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Close 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.

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KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 10/29/20212021-10-29KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 11/6/20212021-11-06A framed photograph photographed at an angle in a dimly lit room, showing a black-and-white image of a seated robed man with a light forehead mark and layered beaded necklaces, holding a small object in his hand. Behind him is a patterned carpet and a potted plant, and in front are several white ceremonial pots and vessels on a low ledge. The matted print below carries a stylised caption labelled as Madurai Aadheenam, 290th Gurumahasannidhanam, Sri La Sri Swaminatha Sri Jnanasambandha Sri Paramacharya Swamigal. Other framed artwork and gold fabric are visible at the edges. The print is a depiction of a seated religious figure, not a live person, and no physical people are in the scene.2021-11-06A 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.2012-05-12A framed printed photograph, a poster of a seated Shaiva guru in front of an ornate golden backdrop with carved lions and a decorated arch. Above the figure, printed Tamil reads "மதுரை ஆதீன" (Madurai Aadheena), and a caption below reads the 230th guru lineage name with a Jnanasambandar line. The seated man is bare-chested, wears a rudraksha mala and a blue beaded necklace, a white forehead band with a red dot, and a red-orange wrap. Before him stand a blue-patterned kalasha or pot, a square fire pit with a flame, and a small blue urn. This is a poster, not a live scene. The figure is printed; he is not a person physically present.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait of a seated priest or sannyasi, set in a red and gold painted wooden frame and placed on a tiled floor. The figure wears a white headband with a red mark, bare-chested with a red wrap, rudraksha mala beads and white ceremonial necklaces, and white arm markings. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched backdrop, with three offering vessels in front of him: a bowl, a square box and a kalasha. The printed Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam, and the caption below is printed in Tamil with a legible name line. The image is a depiction on a printed poster, with no physical people present in the scene.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait labelled "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) hangs on a wall. A bare-chested seated figure with a white forehead band with a red dot, black rudraksha malas on the neck and arms, and white sacred ash marks on the arms sits before a gilded arched backdrop with a decorative face motif. He holds a small bowl and a rod-like object, with a blue-patterned incense or lamp stand, a covered box and a kalasha-like vessel in front of him. The printed caption below reads 280th guruMahasannidhanam Srila Sri Thiyagaraja Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, attributed to the caption text. The figure is a depiction in print, not a physically present person, and no identity is asserted from appearance.2012-05-11KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 10/29/20212021-10-29A framed photograph-print of a seated male figure in front of an ornate golden arched backdrop with a carved makara-like motif at the top. The man is bare-chested, wearing a red-orange cloth draped over his lap and shoulders, a white forehead band with a red dot, black rudraksha beads around his neck and arms, and a white-blue bead garland. Before him on a red cushion stand a blue-patterned kalasha-like vessel, a blue tiered square object with a flame, and a blue pedestal bowl with lid. The frame is red with yellow ornamentation. Red Tamil headline reads 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' and a Tamil caption below names a 251st guru-mahasannidhanam pontiff. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; the figure is a portrait depiction of a seated priest-like pontiff.2012-05-12