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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.