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A framed painted portrait titled மதுரை ஆதீனம் (Madurai Aadheenam) hangs against a wall beside a blue door. The painting shows a seated sannyasi with a shaved head, a tilak on his forehead, a large crown-like headdress, multiple beaded malas and necklaces, and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his body. Bands of white markings decorate his arms. His hands rest on a red cushion before silver ritual vessels, a silver box and a small silver cup, with a halo of golden rays behind him. The printed Tamil caption below names the 122nd guru lineage of Madurai Aadheenam. The portrait is a depiction, not a person present in the scene, and no one physically in the scene is visible.

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