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SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 5/7/20222022-05-07Photo 66802492022-05-07 +1 copiesPhoto 82884822022-05-07 +1 copiesMAy 17 20212021-05-17MAy 17 20212021-05-17May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A framed printed portrait displayed in a tiled room, labelled in red Tamil script at top with "மதுரை ஆதீனம்" (Madurai Aadheenam). The central image shows a seated bare-chested figure with a white forehead band and red tilak, wearing rudraksha malas, a shawl, and ornate gold-toned beads, seated on a cushioned throne with a golden arched backdrop and ceremonial pots in front. Below, a red-text caption reads "259 ஆவது குருமகாசன்னிதானம் ஸ்ரீலஶ்ரீ சிவஞான ஸ்ரீ ஞானசம்பந்த தேசிக பரமாச்சார்ய சுவாமிகள்" (259th Guru Mahasannidhanam, Sri Sivagnana Sri Gnanasambandha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal). The portrait is a printed picture, not a live person, and no physical people are visible in the scene.2012-05-12Close photograph of a framed printed portrait hung beside a gold draped fabric with a twisted gold cord edge. The portrait shows a seated figure with long hair, a crown-like head covering, a rudraksha mala and ornate necklaces, wearing pale clothing and seated with hands resting in the lap. A caption strip below the image reads Madurai Aadheenam and 291st Gurumahasannidhanam. The printed figure is depicted, not a physical person in the scene; no physical people are visible.2021-10-29A framed painted portrait of a seated guru, labelled with the Tamil heading மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) at the top, showing a smiling bare-chested figure with shaved head, white and red tripundra markings, a red dot on the forehead, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a red-orange shawl over the shoulder. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched halo and a golden crown-like ornament, with a silver kamandalu-style vessel, a silver urn and a silver bowl with a conch-shaped spout arranged in front of him. The tiled green-and-cream floor and the printed Tamil caption at the bottom, naming the 72nd guru mahasannidhanam, frame the image.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait of a seated priest or sannyasi, set in a red and gold painted wooden frame and placed on a tiled floor. The figure wears a white headband with a red mark, bare-chested with a red wrap, rudraksha mala beads and white ceremonial necklaces, and white arm markings. He sits on a red cushion before a golden arched backdrop, with three offering vessels in front of him: a bowl, a square box and a kalasha. The printed Tamil heading reads Madurai Aadheenam, and the caption below is printed in Tamil with a legible name line. The image is a depiction on a printed poster, with no physical people present in the scene.2012-05-12A framed printed portrait displayed on a tiled floor, showing a seated priest-like figure with a white forehead band and red bindi, bare-chested with a red-maroon dhoti-style cloth, black rudraksha malas on neck and arms, and white markings on the arms. He sits before an ornate golden arched backdrop with a crown-like finial, holding a small vessel. Three ritual objects are in front: a small kalasha-like lamp, a blue-patterned casket, and a footed bowl. The framed picture carries Tamil headings and a caption naming the Madurai Aadheenam lineage in blue lettering on a white background. Appearance-based cues are only partly distinctive and the figure is shown in print, so identity is uncertain.2012-05-12