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A framed photograph, faded and warm-toned, of a seated male figure with a white horizontal tripundra marked with a red bindi-like dot across the forehead. He sits cross-legged, bare-chested, with a moustache, hands resting near his lap, and white incense-like sticks with red dots placed on either side of him. The background is dark green foliage. Beneath the image is a printed caption in Tamil script naming the subject as a siddha with birth and death years and a place, Tiruvannamalai. This is a portrait depiction, not a live gathering, so no physical people are present beyond the printed figure. a person identity is not established from appearance.

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January 17 20182018-01-17Isakki Swamigal +2 copiesJanuary 17 20182018-01-17A framed printed poster-style image with a sepia photograph of a seated ascetic figure on a stone seat before a rocky mountain backdrop. The figure sits cross-legged, bare-chested, with a white beard and hair, and a pale glow surrounds the head. Two white pillar-like candles with red flower or cloth decorations flank the figure, and red and white markings decorate the picture. Tamil headings appear at the top and on the left and right, and a caption in English is printed across the bottom. The image is a vintage print of a saint, not a live gathering.2021-03-15February 06 20172017-02-06May 12 20122012-05-12A framed black-and-white portrait hangs on a pale wall, showing a seated bald man with a horizontal sacred mark on his forehead, a vibhuti dot, large ear ornaments and a long bead mala with a metal pendant on his bare chest. He sits cross-legged on a tiled floor with a light cloth wrapped around his lower body. Behind him are a painted landscape with a temple tower and a window motif, and a brass pot stands at his left. The printed Tamil caption beneath the image reads as the name and title of a saint, with a studio credit reading Bell Studio, Tiruvannamalai.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A framed printed poster hangs on a wall beside a blue door. The title reads Madurai Aadheenam in blue Tamil script. Below is a painted-style portrait of a seated bare-chested man with a white forehead band bearing a red dot, a dark rudraksha-style mala and white beaded necklace, and striped white arm markings. He sits before an ornate golden arch and throne back. In front of him stand six white-and-blue ceremonial kalasha-style cups. The caption below in Tamil names 172nd Guru Mahasannidhanam Srila Srila Thonipuresa. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a person physically present in the room.2012-05-12February 06 20172017-02-06A 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.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12