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A framed painted portrait photographed in a wooden frame, showing a seated figure in a gold-framed arched backdrop. The seated figure wears a red and maroon shawl over the body, multiple strands of black and grey rudraksha malas across the chest, dark beaded armbands, gold earrings and a red bindi on the forehead. Before him on a red cloth stand a silver lidded urn, a silver box with a domed top and a silver bowl with a lid. A Tamil heading in red reads 'Madurai Aadheenam' above the image and a caption below identifies a 113th guru of a Madurai monastic lineage. The painted seated figure is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene; the portrait's caption names the lineage, not a visible person.

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May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated religious teacher in an arched golden alcove, shown as a painting rather than a living person. The figure wears a saffron-orange cloth, a black rudraksha mala around the neck and arms, a grey-white beaded necklace, and a red tilak on the forehead with a golden crown above. Before him on a red cloth are silver ritual vessels: a covered urn, a box and a bowl. The top banner reads Madurai Aadheenam and a Tamil caption beneath names the 199th guru-pitha of Madurai Aadheenam, Sri Sri Madhurese Sri Gnanasambandha Desikaparamacharya Swamigal. The painting is a scan of a portrait and contains no physical people.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait labelled in Tamil "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top, showing a seated saint on a red cushion before a golden arched backdrop with a crown-like finial. The figure is bare-chested with a red and black striped shawl, multiple rudraksha malas, and a red bindi on the forehead; the caption at the bottom is a Tamil guru lineage inscription. Silver ritual vessels, a silver box and a bowl with lid sit on the red cloth before him. The frame is wooden and the picture is a printed or painted poster-style portrait of a guru, not a live scene.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated bare-chested male figure on a red cushion before an ornate gold arch with a golden crown above. He wears a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, dark rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, white horizontal forehead marks and a red bindi, and sits between silver ceremonial vessels including a covered urn, a silver box and a bowl. The portrait is labelled in Tamil with 'Madurai Aadheenam' at the top and a caption naming a 91st guru mahasannidhanam, identifying the figure as a pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam. The figure is not a physical person in the scene and no identity is assigned from appearance.2012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated saint on a gold arched throne with a red cushion. The figure is bare-chested with a red and white striped shawl, layered white and black beaded malas, and a red tilak on the forehead. Silver ritual vessels, a kalasha-like urn, a box and a cup, sit before him on a red cloth. The painting is a depiction, not a live person. The top Tamil heading and bottom caption, which name a guru lineage, identify the portrait as a depiction of Madurai Adheenam's 96th guru. No physical people are present.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated Tamil saint, labelled "Madurai Aadheenam" in red Tamil script at top, displayed in a wooden frame in front of a blue door. The saint has a red bindi, black and white beaded malas across the chest and arms, and wears a red-and-black striped saffron-toned shawl. He sits on a red cushioned mat before a yellow and gold arched backdrop, with silver ritual vessels in front of him, including a covered container, a box and a bowl. The bottom caption in Tamil names the 160th guru-maha sannidhanam and Sri Jnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The photo's frame and lower area are part of a physical display rather than a graphic.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated Shaiva guru in red and maroon robes, with a crescent-marked tilak on the forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant at the neck, and dark beaded bands on the upper arms. He sits on a red cushion before a gold arched backdrop, with silver ritual vessels in front: a lidded urn, a square silver box and an open bowl with a lid. The painting is labelled in Tamil with the heading 'Madurai Aadheenam' and a caption identifying the 94th guru of the lineage, Sri Ananda Desikar Paramacharya Swamigal. The printed name identifies the painted figure only as captioned; no physical person is present.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait titled in Tamil as Madurai Aadheenam, showing a seated bare-chested saint with a shaved head, red tilak and tall gold-rimmed backdrop. He wears a red-and-white shawl, silver and black rudraksha-style beaded malas, arm bands, and sits on a red cushion with silver ritual vessels including a kalasha-type urn, a box and a bowl. The Tamil caption below reads as a guru lineage title. The portrait is a depiction on a painted print, not a physical person, and the appearance-based identity is not established by printed text alone.2012-05-12