From left, Sravitha Matlapudi, 17, Harini Ganesh, 10, and Sai Muttavarapu, 15, pose for a portrait after completing their traditional Kuchipudi dance performance. The classical Indian dance, which dates back more than four centuries, incorporates brass plates that the girls dance on with their bare feet. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

A long-exposure photo reveals a blur of color as dancers onstage twirl around in their brightly colored Indian women’s saris and men’s suits. Oregon’s Students of the Indian Subcontinent club hosts their annual Indian Culture Night in the EMU Ballroom. The club, originally formed in the fall term of 1999, hosts various events on the University of Oregon campus, including the Holi festival in late May featuring clouds of multicolored flour. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

A fashion show completed the evening, as various dancers and models strutted their stuff down the runway in the EMU ballroom. EMU employees estimated the crowd at some 370 people, which greatly exceeded the expectations of SIS club members. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Dancers twirl onstage at the 2013 Utsav. The event was held to promote the many cultures of the Indian subcontinent. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Young children patiently wait in the wings of the EMU Ballroom center stage, as the evening’s performers are introduced for a final round of applause. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Ten year old Harini Ganesh performs the traditional Kuchipudi dance onstage in the EMU Ballroom. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Moments before appearing on stage during the end of the night’s performance, six-year-old Neel Nair watches the dancers and stands by his 10-year-old sister, Maya, who lives with cerebral palsy. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

A female dancer balances delicately on a brass plate as she performs the Kuchipudi dance, a classical Indian dance dating back more than four centuries. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Ten-year-old Harini Ganesh poses for a portrait after performing the traditional Kuchipudi dance onstage in the EMU Ballroom. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Dancers watch performers from the wings of the stage during the Students of the Indian Subcontinent’s Utsav event. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Two young boys bow to the crowd during the last portion of the event’s fashion show at the 2013 Utsav. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Women perform a dance routine wearing sarees at the 2013 Utsav. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)