As the programme moved from conceptualisation to realisation, a team of historians, conservation engineers and restorers worked exclusively on the conservation and restoration of traditional artefacts. The collection has 3,000 antiques registered with the Archaeological Survey of India. Totems from Nagaland were rescued from termites. There are doors with tiger motifs sourced from Sikkim, traditional Kerala lamps rescued from a defunct private museum, stone pillars and huge chariots