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A framed painted portrait of a seated Shaiva guru titled Madurai Aadheenam in red Tamil script at the top. The seated figure is bare-chested, wearing a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with white tripundra marks on the forehead and arms, a red bindi, rudraksha malas and a grey bead necklace. He sits before an ornate gold throne with a radiating halo, his hands resting on a red cloth-covered tray holding a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver lingam box and a silver cup, with a red drum at his right. The painting is set on a tiled floor with diagonal lines. Tamil caption text at the bottom gives the 203rd guru lineage name.

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May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait titled in Tamil 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' (Madurai Aadheenam) shows a seated guru figure on a red cushioned mat before an ornate golden throne-backed arch with a crown finial. He wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala with a long grey-blue bead garland, a red bindu on the forehead, white horizontal markings on the arms, and a large maroon bolster beside him. Before him sit a conch-shaped shell on a pedestal, a white crystal-like shrine box and a silver-patterned kalasha-style pot. Green foliage and tiled floor form the background. The caption below reads in Tamil, naming a 25th guruji sannidhanam and Sri Sri Sundara Desika Paramacharya Swamigal.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated Shaiva guru, displayed as a historical poster of the Madurai Aadheenam lineage. The seated figure wears an orange-red cloth wrap, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, a sacred ash tripundra on the forehead, and a small gold pendant, sitting before a gilded throne with a golden arched backdrop. Silver ritual vessels, a silver box and a pyramid-topped container rest on a red cloth before him, with a silver conch-like object on the left. The painting is labelled in Tamil at the top and bottom. Because the portrait is painted, the figure is a depiction rather than a physically present person, and the appearance matches the page's reference to the lineage's guru, but the image does not establish this as a person with confidence.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait photographed in a wooden frame, showing a seated figure in a gold-framed arched backdrop. The seated figure wears a red and maroon shawl over the body, multiple strands of black and grey rudraksha malas across the chest, dark beaded armbands, gold earrings and a red bindi on the forehead. Before him on a red cloth stand a silver lidded urn, a silver box with a domed top and a silver bowl with a lid. A Tamil heading in red reads 'Madurai Aadheenam' above the image and a caption below identifies a 113th guru of a Madurai monastic lineage. The painted seated figure is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene; the portrait's caption names the lineage, not a visible person.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait displayed indoors on a tiled floor, with a red-and-yellow decorative frame and a title in Tamil reading Madurai Adheenam. The printed image shows a seated, bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking, a red-orange cloth draped over his lap, and rudraksha mala and white bead necklaces. He sits on an ornate golden throne with a radiating halo behind him, flanked by decorative lion motifs. Before him are a mirror-like disc, a small lit flame or lamp on a box, and a kalasha-style brass vessel. The lower caption lists a Tamil guru lineage name beneath the image. This is a depiction in print, not a person physically present, and the printed caption names a lineage teacher rather than an identifiable figure in the scene.2012-05-12A framed painted poster titled Madurai Aadheenam in Tamil script at the top. It depicts a seated saint on an orange cushioned seat with maroon bolsters, in front of a gold ornate throne back. He wears orange-red robes, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a long beaded necklace; white ash stripes mark his arms. Silver ritual vessels stand before him: a bowl with a lid, a pyramidal box and a round urn with flames. The bottom panel carries Tamil caption text. The figure is a painted depiction, not a physical person.2012-05-12