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A framed printed portrait photograph hangs against a tiled floor, showing a seated figure in a red-orange robe with bare shoulders, a white headband with a red tilak, and layered black beaded malas and a gold pendant. The figure sits before a gilded throne-like backdrop with floral and sunburst motifs and a carved crest, with white arm bands and a row of white ceremonial vessels arranged along the lower edge. The frame's top carries the Tamil title 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' and the bottom has a Tamil caption naming the 168th Gurumahasannidhanam. Pictured person is a depiction in print, not a physical person present.

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A framed printed portrait photographed indoors against a plain wall and blue door. The print shows a young shaved-headed figure with a white tripundra forehead marking and a red dot, bare-chested with a red-brown cloth draped over the shoulder, white ash stripes on the arms, and dark rudraksha beads and a pendant necklace. He sits before an ornate golden arch and throne with a lion motif, with a row of white-and-blue ceremonial vessels or kalasha-like cups in front of him. A Tamil heading and caption, framed in red and gold, identify the Madurai Aadheenam lineage and a named guru. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed poster titled in red Tamil script for Madurai Aadheenam. It shows a seated bare-chested man with a white forehead band and red tilak, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a saffron-red cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind him is an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like figures, and in front of him are five white ceremonial vessels with a sixth at right. The printed portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene; its appearance cues are consistent with a Madurai Aadheenam guru but the identity is uncertain, so no identification is made.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed photograph of a printed portrait titled "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) on a red-and-yellow framed board. The seated pontiff wears a white forehead band with a red bindi, a rudraksha mala, a white beaded necklace, and a red shawl, and sits before an ornate golden throne with a carved arch. Six white ceremonial vessels with pedestals line the bottom of the picture. Printed Tamil caption below identifies the 163rd Guru Mahasannidhanam, Sri Sri Murugappa Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The printed portrait is a depiction, not a person physically present, and the caption gives a name attributed to the sign only.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed photograph of a printed portrait displayed on a wall, showing a shaved-headed young saint seated on a golden ornate throne with radiating arch behind him. He wears a white tripundra on his forehead, a red dhoti-style cloth, dark rudraksha malas, and bare arms marked with white stripes, with two hands resting on seven silver ritual cups or kalashas arranged in front of him. The frame is red and yellow with a Tamil heading above and Tamil caption below. This is a depiction of a printed portrait, not a live person, so no physical person is present in the scene.2012-05-12