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A framed painted portrait of a seated bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder. Behind the figure is a gold radiant arch with a crown-like top. In front are silver ritual vessels, a silver pyramid-shaped box and a silver bowl. The painting hangs behind glass in a wooden frame. A printed header reads Madurai Aadheenam, and the caption below names the 131st guru of the Madurai Aadheenam lineage, Sri Sri Panchanana Jnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The figure is a painted depiction, not a physical person in the room, so the a person candidate is only a painted depiction with some appearance cues.

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A framed painted portrait of a seated, bare-chested sage on a red-orange cloth with a golden arched backdrop and a sunburst behind his head. He wears a crown-like headdress, a white tripundra forehead mark with a red dot, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a red-orange shawl. Silver ritual vessels and a silver box sit before him, and green fans flank the seat. The printed title and caption identify the painting as Madurai Aadheenam and the 136th guru-lineage seat, Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya. The painting depicts a figure and is not a live person.2012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated bare-chested sage with a sandal-paste tilak and rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, wearing an orange-red shawl and a golden ornamented necklace. He sits on a red cloth before an ornate golden arch, flanked by a silver urn, a silver box and a bowl, with a coiled incense spiral at his right. The top panel reads Madurai Aadheenam and the bottom caption names a 149th guru of the Madurai Aadheenam lineage.2012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A painted portrait of a seated guru in a framed print, labelled with the Tamil title "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) on a banner across the top. The seated figure is bare-chested with a sweeping orange-red shawl, grey and black rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, a red tilak on the forehead and a golden crown. Before him sit a silver ornate container, a silver lidded box and a silver bowl, with a rolled cloth beside them. He sits on an orange cushion in front of a golden arched halo and a green patterned backdrop.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated saint in an ochre-orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred ash horizontal mark on his forehead and rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, sitting on an orange cushion before a golden radiant backdrop and a green floral-patterned background. Before him are a silver kalasha-style urn, a silver box, a silver bowl and a coiled incense stick. A crown-shaped gold ornament rests above his head. The Tamil caption above reads Madurai Aadheenam and the lower caption names the 127th guru mahasannidhanam, Sri Lasri Sivapada Hridaya Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, a printed name attributed to the caption, not identifying the figure.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12