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A framed photograph of a printed portrait on a wall, showing a seated man in a red-brown cloth with a white forehead band and a red dot, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, seated on a golden ornate throne with a golden arched backdrop. Before him stand a blue-and-white spouted vessel, a blue-and-white ritual box with a flame, and a second blue-and-white covered pot. The framed sign has a red patterned border and the Tamil heading in blue letters at the top, with a caption below. No physical people are present apart from the printed portrait, which is shown as a depiction rather than a person in the room.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11A framed photograph displayed indoors on a wall, showing a printed portrait of a seated bare-chested religious leader in front of an ornate golden throne-like backdrop with a decorated arch and sunburst motif. The seated figure wears a white forehead band with a red dot, rudraksha malas around the neck and arms, a sacred thread, and a dark red-brown cloth around the waist. Before him stand a kalasha-like vessel, a small pot, and a square fire-altar block with flames, all rendered in blue. The frame is red and gold patterned. The printed caption at the bottom names Madurai Aadheenam and a Tamil honorific title for a 287th guru lineage holder, and the top banner reads Madurai Aadheenam. Only the portrait is shown; no physical people are present.2012-05-12A 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.2012-05-12A 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 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.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait photographed on a tiled floor, with a red and gold painted frame. The central image shows a seated man in a white forehead band with a red dot, a long rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace with a pendant, bare-chested with a red wrap, marked with white stripes on the arms, and seated before a golden ornate throne with a kalasha finial. Before him stand a blue-toned bowl, a box and an ornate vessel. Red Tamil headline and caption text appear above and below. The portrait is a depiction, and its caption names the subject. The person in the portrait is shown as a painted figure, not a physical person in the scene.2012-05-12A framed printed photograph of a seated man in a red-framed poster board, labelled in Tamil as Madurai Aadheenam. The man sits before a golden ornate backdrop, wearing a white headband with a red dot, a rudraksha mala necklace and armbands, bare-chested with a red-maroon cloth wrapped at the waist. Brass or silver vessels, a kalasha-like pot and a small ornate box stand before him. The printed portrait caption reads a Tamil description of the 255th Guru Mahasannidhanam Sri Sri Uma Maheshwara Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The frame has a red border with gold patterns.2012-05-12A 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.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12