The plates

The collection

Open mantapas, temple cabinets, devotional seats, and pooja rooms. Every plate is one piece. Open it to see every photograph of that piece.

Open Indian rosewood mantapa with four pillars, a carved crown, and claw feet

Plate 01

Open Pavilion

Indian rosewood

Compact rosewood shrine with hanging bells and an arched sanctum

Plate 02

Bell Shrine

Indian rosewood

Rosewood pavilion with scroll brackets, a pierced crown, and a glossy red polish

Plate 03

Scroll Pavilion

Indian rosewood

Rosewood pavilion with gold floral inlay on the crown and base

Plate 04

Gold-Inlaid Pavilion

Indian rosewood

2 photographs

Dark rosewood pavilion with a fringe of bells and clear drops under the eave

Plate 05

Crystal Bell Pavilion

Indian rosewood

Rosewood mantapa whose pillars are pierced with oval openings

Plate 06

Pierced Pillar Pavilion

Indian rosewood

2 photographs

Smaller open rosewood mantapa with a floral crown and one drawer

Plate 07

Compact Pavilion

Indian rosewood

2 photographs

Tall open rosewood canopy with four long pillars and a carved eave

Plate 08

Tall Canopy

Indian rosewood

Rosewood pavilion with a pierced floral screen across the back

Plate 09

Floral Screen Pavilion

Indian rosewood

3 photographs

Open mantapa finished in a near-black gloss

Plate 10

Dark Polish Pavilion

Indian rosewood, dark polish

2 photographs

Rosewood mantapa with a stacked ribbed roof and a simple open sanctum

Plate 11

Ribbed Roof Mantapa

Indian rosewood

Large rosewood temple with a kalasha crown, inlaid doors, and hanging beads

Plate 12

Kalasha Temple

Indian rosewood

4 photographs

Rosewood temple cabinet with deeply carved doors and a crown of finials

Plate 13

Deep Relief Cabinet

Indian rosewood

2 photographs

Tall rosewood cabinet with vine carvings running down the doors

Plate 14

Vine Cabinet

Indian rosewood

2 photographs

Rosewood cabinet with pale floral inlay on the crown and doors

Plate 15

Floral Inlay Cabinet

Indian rosewood

3 photographs

Smaller rosewood temple cabinet with a lattice crown and floral doors

Plate 16

Lattice Crown Cabinet

Indian rosewood

Rosewood mandir with pierced doors, an Om crest, and elephant inlay

Plate 17

Jali Mandir

Indian rosewood

Rosewood mantapa with a painted panel of Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha, and Kartikeya

Plate 18

Shiva Parivar Mantapa

Indian rosewood

2 photographs

Carved rosewood frieze of Lakshmi, Ganesha, and Saraswati

Plate 19

Tri-Devata Frieze

Indian rosewood

2 photographs

Low rosewood seat with an Om, two elephants, and a floral medallion

Plate 20

Gaja Om Asana

Indian rosewood

Three-tier rosewood seat with an Om in the crest

Plate 21

Three-Step Om Seat

Indian rosewood

Broad rosewood seat with an Om set in a carved crest

Plate 22

Om Seat

Indian rosewood

Plate 23

Wall Mandir

Indian rosewood

Built-in rosewood pooja room with glass doors and a stepped crown

Plate 24

Glass Pooja Room

Indian rosewood

Rosewood pooja unit with a glass shrine above and cabinets below

Plate 25

Household Pooja Unit

Indian rosewood

Teak mantapa with a carved crest, front step, and lion feet

Plate 26

Teak Pavilion

Teak

2 photographs

Plate 27

Bell-Fringe Mantapa

Teak