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A framed painted portrait standing on the floor, showing a shaved-headed seated figure in red-orange robes with a red vertical tilak, a white-and-black beaded necklace, and white-painted markings on the arms. He sits on a red cushion before a gilded arched backdrop, with silver ritual vessels and a conch-shaped object on a tray in front of him. The green tiled floor and frame surround the painting, and Tamil caption text appears at the top and bottom of the frame.

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A framed painted poster of a seated saint on a red-and-gold cushioned platform before an ornate golden throne, against a green tiled-floor backdrop. The saint has a shaved head, a red bindi and white urdhva pundra marks, wears an orange-red garment with a large silver-bead and black rudraksha-style mala, and has white striped marks on the arms. Silver ritual vessels, a silver kalasha-like pot and a silver box, sit on the tray before him. The Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam, with a caption below naming the 71st guru of the lineage, Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, printed on the poster itself.2012-05-12A framed painted poster titled Madurai Aadheenam in red Tamil script sits on a wall above a green-tiled floor. It shows a seated saint with a shaved head, white and red forehead marks, white stripes on arms, black and white beaded malas and a bright red-orange cloth, seated on a golden throne with a gold-patterned backrest. A small gold-trimmed mat holds a silver conch-shaped vessel, a silver box and a silver pot. The bottom caption in red Tamil names a guru pitha lineage, with the Tamil caption reading 175th Guru Mahasannidhanam Sri Sri Nellaiyappa Sri Gnanasambandha Desikapuramachara Swamigal. The figure is a painted depiction of a religious teacher, not a photographed person; no physical people are present.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait titled in Tamil with the heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) in red letters at top. A seated saint in red and orange robes, with rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, a red bindi and white sacred ash on the forehead, sits on a red cloth before a gold arched backdrop. Silver ritual objects, including a covered urn, a boxed container and a bowl, are arranged in front of him. A Tamil caption at the bottom names the successor line. Not a physical photo of people; the seated figure is a painted depiction of a religious teacher.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait titled Madurai Aadheenam hangs against a light wall. A seated saint in orange-red robes sits on a red cushioned seat before a gold arched backdrop, with a golden crown-like finial above. He wears black rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a red shawl draped over one shoulder, earrings and a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest on silver-grey ritual objects, including a covered pot, a box-shaped vessel and a bowl. The painting is displayed as a framed depiction rather than a live person.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait hangs on a wall beside a blue door, showing a seated saint in orange robes with a red-and-white tilak, rudraksha malas, a long silver-beaded garland and a sacred shawl over one shoulder. Behind him is a gilded arch with a decorative frame. He sits on an orange cushion before a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver tray and a striped square object, with one hand resting on a silver vessel. The painting's Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam, and the caption below is a Tamil label for the seventy-seventh guru-lineage head. The printed portrait is not a physical person; the figure is shown as a depiction, and the appearance cues are distinctive but the identity rests on the printed caption rather than the face.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated guru, labelled with the Tamil heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top, showing a smiling bare-chested figure with shaved head, white and red tripundra markings, a red dot on the forehead, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a red-orange shawl over the shoulder. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched halo and a golden crown-like ornament, with a silver kamandalu-style vessel, a silver urn and a silver bowl with a conch-shaped spout arranged in front of him. The tiled green-and-cream floor and the printed Tamil caption at the bottom, naming the 72nd guru mahasannidhanam, frame the image.2012-05-12A painted portrait framed in wood shows a seated Tamil sage in orange-saffron robes, bare-chested with a sacred thread, a tripundra mark and a rudraksha mala. He wears layered white and gold necklaces and gold earrings, sits before an ornate gold arch, and rests his hands on a red cloth beside two silver cups and a silver box. Green fans frame the figure. Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam and a red Tamil caption below names the 19th guru mahasannidhanam. The painting is a depiction, and the figure's appearance does not clearly establish a candidate for a person, so a person is unsure.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated religious leader in a Madurai Aadheenam setting. The figure has a red bindi, a black and silver beaded mala, black rudraksha armbands, and a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched throne backdrop with a crown-like golden finial, flanked by green walls. Silver ritual vessels, a covered box, a bowl and a lid sit in front of him. The frame is wooden and the artwork is a painted depiction, not a living person. Printed Tamil headings and a caption appear above and below the image.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated saint in an ochre-orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred ash horizontal mark on his forehead and rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, sitting on an orange cushion before a golden radiant backdrop and a green floral-patterned background. Before him are a silver kalasha-style urn, a silver box, a silver bowl and a coiled incense stick. A crown-shaped gold ornament rests above his head. The Tamil caption above reads Madurai Aadheenam and the lower caption names the 127th guru mahasannidhanam, Sri Lasri Sivapada Hridaya Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, a printed name attributed to the caption, not identifying the figure.2012-05-12