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Framed black-and-white photographs on a wall display, shown at an angle beneath gold draping and torn pink, yellow and purple paper streamers. The left print shows a seated figure with a wrapped head and beaded necklaces. The right print shows a standing figure with long hair and a garland, beside a small temple scene. Below the prints are printed captions labelling them as Adheenam and Gurumahasannidhanam pontiffs of Madurai Adheenam, and a Sri La Sri Arunagirinatha Sri Jnanasambanda Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. To the right is a large colour print of Ganesha with a gold crown, red tilak and gold jewellery. No people are visible.

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Photograph of a shrine corner framed by gold drapes with pink and gold fabric trim. Left, a framed print shows a seated bearded sage with a garland and a head wrap beside a second framed print of a crowned Ganesha deity murti with white tusks and a red trident mark on the forehead. Two printed captions below read Madurai Aadheenam, 291st Gurumahasannidhanam, Sri Socasundara Sri Jnanasambanda Desika Paramacharya Swamiji and 292nd Gurumahasannidhanam, Sri La Sri Arunagirinatha Sri Jnanasambanda Desika Paramacharya Swamiji. A large cloth backdrop on the right shows a painted Ganesha with a golden crown, red tilak, jewelled necklaces and a ruby-red trunk. No people are visibly present in the frame apart from a partial hand and red cloth at the right edge.2021-10-29Framed photographs hang on a wall beside a large colourful painted deity image of Ganesha with an ornate golden crown, tusks, red tilak and gold necklace. A framed printed caption reads "Madurai Aadheenam 292nd Gurumahasannidhanam Sri La Sri Arunagirinatha Sri Jnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal" beneath a black-and-white photo of a seated robed figure with rudraksha mala. Below, a framed photo shows a standing figure with a forehead marking, beaded necklaces and draped cloth against a patterned backdrop. Gold fabric drapes between the frames, and a cutout figure wearing orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a flower garland at right.2021-11-06KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 10/29/20212021-10-29A framed black-and-white portrait labelled as a Madurai Adhinam guru hangs on a wall, draped with a gold cord with tassels and decorated with pale flowers. The seated man wears a crown-like headdress, layered beaded necklaces and an armband. Beside it, a large colourful deity poster shows an elephant-headed Ganesha with a crown, red tilak and trident mark, gold jewellery and jewelled ornaments, with pink, yellow and purple fabric streamers above. A printed label beneath the portrait reads Madurai Aadheenam, 292nd Gurumahasannidhanam Sri La Sri Arunagirinatha Sri Jnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. No people are physically present in the scene.2021-08-24KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 8/20/20212021-08-20KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 8/18/20212021-08-18A photograph of a shrine corner with a large cutout or printed figure of a smiling person wearing a rudraksha-bead crown, multiple layers of rudraksha and beaded malas, and a rust-coloured garment, holding a bundle of green sprigs with white flowers. Behind it is a colourful painted backdrop of a deity murti with an elephant head, red tilak and ornate gold crown, beside a framed black-and-white photograph of a seated figure in a turban and garland. Tied ribbons in pink, purple, yellow and orange hang at the top left. The printed portrait caption reads Madurai Aadheenam, 292nd Gurumahasannidhanam, Sri Arunagirinatha Sri Jnanasambanda Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. No physical people are clearly present.2021-10-29A photograph of a wall display in an indoor room with framed black-and-white portraits of seated Shaiva Siddhanta-style religious leaders (Madurai Aadheenam gurumahasannidhanams). The top-left portrait shows a seated man in white clothes with rudraksha malas and a flower garland. The top-right portrait shows a seated man in a crown-like headdress with layered beaded necklaces, decorated with a garland of pink and white hibiscus-like flowers hanging from a gold tassel cord. Below, a portrait of a seated figure beside urn-like pots, and another seated figure in a headdress with rudraksha malas. Gold silk drapes hang between the frames, and colourful pink, yellow and purple tissue streamers hang at the top. No people are physically present in the scene.2021-08-22A smiling man with a shaved head stands at right in a red-orange garment with a flower crown of yellow marigolds and pink blossoms, layered with beaded necklaces and a white flower garland. Behind him a large colourful deity murti of Ganesha with a crown, tusks and red trunk marking is displayed. At left, a framed black-and-white photograph shows a seated man in ornate beaded necklaces and a headdress, labelled in print as a Madurai Adheenam 292nd Gurumahasannidhanam, Sri La Sri Arunagirinatha Sri Jnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. Colourful paper streamers hang at the top of the frame.2021-11-06KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 8/23/20212021-08-23KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 5/25/20212021-05-25A photograph of a framed black-and-white portrait of a man wearing an ornate crown, layered rudraksha malas and a heavy ceremonial necklace, placed beside a gold silk drape and a colourful printed image of Ganesha with a red trident mark on his forehead. A pale hibiscus flower garland hangs over the frame's corner, and the scene is part of a home altar display with pink ribbons above.2021-08-28