at the Ananda Mela festival of Indian culture in Redmond Sunday, July 29, 2012. The free festival was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday around Redmond City Hall, and was produced by the Vedic Cultural Center. The boys were dressed as the Hindu deity Krishna and were performing with the Angela School of Dance.

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Santhiya Palaniappan of Issaquah applies henna to the hand of Sharada Palthepu at the Ananda Mela festival of Indian culture in Redmond Sunday, July 29, 2012. The free festival was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday around Redmond City Hall, and was produced by the Vedic Cultural Center.