Hemachandra Rao, fondly called the Lighthouse Man, has been taking road trips for the past decade, first exploring Madras, and then along India’s coastline.

On his trips to both the Indian coast as well as the Tamil Nadu Archives, he documented lighthouses, sculptures on shore temples, arch bridges of the city, and its canals. It is his findings and souvenirs from these trips that now decorate his house-turned-museum.