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A framed painted portrait displayed indoors against a plain wall and blue door. It shows a seated saint with a shaved head, tilak, rudraksha malas and a white flower garland, wearing a rust-orange robe and gold armband-like ornaments. Before him stand a crystal incense holder with a spiral incense coil, a white cubic vessel with flame, and a small urn; a green cylindrical bolster and an ornate gold-patterned backdrop with a carved arch complete the scene. The framed panel is titled in Tamil and a caption below names a lineage guru. The portrait is a painting, not a living person, and the appearance does not clearly match a person candidate.

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A framed painted portrait of a seated Shaiva monastic hung on a wall, captioned in Tamil as Madurai Aadheenam. The seated figure, a shaved-headed ascetic in saffron-orange cloth, wears a white tripundra, rudraksha malas on the chest and arms, a crystal-white bead necklace, and gold earrings, sitting on a red-and-gold mat before an ornate gilded throne with green bolster cushions. Beside him on the mat stand a silver-white kamandalu-style vessel, a small silver box and a silver urn. The portrait is a depiction, not a physically present person, and its caption names the lineage seat rather than an identified individual.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A 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.2012-05-11A 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.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated Shaiva guru, a painting rather than a photograph of a living person. The figure is bare-chested with a red-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and waist, wearing rudraksha beads on the neck and arms, a horizontal white tripundra with a red dot on the forehead, and dark mala beads around the head. He sits on a red cushion before an ornate gold throne with deer and a gold arched backrest, with silver ritual vessels, a silver casket and a lidded silver urn in front of him. Green cushions flank him. The painting's Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam and a caption below names a teacher as the 221st guru of the lineage. No physical people are present.2012-05-12A framed painted poster titled in Tamil with the heading Madurai Aadheenam. It depicts a seated saint on a red-and-gold cushioned dais against a blue wall: a figure with a gold-leaf headdress, white tripundra and red bindi on the forehead, hoop earrings, black rudraksha malas and a white-and-gold beaded necklace, wearing an orange shawl and dhoti. He sits cross-legged with his hands on his lap beside silver ritual objects including a kalasha-style pot, a stepped pedestal, a cup and a bowl, and red bolster pillows. Beneath the picture is a Tamil caption naming a guru lineage: Jnanasambandar Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. The poster is a painting, so it contains no physical people.2012-05-11A 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 'மதுரை ஆதீனம்' (Madurai Aadheenam) shows a seated saint in a painted gilded throne-like backdrop, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha and gold ornament necklace, a flower garland, a white and red forehead mark and a red bindi. Beside him on a red-cloth-draped platform are silver containers and a silver bowl with a lid. The pink floral background has red patterned lines. The lower panel carries Tamil text naming the 115th guru maha sannidhanam, an illustrated depiction rather than a physical person. Only the painted figure appears; no physical people are present.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11May 12 20122012-05-12