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A 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.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A 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.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A framed printed portrait of a seated Shaiva ascetic on a red-and-gold ornate backdrop, with a rounded arch and carved decorations behind him. He is bare-chested, wearing a red-orange dhoti and shawl, a white band with a red dot across his forehead, dark rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a gold ornament. Before him stand blue-outlined ritual vessels and a small box-shaped altar with a flame. The red-bordered frame carries Tamil text at the top and bottom.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait hangs on a wall, showing a seated figure in a gold arched backdrop with a red sun-like halo motif. The figure is bare-chested with a white forehead band and red bindu, white markings on the arms, black rudraksha malas, a blue beaded necklace and a red-and-gold draped cloth. Before him sit a blue kalasha-style vessel, a blue box-like object with a flame, and two blue urns. The frame is red with gold patterns. The printed caption in Tamil reads Madurai Aadheenam at the top and a Tamil line below identifying a guru lineage. The figure is a printed depiction, not a physical person in the room.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait displayed indoors on a tiled floor, with a red-and-yellow decorative frame and a title in Tamil reading Madurai Adheenam. The printed image shows a seated, bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking, a red-orange cloth draped over his lap, and rudraksha mala and white bead necklaces. He sits on an ornate golden throne with a radiating halo behind him, flanked by decorative lion motifs. Before him are a mirror-like disc, a small lit flame or lamp on a box, and a kalasha-style brass vessel. The lower caption lists a Tamil guru lineage name beneath the image. This is a depiction in print, not a person physically present, and the printed caption names a lineage teacher rather than an identifiable figure in the scene.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12