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A framed photograph displayed indoors on a wall, showing a printed portrait of a seated bare-chested religious leader in front of an ornate golden throne-like backdrop with a decorated arch and sunburst motif. The seated figure wears a white forehead band with a red dot, rudraksha malas around the neck and arms, a sacred thread, and a dark red-brown cloth around the waist. Before him stand a kalasha-like vessel, a small pot, and a square fire-altar block with flames, all rendered in blue. The frame is red and gold patterned. The printed caption at the bottom names Madurai Aadheenam and a Tamil honorific title for a 287th guru lineage holder, and the top banner reads Madurai Aadheenam. Only the portrait is shown; no physical people are present.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed photograph of a printed portrait on a wall, showing a seated man in a red-brown cloth with a white forehead band and a red dot, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, seated on a golden ornate throne with a golden arched backdrop. Before him stand a blue-and-white spouted vessel, a blue-and-white ritual box with a flame, and a second blue-and-white covered pot. The framed sign has a red patterned border and the Tamil heading in blue letters at the top, with a caption below. No physical people are present apart from the printed portrait, which is shown as a depiction rather than a person in the room.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait of a seated priest or sannyasi, set in a red and gold painted wooden frame and placed on a tiled floor. The figure wears a white headband with a red mark, bare-chested with a red wrap, rudraksha mala beads and white ceremonial necklaces, and white arm markings. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched backdrop, with three offering vessels in front of him: a bowl, a square box and a kalasha. The printed Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam, and the caption below is printed in Tamil with a legible name line. The image is a depiction on a printed poster, with no physical people present in the scene.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait photographed on a tiled floor, with a red and gold painted frame. The central image shows a seated man in a white forehead band with a red dot, a long rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace with a pendant, bare-chested with a red wrap, marked with white stripes on the arms, and seated before a golden ornate throne with a kalasha finial. Before him stand a blue-toned bowl, a box and an ornate vessel. Red Tamil headline and caption text appear above and below. The portrait is a depiction, and its caption names the subject. The person in the portrait is shown as a painted figure, not a physical person in the scene.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed photograph of a seated man in a red-framed poster board, labelled in Tamil as Madurai Aadheenam. The man sits before a golden ornate backdrop, wearing a white headband with a red dot, a rudraksha mala necklace and armbands, bare-chested with a red-maroon cloth wrapped at the waist. Brass or silver vessels, a kalasha-like pot and a small ornate box stand before him. The printed portrait caption reads a Tamil description of the 255th Guru Mahasannidhanam Sri Sri Uma Maheshwara Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The frame has a red border with gold patterns.2012-05-12A 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 20122012-05-12A framed printed photograph, a poster of a seated Shaiva guru in front of an ornate golden backdrop with carved lions and a decorated arch. Above the figure, printed Tamil reads "மதுரை ஆதீன" (Madurai Aadheena), and a caption below reads the 230th guru lineage name with a Jnanasambandar line. The seated man is bare-chested, wears a rudraksha mala and a blue beaded necklace, a white forehead band with a red dot, and a red-orange wrap. Before him stand a blue-patterned kalasha or pot, a square fire pit with a flame, and a small blue urn. This is a poster, not a live scene. The figure is printed; he is not a person physically present.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed poster on a white board with a red-and-gold border, sitting on a tiled floor. The heading in red Tamil script reads Madurai Aadheenam. Below it, a photographic portrait shows a seated figure with a white headband and central mark, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and a silver-and-gold chain, draped in a red cloth, seated before an ornate golden arched backdrop with a carved kirtimukha-style face. Three blue-and-white ritual vessels, a kalasha-like urn, a flame-topped box and a bowl sit before the figure. The figure's appearance is consistent with a Madurai Aadheenam peetha head but is not established, so the portrait is a depiction of a seated religious leader on a peetha.2012-05-12