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A framed painted poster titled in red Tamil script at top, depicting a seated sage on a red cushioned dais before a golden arched halo with lion-like motifs and floral borders. The figure has a shaved head, white tilak and red bindi, a rudraksha mala crown, multiple beaded malas, a golden pendant, and a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder; both hands rest on green cushions beside silver vessels, a silver casket with lit lamps, and a silver covered urn. The top banner reads Madurai Aadheenam and the lower caption names a guru in red Tamil text. The painted figure is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene. Its rendering is consistent with a portrait of an Aadheenam head, labelled by caption rather than identified by face.

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A framed printed poster of a seated young male saint, shown as a painted depiction rather than a live person. He is bare-chested with a white forehead marking and a red dot, wears rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, a gold pendant, and a red shawl over a red cloth. He sits on a red cushioned seat before a golden ornate arch with two small animal figures, with green fans, a silver incense stand, a silver box and a silver urn set in front of him. The top banner reads Madurai Aadheenam in red Tamil script, and the lower caption gives a numbered Tamil title for a guru lineage seat.2012-05-12A framed printed poster titled in Tamil at top reading மதுரை ஆதீனம். It depicts a seated saffron-robed religious teacher with a shaved head, white horizontal tripundra and red dot on the forehead, rudraksha and white beaded malas, and gold ornaments, sitting before a gold ornate arch with radiating halo. Before him on a red cloth are a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver square yantra-like box, a silver bowl and a silver spiral-shaped object, with his hands resting on green cushions. The poster is a painting, not a live scene, and has a Tamil caption below. No physical people are present.2012-05-11A framed painted poster of a seated Shaivite religious teacher on a red cushioned mat, backed by an ornate gold throne-like panel and green floral wall. He wears an orange-red dhoti and wrap, a white jasmine garland, a rudraksha mala over the chest, and white tripundra lines on the forehead and arms, with a red bindi. Silver ritual vessels and a spiral incense coil sit before him on the mat. The top banner reads Tamil text for Madurai Aadheenam, and the bottom caption names a list of 129th-generation guru pontiffs. No physical people are present; the seated figure is painted, so this is a depiction on a poster.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated Shaiva guru, a painting rather than a photograph of a living person. The figure is bare-chested with a red-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and waist, wearing rudraksha beads on the neck and arms, a horizontal white tripundra with a red dot on the forehead, and dark mala beads around the head. He sits on a red cushion before an ornate gold throne with deer and a gold arched backrest, with silver ritual vessels, a silver casket and a lidded silver urn in front of him. Green cushions flank him. The painting's Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam and a caption below names a teacher as the 221st guru of the lineage. No physical people are present.2012-05-12A framed printed poster hangs on a wall, headed in blue Tamil script reading "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam). It shows a seated figure painted in a gilded, ornate arch with lion-like and floral carvings behind. The seated figure is bare-chested with a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, wears a rudraksha mala and a chain necklace, has white horizontal markings on the arms and forehead, and sits before a blue-and-white kalasha-style vessel, a tall metal lamp-like object and a bowl. The poster is a printed depiction, not a physical person in the scene. Its caption below reads a Tamil ordination line naming a 240th Guru Mahasannidhanam and a line of acharyas.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11