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A photograph of an ornate throne-like seat in an unfinished concrete-walled room. The seat is a brown cushioned chair carved to look like a coiled cobra, with a large hooded snake head rising behind the backrest. The hood is painted in orange, yellow and cream with dark dotted markings, blue stripes and a gold crown-like crest, and the coiled body is painted yellow and brown. Behind the throne hangs a large printed banner showing a seated man in red and white cloth with a drum-like instrument. A metal scaffold frame stands at the right edge. No people are physically present.

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A photograph of an ornate seat sculpted as a coiled cobra, with a hooded serpent head rising behind a brown cushioned seat. The cobra's hood is painted orange and yellow with dark dotted markings and a central white and blue stripe, topped by a crown-like row of gold finials. Its coiled body in yellow, orange and brown forms the base, resting on a pale turquoise lotus-style plinth with red feet. Behind it hangs a large printed photograph of a seated man in white clothing playing a drum, with his bare arms and a bangle visible. The setting is a plain whitewashed wall beside metal scaffolding and a floor. No people are physically present in the scene.A photograph of an empty ceremonial seat shaped like a coiled cobra. The seat has a brown cushioned round top and back, with the back carved as a spread snake hood painted in orange, cream and brown with dark dotted markings, white and pale blue vertical stripes, two dark oval eyes, and a gold-tipped crown-like finial on top. The body coils are painted in matching orange-and-cream patterns and rest on a pale green base with orange feet. The seat stands against a blue block wall on a dark tiled floor. No people are present.August 12 20072007-08-12A photograph of an ornate wooden seat carved as a coiled cobra, painted in orange, cream and brown with dotted patterns. The raised hood has large dark eye-like markings and vertical pale stripes with a crowned top ridge. A brown cushioned seat rests on three stacked coils, set on a pale green lotus-like base with orange turned feet, placed against a blue painted block wall. No people are visible.Photograph of an empty ceremonial throne (peetha) shaped like a coiled cobra, with a large hooded naga canopy of orange and yellow with blue stripes and dotted scales above a brown cushioned seat draped with a folded white cloth. The seat rests on a painted coiled serpent base in orange, yellow and teal. Behind it stand decorated arches with red, white, green and yellow floral garlands and gilded deity murti in shrines. A tent canopy overhead and rubble visible beyond. No people are present.2006-12-29Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityClose-up photograph of a hanging decorative mobile in a dim hall with dark wooden paneling. Central focus is a painted carved cobra head with a red tongue and blue-and-white striped throat, attached to a cylindrical drum-like segment painted in maroon and white with yellow-edged ends. A second drum-like section with a dark textured snake coiled around it extends to the right, and a partial round disc with concentric circles appears at the left edge. No people are visible.2015-12-19Close-up photograph of a painted wooden decorative object hanging against a dark background. A carved cobra with a blue-white hood and red tongue rests across cylindrical drum-shaped pieces painted in red, white and yellow with black bands. The cobra's scaled body wraps around the drums, and a second painted drum piece appears at right. No people are visible.2015-12-19October 10 20112011-10-10December 29 20062006-12-29December 19 20152015-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a small bronze deity murti of Krishna playing a flute, standing on a red velvet cushion atop a tiered, painted yellow and black serpent-coiled pedestal with a turtle-like base. Behind it is a large printed portrait of a smiling man with a red bindi, wearing an orange-and-cream turban, a red garment, and a red rudraksha mala. The murti wears a golden crown, a cream and red garland, jeweled ornaments and an orange cloth draped over its head. A red flower garland rests at its base. The portrait is a printed image, not a physical person.2011-10-10