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A 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.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 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 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.2012-05-12May 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 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted poster of a seated Shaivite religious teacher on a red cushioned mat, backed by an ornate gold throne-like panel and green floral wall. He wears an orange-red dhoti and wrap, a white jasmine garland, a rudraksha mala over the chest, and white tripundra lines on the forehead and arms, with a red bindi. Silver ritual vessels and a spiral incense coil sit before him on the mat. The top banner reads Tamil text for Madurai Aadheenam, and the bottom caption names a list of 129th-generation guru pontiffs. No physical people are present; the seated figure is painted, so this is a depiction on a poster.2012-05-11A framed painted portrait labelled in Tamil "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top, showing a seated saint on a red cushion before a golden arched backdrop with a crown-like finial. The figure is bare-chested with a red and black striped shawl, multiple rudraksha malas, and a red bindi on the forehead; the caption at the bottom is a Tamil guru lineage inscription. Silver ritual vessels, a silver box and a bowl with lid sit on the red cloth before him. The frame is wooden and the picture is a printed or painted poster-style portrait of a guru, not a live scene.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated saint on a gold arched throne with a red cushion. The figure is bare-chested with a red and white striped shawl, layered white and black beaded malas, and a red tilak on the forehead. Silver ritual vessels, a kalasha-like urn, a box and a cup, sit before him on a red cloth. The painting is a depiction, not a live person. The top Tamil heading and bottom caption, which name a guru lineage, identify the portrait as a depiction of Madurai Adheenam's 96th guru. No physical people are present.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12