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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.

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May 12 20122012-05-12A 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.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait labelled in Tamil as the Madurai Aadheenam hangs on a wall. A seated man in a red-and-white dhoti with bare chest wears a white forehead band with a red mark, black rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a dark bead necklace. He sits before an ornate golden throne with a sunburst backdrop, flanked by blue brass-like vessels: a kalasha-style pot, a small pot and a container at the front. This is a depiction of a seated priest-like figure, shown on a poster, not a physical person in the scene. The caption reads a Tamil honorific for the 265th guru mahasannidhanam of Madurai Aadheenam, Jnanasambandhar Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The appearance cues are not sufficient to name the figure as a person, so a person is unsure.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait photographed on a tiled floor, with a red and gold painted frame. The central image shows a seated man in a white forehead band with a red dot, a long rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace with a pendant, bare-chested with a red wrap, marked with white stripes on the arms, and seated before a golden ornate throne with a kalasha finial. Before him stand a blue-toned bowl, a box and an ornate vessel. Red Tamil headline and caption text appear above and below. The portrait is a depiction, and its caption names the subject. The person in the portrait is shown as a painted figure, not a physical person in the scene.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait hangs on a wall, showing a seated young saint in a red-orange cloth with a white forehead band, red bindu, rudraksha necklaces and bead armlets, flanked by brass vessels and a blue ornate altar box with flames. Behind him is an ornate golden arch with a crown-like finial. Red text at the top reads Madurai Aadheenam, and a caption below gives the title of a guru lineage.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait labelled with the Tamil heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) shows a young man seated cross-legged on a red cushion before an ornate golden arched backdrop with lion motifs. He wears a white headband with a red dot, black and white beaded necklaces, a red shawl draped over his bare torso, and white markings on his arms. Before him stand a blue-and-white kalasha-style vessel, a decorated box and a small lidded urn. The portrait is a printed picture, not a live scene, and it carries a Tamil caption naming a spiritual head of the aadheenam.2012-05-11