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A framed painted portrait titled in Tamil 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' (Madurai Aadheenam), showing a seated saint with a shaved head, red tilak and smiling face, bare-chested with a red-orange shawl and layered black and grey rudraksha malas, arm bands and a gold pendant. He sits on a red cushioned seat before a gold arched backdrop with green cushions, flanking silver ritual vessels including a lidded pot, a box, a bowl and a dish. A caption in red Tamil script beneath names the 189th guru-maha-sannidhanam, Sri Sri Ambalavana Desikar.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated religious teacher labelled as the 105th guru-maha sannidhanam of Madurai Aadheenam, shown on a red and gold cushioned seat before an ornate golden arch. The seated figure is bare-chested with a red tilak on the forehead, black rudraksha malas on the head, arms and neck, a white beaded sash, and a striped red-and-maroon shawl; a gold pendant hangs at the chest. Before him on a red cloth stand a silver kalasha-like urn, a silver box and a silver bowl with a lid. The painting is a static artwork, not a live event, and the printed Tamil heading and caption identify the institution and lineage.2012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated religious teacher hangs on a wall. The figure has a shaved head with a black braid-like ring of hair, a red bindi, a black bead necklace, rudraksha-style malas, and a red-orange shawl over the shoulders. He sits on a red cushion with blue floral pillows before a gold ornate arch and throne backdrop, with a silver kalasha, a small silver box, and a silver bowl placed in front of him. The painting is captioned at top in Tamil and at bottom with a Tamil inscription, rendered in red on a light background within a dark wooden frame. The depiction is a painted portrait, so no physical people are present.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated saint on a red cushioned dais with a gold arched backdrop and green walls. The saint has a shaved head, a red tilak mark on the forehead, and wears black rudraksha malas on the head, arms and neck, with silver-grey beads across the chest and a red striped shawl. Silver ritual vessels stand before him: a covered urn, a square casket and a cup. The top banner reads Madurai Aadheenam and the bottom caption identifies a 92nd guru maha sannidhanam, Sri Sri Srikanta Jnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, so the printed caption names this figure.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated religious teacher in an arched golden alcove, shown as a painting rather than a living person. The figure wears a saffron-orange cloth, a black rudraksha mala around the neck and arms, a grey-white beaded necklace, and a red tilak on the forehead with a golden crown above. Before him on a red cloth are silver ritual vessels: a covered urn, a box and a bowl. The top banner reads Madurai Aadheenam and a Tamil caption beneath names the 199th guru-pitha of Madurai Aadheenam, Sri Sri Madhurese Sri Gnanasambandha Desikaparamacharya Swamigal. The painting is a scan of a portrait and contains no physical people.2012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated Shaiva guru, a painting rather than a photograph of a living person. The figure is bare-chested with a red-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and waist, wearing rudraksha beads on the neck and arms, a horizontal white tripundra with a red dot on the forehead, and dark mala beads around the head. He sits on a red cushion before an ornate gold throne with deer and a gold arched backrest, with silver ritual vessels, a silver casket and a lidded silver urn in front of him. Green cushions flank him. The painting's Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam and a caption below names a teacher as the 221st guru of the lineage. No physical people are present.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A 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.2012-05-11A 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.2012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated bare-chested male figure on a red cushion before an ornate gold arch with a golden crown above. He wears a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, dark rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, white horizontal forehead marks and a red bindi, and sits between silver ceremonial vessels including a covered urn, a silver box and a bowl. The portrait is labelled in Tamil with 'Madurai Aadheenam' at the top and a caption naming a 91st guru mahasannidhanam, identifying the figure as a pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam. The figure is not a physical person in the scene and no identity is assigned from appearance.2012-05-11