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A 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.

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A framed printed painting of a seated sannyasi in a gilded arched frame, shown in a poster-like illustration. He has a red-orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder, white and black rudraksha malas, a white bead garland, a red bindu and horizontal tilak on his forehead, and white stripes on his arms. Before him stand silver-coloured ritual vessels, a sacred pot and a conch-like shell on a red cushion, with a green background. A printed Tamil heading and caption label the painting as the Madurai Aadheenam lineage, identifying the figure as a 76th guru of the institution. The depicted sannyasi is shown as a painted figure, not a physical person in the scene.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted poster titled in Tamil for Madurai Aadheenam shows a seated saint in an orange cloth, with white tripundra lines, a red dot on the forehead, black and white rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and a black rudraksha band on the upper arms. He sits on a red cushion with silver ritual vessels in front of an ornate golden arch and a teal background. The caption below is in Tamil script. Because it is a painted depiction, no physical person is present; the appearance is an illustrated figure and the printed caption names a guru lineage, not a verified identity from appearance alone.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated religious leader in the Madurai Aadheenam, labelled with the title மதுரை ஆதீனம் at the top. The figure has a red-orange shaved head with white and red tilak marks, a red bindi, black rudraksha malas on the head, arms and neck, and a long ornate necklace. He wears a red-orange dhoti and a red shawl over one shoulder, and sits before a gold arched halo and a red cushion with silver vessels, a casket and a bowl. A Tamil caption beneath gives the lineage title of the 79th guru maha sannidhanam.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 printed painting, shown in a wooden frame, of a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes against a green background and gold arch. The figure wears a rudraksha mala, a silver-beaded necklace, earrings, a red sash, and sacred ash lines on the arms and forehead. Silver ritual vessels, a kalasha-style pot, a box and a bowl sit on a red cushion before him.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A 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 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 printed portrait displayed on a tiled floor, headed in red Tamil script 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' (Madurai Aadheenam). The portrait shows a seated young figure with a white headband bearing a red tilak, bare-chested, wearing a red cloth, black rudraksha malas, white beaded necklaces and white-striped armbands, seated before a golden ornate throne with a gilded arch and carved lion figures. Brass-like vessels, a small blue-patterned altar box with a flame and a covered urn sit in front.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12