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A framed painted portrait hangs against a wall, showing a seated sannyasi-style figure with a shaved head, red-orange vibhuti and tilak on the forehead, and a red-orange cloth draped over the shoulder and body. He wears layered rudraksha-style and crystal-bead malas and gold ornaments, sits on a red cushion before a golden arched backdrop, and rests his hands near a silver-toned kalasha, a silver square box and a silver bowl. The painting is a depiction, not a physical person present. The framed panel bears the Tamil heading 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' and a Tamil caption naming the 52nd guru-mahasannidhanam of Madurai Aadheenam, Sri Lasri Ulaganatha Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, though the caption does not establish the portrait's identity beyond the printed name.

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May 11 20122012-05-11A framed printed portrait photographed on a tiled floor, with a red and gold painted frame. The central image shows a seated man in a white forehead band with a red dot, a long rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace with a pendant, bare-chested with a red wrap, marked with white stripes on the arms, and seated before a golden ornate throne with a kalasha finial. Before him stand a blue-toned bowl, a box and an ornate vessel. Red Tamil headline and caption text appear above and below. The portrait is a depiction, and its caption names the subject. The person in the portrait is shown as a painted figure, not a physical person in the scene.2012-05-12A framed painted poster titled in Tamil for Madurai Aadheenam shows a seated saint in an orange cloth, with white tripundra lines, a red dot on the forehead, black and white rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and a black rudraksha band on the upper arms. He sits on a red cushion with silver ritual vessels in front of an ornate golden arch and a teal background. The caption below is in Tamil script. Because it is a painted depiction, no physical person is present; the appearance is an illustrated figure and the printed caption names a guru lineage, not a verified identity from appearance alone.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated saint in an ochre-orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred ash horizontal mark on his forehead and rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, sitting on an orange cushion before a golden radiant backdrop and a green floral-patterned background. Before him are a silver kalasha-style urn, a silver box, a silver bowl and a coiled incense stick. A crown-shaped gold ornament rests above his head. The Tamil caption above reads Madurai Aadheenam and the lower caption names the 127th guru mahasannidhanam, Sri Lasri Sivapada Hridaya Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, a printed name attributed to the caption, not identifying the figure.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait of a seated priest or sannyasi, set in a red and gold painted wooden frame and placed on a tiled floor. The figure wears a white headband with a red mark, bare-chested with a red wrap, rudraksha mala beads and white ceremonial necklaces, and white arm markings. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched backdrop, with three offering vessels in front of him: a bowl, a square box and a kalasha. The printed Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam, and the caption below is printed in Tamil with a legible name line. The image is a depiction on a printed poster, with no physical people present in the scene.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait titled Madurai Aadheenam in Tamil script hangs against a plain wall. It shows a seated saint with a shaved head, red tilak, black rudraksha malas on head, arms and chest, and a red-and-maroon striped shawl, seated before a gold arched backdrop on a red cushion. Silver vessels and a silver casket sit before him. The painted portrait's caption reads in Tamil as a guru-lineage title for the 94th head of the math. The figure is depicted in a painting, not physically present.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated guru, labelled with the Tamil heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top, showing a smiling bare-chested figure with shaved head, white and red tripundra markings, a red dot on the forehead, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a red-orange shawl over the shoulder. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched halo and a golden crown-like ornament, with a silver kamandalu-style vessel, a silver urn and a silver bowl with a conch-shaped spout arranged in front of him. The tiled green-and-cream floor and the printed Tamil caption at the bottom, naming the 72nd guru mahasannidhanam, frame the image.2012-05-12A 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 painted portrait of a seated sannyasi-style guru on a red cushioned dais, displayed in a glass-covered frame. The figure is bare-chested with an orange-red shawl draped over the shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas of black and grey beads around the neck and arms, white and red tilak lines on the forehead and arms, and a red bindi. Silver ritual vessels stand before him, including a covered urn, a square box and a cup. A gold arched halo with floral borders and a gold-framed backdrop surrounds him. A printed header reads Madurai Aadheenam and a caption below gives a Tamil lineage title. This is a depiction, not a person physically present, and the printed caption names the lineage rather than a visible face-based identity.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12