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A framed painted poster titled "Madurai Aadheenam" at top shows a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white tilak and rudraksha malas, flanked by silver vessels and a silver box on a red cushion within a gilded arch. A caption below in Tamil identifies a guru-lineage portrait of the 80th guru-maha sannidhanam. A photographed poster of a painted portrait, no physical people present.

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A framed printed painting of a seated guru labelled with the heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam). The figure has a shaved head, a red bindi and white vibhuti stripes on the arms and chest, wears a saffron-orange garment, and is draped in a rudraksha mala and a long white pearl-like necklace. He sits on a red cushioned dais with a silver jar, a silver box and a silver bowl before him, against a gold-patterned arch. A portrait caption labels the figure as 80th guru maha sannidhanam Sri Sri Arunagirinatha Sri Ananthasundara Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, and the painting is set in a wooden frame behind glass.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated guru in an orange robe, bare-chested with white and red sectarian markings, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long silver-beaded necklace, and a red cloth draped over one shoulder. Behind him is an ornate golden arch with a carved face at its top. Before him on a red cushion sit silver vessels: a covered pot, a square silver box and a cup with a lid. The painting is labelled in Tamil script at the top as 'Madurai Aadheenam', with a Tamil caption along the bottom naming the Madurai Adheenam guru lineage.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed poster titled "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) showing a seated painted figure of a religious head. The figure has a shaved head with white and red tripundra markings, a red bindi, rudraksha and bead malas, a ceremonial gold necklace, and a saffron-red cloth draped over the shoulders and body. He sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate golden arch with a radiating halo and a crown-like finial. Before him on a red cloth are silver vessels: a kalasha-style urn, a silver box and a cup with a lid. The bottom caption names the 88th Gurumaha Sannidhanam Srila Sri Vilvanatha Sri Gnana Sambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal.2012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait titled in Tamil with the heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) at top. A seated, smiling male figure with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a red bindi wears black rudraksha malas on the neck and arms and a white bead garland across the chest. He wears a red-brown shawl and orange-red cloth, sits on a red cushion before a gilded arched backdrop, and has silver ritual vessels and a silver box in front of him. The caption below in Tamil names the 85th guru-maha sannidhanam. This is a printed painting, not a live person in the scene.2012-05-11A 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.2012-05-11A framed painted portrait displayed behind glass, labelled in Tamil at top "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam). A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head, red tilak and multiple rudraksha malas and a silver-beaded necklace sits on a red cushioned seat before a golden arched backdrop. Silver ritual vessels and a silver box with a lid sit on a red cloth in front of him. The caption below reads a Tamil title for the 64th guru mahasannidhanam. The figure is a painted depiction, not a physical person in the scene.2012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11