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A framed printed portrait labelled Madurai Aadheenam hangs on a wall. A seated bare-chested man with a white tilak band and a red dot on his forehead sits on an ornate golden throne with arched carved backing. He wears rudraksha beads and a gold chain, a red cloth draped over his lap, and he rests his hands on six white ceremonial kalasha-style vessels arranged in a row. The printed caption below gives the name of the 172nd guru-mahasannidhanam. This is a printed picture, not a live person, and the image is a depiction rather than an identified individual.

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A framed printed poster hangs on a wall beside a blue door. The title reads Madurai Aadheenam in blue Tamil script. Below is a painted-style portrait of a seated bare-chested man with a white forehead band bearing a red dot, a dark rudraksha-style mala and white beaded necklace, and striped white arm markings. He sits before an ornate golden arch and throne back. In front of him stand six white-and-blue ceremonial kalasha-style cups. The caption below in Tamil names 172nd Guru Mahasannidhanam Srila Srila Thonipuresa. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a person physically present in the room.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed photograph of a printed portrait on a wall, showing a seated man in a red-brown cloth with a white forehead band and a red dot, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, seated on a golden ornate throne with a golden arched backdrop. Before him stand a blue-and-white spouted vessel, a blue-and-white ritual box with a flame, and a second blue-and-white covered pot. The framed sign has a red patterned border and the Tamil heading in blue letters at the top, with a caption below. No physical people are present apart from the printed portrait, which is shown as a depiction rather than a person in the room.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed photograph-print of a seated male figure in front of an ornate golden arched backdrop with a carved makara-like motif at the top. The man is bare-chested, wearing a red-orange cloth draped over his lap and shoulders, a white forehead band with a red dot, black rudraksha beads around his neck and arms, and a white-blue bead garland. Before him on a red cushion stand a blue-patterned kalasha-like vessel, a blue tiered square object with a flame, and a blue pedestal bowl with lid. The frame is red with yellow ornamentation. Red Tamil headline reads 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' and a Tamil caption below names a 251st guru-mahasannidhanam pontiff. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; the figure is a portrait depiction of a seated priest-like pontiff.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait displayed in a tiled room, labelled in red Tamil script at top with "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam). The central image shows a seated bare-chested figure with a white forehead band and red tilak, wearing rudraksha malas, a shawl, and ornate gold-toned beads, seated on a cushioned throne with a golden arched backdrop and ceremonial pots in front. Below, a red-text caption reads "259 ஆவது குருமகாசன்னிதானம் ஸ்ரீலஶ்ரீ சிவஞான ஸ்ரீ ஞானசம்பந்த தேசிக பரமாச்சார்ய சுவாமிகள்" (259th Guru Mahasannidhanam, Sri Sivagnana Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal). The portrait is a printed picture, not a live person, and no physical people are visible in the scene.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait labelled "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) hangs on a wall. A bare-chested seated figure with a white forehead band with a red dot, black rudraksha malas on the neck and arms, and white sacred ash marks on the arms sits before a gilded arched backdrop with a decorative face motif. He holds a small bowl and a rod-like object, with a blue-patterned incense or lamp stand, a covered box and a kalasha-like vessel in front of him. The printed caption below reads 280th guruMahasannidhanam Srila Sri Thiyagaraja Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, attributed to the caption text. The figure is a depiction in print, not a physically present person, and no identity is asserted from appearance.2012-05-11A framed printed poster on a white board with a red-and-gold border, sitting on a tiled floor. The heading in red Tamil script reads Madurai Aadheenam. Below it, a photographic portrait shows a seated figure with a white headband and central mark, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and a silver-and-gold chain, draped in a red cloth, seated before an ornate golden arched backdrop with a carved kirtimukha-style face. Three blue-and-white ritual vessels, a kalasha-like urn, a flame-topped box and a bowl sit before the figure. The figure's appearance is consistent with a Madurai Aadheenam peetha head but is not established, so the portrait is a depiction of a seated religious leader on a peetha.2012-05-12