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A painted poster of a seated Shaiva guru, a bare-chested man with a red-and-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and an orange dhoti, wearing white horizontal sacred ash lines and a red tilak, with dark and white rudraksha malas across his chest and arms and gold ornaments. He sits on an orange cushion before a golden arched throne backdrop. In front of him are a white and silver kalasha-like vessel, a silver pyramid-topped box and a silver bowl, with a coiled incense stick at right. A Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam across the top, and a Tamil caption below names the 127th guru mahasannidhanam in the lineage. The painting is a graphic depiction, not a photograph, and shows no physical people.

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A framed painted portrait of a seated saint labelled as the Madurai Aadheenam guru lineage. The seated figure, shown bare-chested with a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, wears a tripundra mark on the forehead, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a gold pendant. Behind him a golden arched halo with radiating rays rises above a throne. Before him sit a silver incense burner, a silver puja box and a silver bowl, with a coiled incense stick at right. The painting sits within a glass frame on a wall. The lower band carries a dedicated Tamil inscription naming the 127th guru lineage holder. The figure is a painted depiction, not a physically present person, and the printed caption names the lineage holder rather than any person in the room.2012-05-12A 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 20122012-05-12A framed painted portrait labelled in Tamil "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top, showing a seated, smiling young ascetic with a shaved head, red bindi, black rudraksha malas and a silver-white beaded garland, wearing an orange-and-brown striped cloth. He sits on a cushion before an ornate golden arched throne with a crowning finial, placing his hands on silver ritual vessels: a covered pot, a box-shaped casket and a small bowl. A bottom caption in Tamil reads the 165th guru pooja commemoration of Sri Jnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The portrait is a depiction of a historical guru and no candidate is identifiable as a person by cues.2012-05-12A framed painted portrait of a seated sannyasi-style guru on a red cushioned dais, displayed in a glass-covered frame. The figure is bare-chested with an orange-red shawl draped over the shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas of black and grey beads around the neck and arms, white and red tilak lines on the forehead and arms, and a red bindi. Silver ritual vessels stand before him, including a covered urn, a square box and a cup. A gold arched halo with floral borders and a gold-framed backdrop surrounds him. A printed header reads Madurai Aadheenam and a caption below gives a Tamil lineage title. This is a depiction, not a person physically present, and the printed caption names the lineage rather than a visible face-based identity.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed photograph, a poster of a seated Shaiva guru in front of an ornate golden backdrop with carved lions and a decorated arch. Above the figure, printed Tamil reads "மதுரை ஆதீன" (Madurai Aadheena), and a caption below reads the 230th guru lineage name with a Jnanasambandar line. The seated man is bare-chested, wears a rudraksha mala and a blue beaded necklace, a white forehead band with a red dot, and a red-orange wrap. Before him stand a blue-patterned kalasha or pot, a square fire pit with a flame, and a small blue urn. This is a poster, not a live scene. The figure is printed; he is not a person physically present.2012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12