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A small laminated card lies flat on a light wooden table, showing a painted image of a seated figure with a red bindi and crown-like headwear, wearing an ornate gold necklace and bracelets, one hand raised in blessing and an arched golden halo behind. Bright yellow, orange and green tones dominate the picture. The figure appears to be a deity murti depicted in traditional painting style. A Tamil-script caption runs along the bottom edge of the card.

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A laminated card of a devotional image lies flat on a light wooden table. The painted figure sits within a golden arch, bare-chested with a dark cap, a red bindi on the forehead, and a red sash over one shoulder. The figure wears layered gold necklaces and bangles, holds a small object in one hand, and rests a hand on a seated animal beside the knee. Text in a band below the image is in Tamil script.2008-03-27A photograph of a laminated card resting on a light wooden table. The card shows a painted depiction of a seated bare-chested figure with a dark hair style, a red bindi, gold jewellery and necklaces, and a dhoti-like cloth in green and red tones; a small animal stands at the right side. Ornate golden arch frames the figure. Printed script runs along the bottom of the card. No physical people are visible.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A small framed printed card lies on a plain light wooden table. The card shows a colourful illustrated deity murti seated in a golden arch, wearing a tall dark crown, red tilak mark, layered beaded necklaces and a green-and-gold lower cloth, one hand raised and a small animal figure beside him. Vertical faint text runs along the right edge of the photo, and a tiny purple object sits at the lower left of the table. No people are visible, and the photo shows the card rather than a person candidate.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA composite graphic with a bearded man in a maroon-red shawl and rudraksha mala beside a glowing golden halo. He wears a white horizontal tilak across his forehead, long dark hair, and is looking to the side. To the left, a green-skinned deity murti sits cross-legged in red and gold garments with floral garlands, holding a ladle and a kalasha pot. A silver-toned backdrop sits behind the man. Copyright text overlays the lower right.2020-04-05 +1 copiesA painted and sculpted temple niche depicts a seated deity murti with a multi-hooded serpent canopy and crown, holding a staff, with a serpent coiled beneath. Flanking painted figures include a bearded sage with hands folded, a figure playing a stringed instrument in orange and white, a green-faced figure holding a parrot, a bull-headed figure with hands joined, and a bearded figure in orange with rudraksha beads. Ornate purple and gold arches frame the scene. A Tamil inscription appears above. This is a painted mural, not a living person.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA framed printed poster stands on a tiled floor against a blue door and a plain wall. The poster shows a seated ascetic in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala across the chest, a white flower garland, and a yellow-gold halo behind him. He has tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, and his hands rest on a red cushion beside silver ritual vessels. The poster bears a heading in Tamil reading Madurai Aadheenam, with a caption below naming a 74th guru-pitha in Tamil. No physical people are present in the scene.2012-05-11A framed printed portrait displayed upright on a pavement beside a blue door and a green-railed window. The glass-covered print shows a seated figure in orange-red robes with a sash, rudraksha malas and a white beaded necklace, sitting before a gold-patterned arch and a green fan-like backdrop. Ritual objects in front include a silver pot, a covered silver vessel and a cup with a spiral incense or offering item. The figure has a tilak and a head covering; the print is a depiction, not a physical person. A Tamil heading above the image reads the name of the Madurai Aadheenam.2012-05-11March 20 20202020-03-20 +1 copies