 The aesthetic elements of the design of a Jñāna Vigraham conform to ancient Eastern philosophic and religious iconography and carvings commonly seen across Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.The first Jñāna Vigraham was designed and commissioned by a private art collector and researcher of Nārāyana Guru's philosophy and teachings.It was primarily intended as a trendsetter to improve the quality of Nārāyana Guru's statues, kept in homes and in small chapel-like places of reverence and worship called 'Guru Mandirams'.