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A framed painted portrait of a seated religious teacher in a wooden frame, photographed indoors against a blue door and tiled floor. The painting shows a smiling figure with a shaved head, a red tilak mark on the forehead, and a golden crown above a golden arch. The figure wears black rudraksha malas on the neck and arms, silver beaded chains, earrings, and a saffron-red shawl over a bare upper body. Before him on a red cloth sit silver vessels, a silver box and a silver cup with lid. The top banner reads Madurai Aadheenam and the lower caption names a guru in Tamil. This is a painted depiction, not a person present in the scene.

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A 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.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait titled Madurai Aadheenam in Tamil script hangs against a plain wall. It shows a seated saint with a shaved head, red tilak, black rudraksha malas on head, arms and chest, and a red-and-maroon striped shawl, seated before a gold arched backdrop on a red cushion. Silver vessels and a silver casket sit before him. The painted portrait's caption reads in Tamil as a guru-lineage title for the 94th head of the math. The figure is depicted in a painting, not physically present.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated bare-chested sage with a sandal-paste tilak and rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, wearing an orange-red shawl and a golden ornamented necklace. He sits on a red cloth before an ornate golden arch, flanked by a silver urn, a silver box and a bowl, with a coiled incense spiral at his right. The top panel reads Madurai Aadheenam and the bottom caption names a 149th guru of the Madurai Aadheenam lineage.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated saint on a gold arched throne with a red cushion. The figure is bare-chested with a red and white striped shawl, layered white and black beaded malas, and a red tilak on the forehead. Silver ritual vessels, a kalasha-like urn, a box and a cup, sit before him on a red cloth. The painting is a depiction, not a live person. The top Tamil heading and bottom caption, which name a guru lineage, identify the portrait as a depiction of Madurai Adheenam's 96th guru. No physical people are present.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait photographed in a wooden frame, showing a seated figure in a gold-framed arched backdrop. The seated figure wears a red and maroon shawl over the body, multiple strands of black and grey rudraksha malas across the chest, dark beaded armbands, gold earrings and a red bindi on the forehead. Before him on a red cloth stand a silver lidded urn, a silver box with a domed top and a silver bowl with a lid. A Tamil heading in red reads 'Madurai Aadheenam' above the image and a caption below identifies a 113th guru of a Madurai monastic lineage. The painted seated figure is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene; the portrait's caption names the lineage, not a visible person.2012-05-11