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A photograph inside a palace hall where a long wall is covered with painted murals in red-bordered panels showing scenes of figures in yellow and gold costumes, one fallen figure, and a procession. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a white sacred thread and a beaded necklace stands beside a figure in a saffron-orange robe wearing long dark hair and an ornate gold-and-orange garland, who studies the murals. Other people in white and orange clothing stand at the right edge. A small wooden stool with a brass object sits on the floor below the paintings.

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Indoor photo of a room with framed painted murals of episodes from the Mahabharata on the walls, showing warriors in gold and red garments, a woman in blue on the floor, and a fallen figure. A bearded man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace stands at left, looking at the paintings. At right, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and gazes at the murals; two other men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind him. A small wooden stool sits in front of the wall.2006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph inside a palace hall with painted murals on the walls. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a gold flower garland, and looks up toward the wall art; he is a person by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial gold garland. Beside him stands a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a white sacred thread and a vibhuti forehead mark. Behind them, a man in orange and white is partly visible. The murals show a crowned blue-skinned deity figure seated with a fallen figure at left, a chariot procession with attendants in red and yellow, and two women in green and red saris and a blue blouse standing beside a column.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a thick gold necklace stands at right, long dark hair swept back, pointing up toward a wall of large painted panels. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a white sacred thread looks on. At far right a partly visible man in white gestures toward the paintings. The mural panels depict Hindu epic scenes: a figure with a golden crown and blue skin embraced by a forest-dwelling pair in a cave, a bow-wielding blue-skinned hero with a winged attendant beside a palace, and a group of figures in saffron dhotis before a thatched hut. Warm orange drapery and pillars frame the left edge.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph of a corridor inside a palace, with a long wall covered in painted panels showing scenes of royal life, an elephant, figures in courtly settings, and a riverside scene with people bathing beneath trees. Four men walk along the tiled floor, the three on the left shirtless with white dhotis and sacred threads, one older man in white dhoti, and at the right a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange-and-gold bead necklace and long dark hair, walking with hands folded. A window niche with a yellow flower stands on the right.2006-11-10A photograph in a narrow stone corridor lined with long wooden panels painted in red, green and yellow with rows of figures. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a floral headband, a large beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, walks forward and gestures toward the panels. Behind him a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a chain, and a shaved-headed man in orange follow along. Fluorescent lights hang overhead.2012-05-07 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a palace hall where a long wall is covered with painted mural panels depicting Hindu epic scenes: a chariot drawn by a white horse with warriors, a cave with a bearded figure and a blue-skinned figure with a bow, a serpent coiled above, and a king seated on a throne beside a reclining blue deity on a bed with a bowing attendant. Two men stand in front, gazing up at the murals. The nearer man is bald and bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti and a beaded necklace. The man beside him has long dark swept-back hair and wears an orange saffron robe with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, and he is smiling as he looks up. A third person is partly visible at the right edge in orange clothing.2006-11-10A photograph taken in a narrow tiled corridor of a palace with a dark wooden ceiling and painted murals along the left wall showing an elephant, figures in a colonnaded courtyard, people bathing in a pool and a tree. Four men walk in a line toward the right. The front man on the right wears an orange saffron robe, a long gold necklace and has long dark hair, smiling as he looks ahead; he is a person in orange robes, and the appearance-based cues are long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, so he is a person candidate. Beside and behind him, the other three men are bare-chested with white dhoti-style cloths and walk barefoot; one has a moustache and a mostly bald head, one is white-haired, and one is partly hidden behind them in white. A small wall niche with an oil lamp is visible on the right.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10