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A photograph of a diorama-style display inside a temple-like room with a painted mountain and river backdrop. In the foreground two seated life-size figures in saffron-orange shawls and yellow dhotis wear garlands and bangles; the left figure holds a green leaf and the right figure, with blue skin and a crown-like headband, sits beside a heap of white cotton. Behind them a figure with a monkey face and gold crown holds a golden mace, and other figures in pink and yellow garments stand near a mirror. These are statues, not living people, and no visible identification of any person is made.

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A photograph of a diorama display inside a temple-style hall, showing painted scenic walls with a blue river and mountains. Figures are life-sized dolls rather than living people: Hanuman-like monkey figures in yellow and green garments with silver trim hold a large golden mace across a central stage. Behind them stand figures with blue faces in pink and yellow dress wearing flower garlands, and a seated blue-faced deity figure in orange and yellow garments with a garland sits near a heap of white cotton-like material. A hand-lettered wooden sign in Devanagari reads Jatayu-Moksha. A mirror at the back reflects the scene.2006-01-07A photograph inside a temple corridor looking toward a doorway, where painted backdrops of a forest river gorge with palm trees frame a diorama of colourful painted wooden figures. Two figures with monkey faces, wearing yellow and green costumes with gold trim, hold maces on either side. Central figures include a blue-faced deity in pink and yellow garments with a crown and red garlands, and a dark-haired female figure with a red garland in the foreground. A mirror reflects the scene at the far end. No living people are visible.2006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07A diorama inside a temple shows a scene from the Krishna legend: a blue-skinned Krishna figure with a red cape and yellow dhoti stands at right, holding a long stick and pointing toward a large white cotton-like mass representing the demon Bakasura lying on the ground. Three smaller figurines in blue, pink and orange clothing stand or kneel around the body. A painted rocky mountain backdrop and a teal curtain frame the scene on a green-covered platform. A wooden sign in red Devanagari letters reads Bakasura Vadha. No living people are visible.2006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07A row of life-sized painted statues in a covered exhibition hall with sand underfoot and coloured drapes behind. From left: a figure with a fish-tailed base and red and gold top, a figure in a red shawl and gold trousers, a figure in white and red sari-style dress holding a stringed instrument, a figure in orange robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a crown holding a stringed instrument, and a darker figure in dark blue drapery with a crown and gold trim holding a bow-like object. These are statues, not living people, and no living person is clearly visible. The setting resembles a mythological tableau display.2013-02-08January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07A painted diorama inside a temple corridor shows painted and sculpted figures in scenes from Hindu mythology. On the left, a white-skinned Shiva figure with long matted hair sits cross-legged beside a seated goddess in a green and pink sari with gold jewellery. On the right, a figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits beside a child in pink, while a woman in pink holds a sword before a striped shrine. Painted hills, a tree, temple spires and a red sun form the backdrop. Two Devanagari captions are visible, one reading Uma-Maheshwar Samvad and the other a darshan label. The figures are statues and paintings, so no physical people are present.2006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07