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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.

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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.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 20082008-03-27September 13 20112011-09-13May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA 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.2012-05-11A seated man on a gilded throne (peetha) before gold drapery, wearing a tall black turban with a crescent ornament, a red tilak on the forehead, multiple rudraksha malas, a large ornate gold pendant, and a striped orange-and-brown garment. He raises one hand in blessing. Flanking him are two gilded deity murti with floral garlands in pink, blue and white, one holding a veena. In the foreground is a brass lamp dish. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, identified by the turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold adornments.2021-03-11January 13 20212021-01-13A 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 copies