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A framed printed board mounted on a wall, showing two side-by-side portrait paintings on a green background with gold border. On the left, a bearded, bare-chested sage with white beard sits cross-legged in meditation with hands in lap, haloed by a yellow glow. On the right, a long-haired, bearded figure with dreadlocks gazes forward against a warm yellow backdrop. Printed headings and footer text name the two figures and a dhyana peedam at Tiruvannamalai. Visible human figures are only printed depictions, so no physical people are present.

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A framed green-and-gold signboard mounted on a wall shows two painted or printed portraits of bearded holy men with long matted hair. The left portrait depicts a bare-chested, seated figure in meditation posture on a white cushion, with a faint halo behind his head. The right portrait shows a long-haired, bearded man with a dark shawl. Printed text on the board labels the left portrait as "Brama Maharishi Mamunivar Isakki Sither" and the right as "Pancha Muga Davathiru Mani Sadhu", with a banner reading "Pancha Muga Dharishna Dhyana Peedam, Tiruvannamalai 606 602". No physical people are present; the figures are depicted only in print.2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09Rare archival collectionA sepia-toned vintage photograph of a bare-chested bearded man seated in padmasana (lotus pose) on a plain cloth in an open, dry landscape with sparse shrubs and a distant tree. His hands rest in dhyana mudra in his lap, and he gazes upward. A printed Tamil caption label is fixed across the top of the photo. There is one physical person in the scene.August 03 20082008-08-03Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamIsakki Swamigal +2 copiesA two-panel sepia graphic comparing two photographs of seated yogis meditating before rocky hills. On the left, a bearded, bare-chested older man sits in lotus posture, labelled "Isakki Swamigal". On the right, a younger man in a light cream head wrap wears a heavy necklace of rudraksha malas and sits cross-legged on a cloth. A printed caption reads "Brahmasukhi" Rajasekaran (HDH Nithyananda Paramashivam), attributing the name to the caption text. Overlaid white text describes the Guru-disciple lineage.2019-10-30November 13 20192019-11-13 +1 copiesOctober 16 20062006-10-16A framed black-and-white portrait of a bare-chested, white-bearded ascetic seated cross-legged is the centrepiece of an altar arrangement, with a Tamil caption printed above it. In front of the frame sits a small colour photograph of a woman in a light blue sari seated on rocks, holding a brass vessel. Objects on the red and gold cloth include a rolled paper scroll with an om-like symbol, two small tins, a conch shell, a rough brown seed or stone, a dark stone, a white shell with carved petal patterns, and a string of clear crystal beads. A small paper tag with handwritten notes sits among the items. The scene is a set of sacred items and portraits arranged for display.2005-12-22A framed printed poster hangs on a plain white wall, decorated with dried flower garland at its top. The central image shows a bearded, bare-chested sage with a topknot and hoop earrings, seated in meditation on a cushion against green trees and a golden halo, with a yellow-orange dhoti. Surrounding small panels show numerous seated and standing sages in orange, white and blue garments, some with ash marks, some with a cow, and Tamil captions below each panel and beneath the central figure. The image is a photograph of a wall poster; no physical people are present.2006-10-28