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A framed painted portrait of a seated saint, displayed in a wooden frame on a tiled floor against a blue door. The painting shows a bare-chested, shaved-headed figure with a red-and-white tilak, a black rudraksha mala, a silver-beaded necklace and an orange-red shawl draped over the shoulder and lap. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched halo, with white ash stripes on the arms, and his hands rest near a crystal kalasha-like pot, a crystal box and a bowl. Printed Tamil headings and a caption label the portrait.

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A framed painted portrait of a seated, bare-chested sage on a red-orange cloth with a golden arched backdrop and a sunburst behind his head. He wears a crown-like headdress, a white tripundra forehead mark with a red dot, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a red-orange shawl. Silver ritual vessels and a silver box sit before him, and green fans flank the seat. The printed title and caption identify the painting as Madurai Aadheenam and the 136th guru-lineage seat, Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya. The painting depicts a figure and is not a live person.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait labelled in Tamil with the heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) hangs on a wall. It shows a seated bare-chested man with a red bindi, horizontal white tilak, rudraksha and silver-bead malas, gold necklaces and earrings, and a saffron-orange cloth over his shoulder, flanked by a golden halo-like arch. Before him are silver vessels and a silver box on a red cloth. A caption beneath is in Tamil, identifying a 130th guru mahasannidhanam, Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The painting is a depiction, not a person physically present.2012-05-11A framed painted poster titled மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) shows a seated saint in an orange-red robe with a sash, bare-chested, with white and red forehead marks, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and gold ornaments. He sits before a golden radiant halo and an ornate gold frame, with silver ritual vessels and a silver box before him. The lower caption identifies a guru lineage portrait. The figure is a painted depiction, not a physical person in the scene.2012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated saint on a red cloth with a gilded arched backdrop. He is bare-chested with a red-orange dhoti-like wrap, a sacred thread, layers of rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, a red tilak on the forehead and white lines on the arms. Brass ritual items sit before him: a covered pot, a pyramid-shaped box and a bowl with a spiral incense coil. The top label reads Madurai Aadheenam and the lower caption names the 150th guru pooja of the Sannidhanam, Sri Sri Sivanandayogindra Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The framed painting is a depiction, and the seated figure is a painted portrait of a religious teacher, not an identified living person.2012-05-12A 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.2012-05-11A framed printed poster of a seated saint in saffron-orange robes on a golden throne with an arched backdrop. The figure wears white horizontal tilak lines and a red dot on the forehead, rudraksha malas, a long beaded necklace and a red shawl draped over one shoulder. Silver ritual vessels, a silver box and a bowl sit on a red cloth before him, and his hands rest on the cloth. The printed Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam, with a caption below naming the 114th guru pitham. This is a painted depiction, not a person physically present.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated sannyasi labelled in Tamil "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top. The figure sits cross-legged on an orange-red cloth with a rounded gold-rimmed backdrop and an arched halo behind him. He wears an orange-red shawl, a gold chest ornament, black rudraksha malas, silver-white beaded malas, and white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and arms, with a red-gold dot at the centre of the forehead. Silver ritual vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a cup, sit before him on the cloth. The painting is a print or portrait, not a physical person in the scene. A Tamil caption at the bottom names the guru lineage. a person candidate appearance is uncertain for this painted figure, so the portrait is treated as a depiction without a confirmed identity.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12