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A framed painted poster titled Madurai Aadheenam in red Tamil script sits on a wall above a green-tiled floor. It shows a seated saint with a shaved head, white and red forehead marks, white stripes on arms, black and white beaded malas and a bright red-orange cloth, seated on a golden throne with a gold-patterned backrest. A small gold-trimmed mat holds a silver conch-shaped vessel, a silver box and a silver pot. The bottom caption in red Tamil names a guru pitha lineage, with the Tamil caption reading 175th Guru Mahasannidhanam Sri Sri Nellaiyappa Sri Gnanasambandha Desikapuramachara Swamigal. The figure is a painted depiction of a religious teacher, not a photographed person; no physical people are present.

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A framed painted portrait standing on the floor, showing a shaved-headed seated figure in red-orange robes with a red vertical tilak, a white-and-black beaded necklace, and white-painted markings on the arms. He sits on a red cushion before a gilded arched backdrop, with silver ritual vessels and a conch-shaped object on a tray in front of him. The green tiled floor and frame surround the painting, and Tamil caption text appears at the top and bottom of the frame.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A 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.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A 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.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated guru, labelled with the Tamil heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top, showing a smiling bare-chested figure with shaved head, white and red tripundra markings, a red dot on the forehead, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a red-orange shawl over the shoulder. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched halo and a golden crown-like ornament, with a silver kamandalu-style vessel, a silver urn and a silver bowl with a conch-shaped spout arranged in front of him. The tiled green-and-cream floor and the printed Tamil caption at the bottom, naming the 72nd guru mahasannidhanam, frame the image.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 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.2012-05-11