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A framed painted portrait stands on a tiled floor in front of a blue door. The painting shows a seated Tamil saint with a black-beaded necklace, a crown-like headpiece and a red-and-white shawl across the chest, seated on a red cushion with a gilded arched backdrop. Silver ritual vessels, including a small lidded box and cups, are arranged before him. The frame's Tamil caption identifies the subject as the 86th guru of the Madurai Aadheenam lineage. No living person is present, and the portrait does not establish any identity for a person.

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May 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated male religious figure stands against a blue door and white wall. The framed print has a Tamil heading reading Madurai Aadheenam at the top. The figure wears a white shawl over the shoulder, a saffron-red cloth around the waist, rudraksha malas on the neck and arms, and a red tilak on the forehead, with an ornate golden crown and a golden halo behind. He sits on a red cushioned seat holding a small silver container and a bowl.2012-05-11A framed printed poster stands on a tiled floor against a blue door and a plain wall. The poster shows a seated ascetic in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala across the chest, a white flower garland, and a yellow-gold halo behind him. He has tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, and his hands rest on a red cushion beside silver ritual vessels. The poster bears a heading in Tamil reading Madurai Aadheenam, with a caption below naming a 74th guru-pitha in Tamil. No physical people are present in the scene.2012-05-11A framed printed portrait of a seated religious leader on a red-and-gold cushioned seat before an ornate gold arch, set against a wooden-framed poster hung beside a blue door and green railing. The seated figure wears a red-orange cloth draped over the shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas, a pearl-like white garland and a red tilak on the forehead, with white markings on the arms. Before him on a red cloth stand silver ritual vessels: a covered silver box, a small silver pot and a silver bowl. A Tamil caption at the bottom names the 78th guru lineage holder of Madurai Aadheenam. The image is a printed portrait, not a living person, and the caption names the depicted figure as a Tamil religious title rather than the page's a person claim.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A framed painted portrait of a seated Tamil religious leader hangs in a doorway beside a blue door. The figure has a red-and-white bindi, a crown-like gold headdress, rudraksha beads, a striped shawl and red sash, and gold armbands. Both hands rest on a red cloth before a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver casket and a small silver bowl. The painted background is gold with a green and yellow arch. The top of the frame reads Madurai Aadheenam in Tamil, with a caption below. This is a painting, not a living person, and no one physically present is visible.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11A framed printed portrait of a seated religious leader stands against a blue door and white wall. The printed figure wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, a green-beaded and white-beaded mala with a pendant, sacred ash markings and a red tilak on the forehead, and a crown-like headdress. He sits on a red cushion before a golden backdrop with a halo, placing his hands near a kalasha-like vessel, a small brass lamp, a bowl and an open book. The printed frame carries Tamil text above and below the image. This is a depiction in print, not a person physically present.2012-05-11May 11 20122012-05-11