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A 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.

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A framed painted portrait of a seated religious teacher labelled with the Tamil heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam). The figure sits on an orange cushioned mat before a green and gold ornate throne with a carved arch, leaning on green bolster pillows. He is bare-chested with white horizontal tilaka lines on his forehead and arms, a red dot on his brow, and a long white flower garland over dark rudraksha malas, with a gold pendant and orange dhoti. Before him stand silver ritual vessels: a small cup with a conch-like lid, a square box and a round urn. The pink tiled background and dark wooden frame complete the framed print, which is a depiction of a historical aadheenam leader rather than a living person present.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A framed printed poster titled in Tamil at top reading மதுரை ஆதீனம். It depicts a seated saffron-robed religious teacher with a shaved head, white horizontal tripundra and red dot on the forehead, rudraksha and white beaded malas, and gold ornaments, sitting before a gold ornate arch with radiating halo. Before him on a red cloth are a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver square yantra-like box, a silver bowl and a silver spiral-shaped object, with his hands resting on green cushions. The poster is a painting, not a live scene, and has a Tamil caption below. No physical people are present.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait titled in Tamil 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' (Madurai Aadheenam) shows a seated guru figure on a red cushioned mat before an ornate golden throne-backed arch with a crown finial. He wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala with a long grey-blue bead garland, a red bindu on the forehead, white horizontal markings on the arms, and a large maroon bolster beside him. Before him sit a conch-shaped shell on a pedestal, a white crystal-like shrine box and a silver-patterned kalasha-style pot. Green foliage and tiled floor form the background. The caption below reads in Tamil, naming a 25th guruji sannidhanam and Sri Sri Sundara Desika Paramacharya Swamigal.2012-05-11A framed painted poster titled in Tamil "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam). It depicts a seated saint with a shaved head, a red tilak and white markings on his arms, wearing rudraksha malas, a red-orange shawl over the shoulders, gold ornaments and bangles, seated on an orange cushion beside a green bolster. Silver incense holders, a burning incense stick and a silver bowl sit before him. A gilded arch with a crown-like top frames the figure against a pink patterned backdrop. A caption below reads a Tamil lineage line naming the 144th guru mahasannidhanam, Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. This is a depiction of a painting, not a person present in the room.2012-05-12A framed painted poster titled in red Tamil script at top, depicting a seated sage on a red cushioned dais before a golden arched halo with lion-like motifs and floral borders. The figure has a shaved head, white tilak and red bindi, a rudraksha mala crown, multiple beaded malas, a golden pendant, and a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder; both hands rest on green cushions beside silver vessels, a silver casket with lit lamps, and a silver covered urn. The top banner reads Madurai Aadheenam and the lower caption names a guru in red Tamil text. The painted figure is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene. Its rendering is consistent with a portrait of an Aadheenam head, labelled by caption rather than identified by face.2012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A 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 sannyasi on a gold-embroidered throne against a green background. He wears a red-orange shawl, a rudraksha mala across his chest, a long silver-and-bead necklace, rudraksha armbands and tripundra ash lines with a red dot on his forehead. Before him on a red cloth stand a silver-colored incense holder with a coiled incense stick, a silver cube-shaped vessel and a silver kalasha-like urn. A printed Tamil title at top reads Madurai Aadheenam, and a Tamil caption at bottom gives the lineage name. This is a painted depiction of a religious leader, not a physical person in the scene.2012-05-12