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A framed photographic portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair and a white beard, wearing white clothing, hung on a wall. A garland of red, pink, white and gold flowers with beads drapes across the frame. Two decorative blue and gold peacock ornaments flank the portrait sides, and a small white light fixture hangs above it. A Tamil caption printed in red script runs along the bottom of the frame, attributing the portrait to a named saint. No physical people are present in the scene.

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A framed printed portrait of a bearded elderly man standing barefoot, bare-chested, with a loose lilac-white dhoti or cloth draped over his legs and a long white-and-gold bead garland with black accents hanging from his shoulders. One hand is raised in blessing against a green foliage backdrop with a temple gopuram stairway and painted deity figures behind him. Tamil caption at the top and bottom of the gilt frame. The portrait sits on a wall indoors. Because this is a printed portrait, no physical person is counted. The figure's garb is a bare-chested ascetic style with a white garland; the portrait is captioned with a Tamil name, so identity rests on that caption rather than appearance.A small shrine niche holding a framed photograph of an elderly bearded man with white forehead markings, wearing a white garment and seated before a red cushion. The portrait is draped with a golden-red shawl and two white cloths. Two tall brass oil lamps flank the photo, with a brass dish, small containers and a tray of sacred ash or powder before it. To the left hangs a framed printed list of text, and to the right a colourful framed embroidered panel of a peacock among flowers. The printed caption under the portrait reads in Tamil, and the floor is bare grey concrete. No physical people are present.2012-05-11A framed photograph of an elderly man with white hair and a white moustache, wearing a white shirt and a red kumkum tilak on his forehead. The framed print is hung with a garland of white beads, green leaves and red and gold beads. Behind him is a blurred green hillside and lawn. A handwritten caption in Tamil script appears along the lower edge of the photo, and a small date is printed at the lower left. The gilt wooden frame has an ornate border. No a person candidate is visible; the portrait shows a printed photo of an elderly man only.A printed portrait poster of an elderly white-bearded ascetic with a shaved head and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, seated cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed. He wears a white cloth wrap over his shoulders and a white dhoti, and his bare arms rest on his lap. Behind him is a large dark tree trunk, and the poster border is decorated with yellow and red flowers. A caption band at the bottom reads the name of a Satguru in Tamil script, with Nadu Pazhani written below it, identifying the subject by printed caption only.1978 - TiruvannamalaiMay 01 20142014-05-01March 01 20182018-03-01A photograph of a man in a red silk shirt seated against a plain white wall beside a framed portrait. He wears a white tilak across his forehead with a red kumkum dot and has grey hair and a grey beard. The framed portrait on the left shows an older man with white hair, a white moustache and a red dot on his forehead, in a white shirt in front of green foliage, decorated with a garland of white and red beads along the top of the frame. A printed caption in Tamil script appears at the bottom of the portrait. The framed photo is a printed portrait, not a living person.A framed photograph hangs on a mustard yellow wall, showing a seated elderly man bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth around his lower body, a rudraksha mala draped over his chest, a white forehead marking, and a beaded crown-like band on his head. He sits in a wooden chair against a turquoise backdrop, hands folded in his lap. The frame is red with gold leaf patterns. Printed Tamil caption text appears below the portrait. The photo is a printed picture, not a live person, so no physical people are present.2018-03-01A framed printed portrait of an older bearded man with grey beard, wearing thick-rimmed glasses, white tripundra on the forehead, and a white flower garland around his neck, bare-chested. The portrait is mounted behind the bars of a blue-painted window in a whitewashed wall, beside a yellow-and-blue door. The printed portrait is a depiction on a photograph, and the appearance-based cues are not sufficient to confirm the identity of the person shown, so the figure is described by role as a pictured devotee or priest.2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01A photograph of an older man with grey hair and a grey moustache standing before a whitewashed wall. He wears a white collared shirt with a shirt pocket holding a pen and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him hangs a dark wooden board listing names and amounts of 1000 in white lettering, and beside him a dark plaque with Tamil text on a white wall. A green door frame edges the right side. He is a man in ordinary clothing, not a sannyasi, and he is not in a ritual setting.