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A framed printed portrait hangs on a wall, showing a seated young saint in a red-orange cloth with a white forehead band, red bindu, rudraksha necklaces and bead armlets, flanked by brass vessels and a blue ornate altar box with flames. Behind him is an ornate golden arch with a crown-like finial. Red text at the top reads Madurai Aadheenam, and a caption below gives the title of a guru lineage.

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A framed printed portrait labelled in Tamil as the Madurai Aadheenam hangs on a wall. A seated man in a red-and-white dhoti with bare chest wears a white forehead band with a red mark, black rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a dark bead necklace. He sits before an ornate golden throne with a sunburst backdrop, flanked by blue brass-like vessels: a kalasha-style pot, a small pot and a container at the front. This is a depiction of a seated priest-like figure, shown on a poster, not a physical person in the scene. The caption reads a Tamil honorific for the 265th guru mahasannidhanam of Madurai Aadheenam, Jnanasambandhar Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The appearance cues are not sufficient to name the figure as a person, so a person is unsure.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait labelled with the Tamil heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) shows a young man seated cross-legged on a red cushion before an ornate golden arched backdrop with lion motifs. He wears a white headband with a red dot, black and white beaded necklaces, a red shawl draped over his bare torso, and white markings on his arms. Before him stand a blue-and-white kalasha-style vessel, a decorated box and a small lidded urn. The portrait is a printed picture, not a live scene, and it carries a Tamil caption naming a spiritual head of the aadheenam.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait displayed on a tiled floor, labelled in Tamil "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top. The image shows a shaved-headed seated figure with a white forehead band and red bindi, bare-chested with a red-maroon cloth draped over the lower body, wearing black rudraksha malas on the neck and arms, with white marks on the arms. He sits before a golden ornate arch and multiple brass vessels, a kumkum container and a lamp-like object. The bottom caption is in Tamil, identifying a guru-title with a number 238. The figure is depicted in a printed portrait, not physically present, and no person appearance-based identification is made.2012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11A framed printed portrait displayed on a tiled floor, headed in red Tamil script 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' (Madurai Aadheenam). The portrait shows a seated young figure with a white headband bearing a red tilak, bare-chested, wearing a red cloth, black rudraksha malas, white beaded necklaces and white-striped armbands, seated before a golden ornate throne with a gilded arch and carved lion figures. Brass-like vessels, a small blue-patterned altar box with a flame and a covered urn sit in front.2012-05-12A framed printed poster titled in red Tamil script reading Madurai Aadheenam. Its central image is a painted depiction of a seated guru with a white forehead band and red dot, rudraksha malas and a white beaded necklace, bare chest and red shawl, seated before a golden ornate backdrop with a sunburst. Before him are a blue-tinted bowl, a blue incense or offering box with flame, and a blue kalasha-like vessel on a red cloth. Printed Tamil caption below names the 232nd Guru Mahasannidhanam, Sri Sri Acharya Sharana, Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The poster hangs on a tiled floor.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait hangs on a wall, showing a seated figure in a gold arched backdrop with a red sun-like halo motif. The figure is bare-chested with a white forehead band and red bindu, white markings on the arms, black rudraksha malas, a blue beaded necklace and a red-and-gold draped cloth. Before him sit a blue kalasha-style vessel, a blue box-like object with a flame, and two blue urns. The frame is red with gold patterns. The printed caption in Tamil reads Madurai Aadheenam at the top and a Tamil line below identifying a guru lineage. The figure is a printed depiction, not a physical person in the room.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait of a seated Shaiva ascetic on a red-and-gold ornate backdrop, with a rounded arch and carved decorations behind him. He is bare-chested, wearing a red-orange dhoti and shawl, a white band with a red dot across his forehead, dark rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a gold ornament. Before him stand blue-outlined ritual vessels and a small box-shaped altar with a flame. The red-bordered frame carries Tamil text at the top and bottom.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12