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Interior of an old palace hall with white walls and a large arched doorway. Carved wooden screens with radiating sunburst patterns stand in the foreground, beside a small carved wooden bench with a blue cushion. Through the arch is a checkered black-and-white floor, a grey draped bed or couch, a low wooden table, and a wooden cabinet with panelled doors. Framed pictures hang on the walls and a shelf holds books. No people are visible.

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Interior of a whitewashed palace room with a dark wooden arched doorway in the centre. A framed black-and-white photograph hangs on the left wall showing two seated figures in light traditional dress. A smaller framed painting of a bird is on the right wall beside a painted panel showing a red and blue macaw on a patterned background. A carved wooden chair with a grey cushion sits at lower left, and a black sculptural curved stand with a round top and a small brass cup stands at right. The floor is grey tiled. No people are visible.2006-11-10Interior corridor of a palace with white walls, arched openings and a black-and-white checkered marble floor. A carved dark wooden cabinet with a floral relief stands against a central pillar, with a framed metal wall panel of a blossoming branch above it. Smaller carved wooden stands and a low carved wooden bench sit along the walls, and a blue-and-white ceramic plate hangs on the right wall. No people are visible.2006-11-10An interior photograph of a palace reception room with a high arched doorway framing a wall of tall dark wooden doors and a window with transom panes. Below sits a beige upholstered sofa beside a small dark side table. Red upholstered chairs with carved wooden frames stand on a black and white checkered marble floor. Framed paintings hang on the white walls, including a gilt-framed landscape picture on the right, and three green decorative plates are set above the arch. A brass candelabra-style stand and a glass-topped side table are visible. No people are present.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10Interior photo of an empty colonial-style hall with white walls, two large arched windows with green and clear panes and rose-pattern tracery, and a wooden staircase with a carved newel post at right. A dark carved wooden chair with an ornate back sits between the windows beneath a round ornate mirror. Rattan-caned wooden sofas and armchairs are arranged on a patterned tile floor, with a framed painting hanging above, a wall clock at right, and a ceiling fan at upper left. No people are visible.2006-11-09A photograph of an empty interior corner in a white-walled palace room with a carved dark wooden armchair upholstered in red velvet on the left. Beside it, an arched window with ornate iron grille and a red-and-white fan-shaped stained glass top stands above clay pots on the sill. A painted portrait of a woman in a red sari with white underlayer hangs on the right wall, above a decorated ceramic urn on a tall terracotta pedestal and a small round brass-topped wooden table. The patterned tiled floor is hexagonal with dark and light tiles. No people are visible.2006-11-10Interior of a plain whitewashed room in an old palace-style building, with three arched wooden doors and shutter windows set in the wall. Each arch has a fan-shaped stained-glass transom in pale blue and white. A small framed picture hangs high on the left wall beneath a wooden ceiling, and a bare white hanging lamp is visible on the right. The tiled floor is brown and beige. No people are visible.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10Interior photograph of a dim palace hallway with a dark wooden staircase rising on the left, its turned balusters and newel post finished in polished brown wood. Arched doorways with fan-shaped fanlights and wooden louvred shutters frame the walls, and a tall arched window lies behind the stairs. Patterned tiled floor in reddish-brown and cream runs along the corridor. A framed painting with a gilt border leans against the right wall, showing a classical scene of figures and draped objects. No people are visible.2006-11-10An interior photograph of a palace reception room with white arched walls, a large crystal chandelier, and a ceiling fan. A framed oil portrait of a man in a white ceremonial uniform with a white turban, dark sash and sword hangs on the back wall, beside a smaller framed portrait. Dark carved wooden benches and chairs, a glass display cabinet, an inlaid octagonal table, a red-upholstered chair and an ornate patterned rug furnish the room. A tall illuminated alabaster pedestal lamp stands at left. No physical people are visible, and the portraits show a painted figure rather than a present person.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09An arched doorway in a whitewashed palace wall, with a wooden frame and a fan-shaped glass transom above. A small turquoise seated figurine sits at the centre of the transom, flanked by two round turquoise plates painted with floral designs. Tall glass-fronted wooden cabinets on each side hold rows of small brass lamps or vessels. Beyond the open double doors is a black-and-white checkered marble floor leading to an ornate iron-grilled gate. No people are visible.2006-11-10