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Printed book cover in blue and green with a gold frame. A painted standing saint in orange-red robes, bare-chested with sacred ash markings, raises one hand in blessing and holds a staff, against a landscape with a temple tower and a rooster. Below, a small photograph shows an elderly bespectacled man with white-striped forehead and a shawl. Tamil title and dedication text sit beside the painting, identifying a Sri Arunagirinathar festival commemorative volume honouring the late scholar A. Panduranganar. Aspect of a book cover; no physical people present.

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Vidwan panduranganarOctober 16 20062006-10-16A framed printed poster in Tamil titled Arulalar Arunagirinathar Thiruvizha, marked 13-8-2004, a commemorative souvenir (Paarattu Malar) for a festival year. Three small devotional images appear at the top: a Ganesha with Hindu deities at left, a central deity murti with a cobra-hooded crown beside a second deity against a hill backdrop, and a standing saffron-robed figure at right. Beneath them a white-clad elderly man with a sacred ash marking on his forehead stands holding a book, shown as a printed photograph on the poster. Rudraksha beads hang along the right edge of the frame. The lines of Tamil text praise the honoured elder as a Tamil scholar and sage, with the closing honorific Arulai Tamil Kurumunivar.2004-08-13March 03 20092009-03-03A 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.2012-05-12ஜனவரி 2018 பத்திரிகை செய்திScan of a book cover printed on orange paper. A black line drawing shows a seated bearded man with hair tied in a topknot, bare-chested and draped in a cloth over one shoulder, sitting cross-legged on a low wooden platform and holding a palm-leaf or wooden writing board, with a small book or stand beside him. Tamil title and author name appear at top and bottom. No physical people are present; the figure is a printed illustration.May 12 20122012-05-12A painted portrait framed in wood shows a seated Tamil sage in orange-saffron robes, bare-chested with a sacred thread, a tripundra mark and a rudraksha mala. He wears layered white and gold necklaces and gold earrings, sits before an ornate gold arch, and rests his hands on a red cloth beside two silver cups and a silver box. Green fans frame the figure. Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam and a red Tamil caption below names the 19th guru mahasannidhanam. The painting is a depiction, and the figure's appearance does not clearly establish a candidate for a person, so a person is unsure.2012-05-12Close photograph of a framed printed portrait hung beside a gold draped fabric with a twisted gold cord edge. The portrait shows a seated figure with long hair, a crown-like head covering, a rudraksha mala and ornate necklaces, wearing pale clothing and seated with hands resting in the lap. A caption strip below the image reads Madurai Aadheenam and 291st Gurumahasannidhanam. The printed figure is depicted, not a physical person in the scene; no physical people are visible.2021-10-29A 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.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12