How can a set of mirrors be so constructed such that you can see everyone around you except yourself? The mirror that I'm talking of, is situated in Hazarduari Palace in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. This place was once the capital of Bengal under the Nawab before the British defeated the Nawab in the historic battle of Plassey, 1757.
The history is not that important here, but the mirror is. In fact, this is not a single mirror, but a set of mirrors that adorn the so-called "dressing table" of the Nawab. The importance of this set of mirrors is that, when you look at it, you can see everyone around yourself, but not yourself.
When we had visited this historic place, we also got a chance to see this famous mirror set. Whether you look at it from a distance or very close, you'll never be able to see yourself, but you will clearly be able to see everyone standing next to you.
As it was a museum, photography was prohibited there, due to which I cannot show a photo of the mirror. I searched on Google but couldn't find a photo, perhaps due to the same reasons. So you've to believe my words that something like that really exists.
Now, my question is, can anyone show or explain how such a wonder can be created with plane mirrors? I've never seen it elsewhere. How can you not see yourself but everyone around you?
 A: It's hard to say how they did it based on the fact that you don't provide any information about the geometry of the mirror planes, but I can offer a possibility:
A retroreflector is a configuration of mirror planes such that a ray of light reflecting off of the mirrors always comes out in exactly the opposite direction (parallel). This can be achieved with mirrors in a "corner cube" geometry but, to a lesser extent, the effect can be seen with two vertical mirrors placed at right angles to each other. If you've ever seen this, then you will have noticed that your reflection will always appear at the corner where the two mirrors meet.
So, my answer to your question is that if you were to place two mirrors at right angles to each other but then remove the parts of the mirrors near the corner (or perhaps obstruct it with a column or something) then you will never see your reflection in the mirrors, but you will be able to see the reflections of the space on either side of you. This is only true if you are not "inside" the retroreflector volume (in which case you will be able to see your reflection in both mirrors individually).
A: The comment by sammy gerbil and the answer by Andy Barrette already hinted at this - but this diagram may explain (this is speculation as we have no pictures of the actual setup):

The person in blue cannot see his/her own reflection (red line goes through the gap between the mirrors) unless they look 45 degrees to the left or right; however, they can see the reflection of people standing next to them...
Note that unlike with a conventional mirror, the person standing to your right will appear in the left hand part of the mirror image, and vice versa.
