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A photograph of a tree-planting site outdoors. A young tree is supported by a wooden frame of upright poles and crossbars, its ground circle lined with white stones and scattered with pink petals. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, gold bangles, a gold armband and a beaded necklace, reaches out to touch the trunk. A signboard on the right lists direction West, god Shiva and plant Bullet tree. Behind are red-and-white walls and other trees.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple garden with a single standing man in a red-orange dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered edging, wearing a dark rudraksha-style necklace, gold armlet and bangles. He has long, swept-back dark hair and extends his right arm toward a young tree with thin pole supports and broad green leaves. Behind him stand red-and-white painted shrine walls, one labelled with Tamil text, and a white canopy. A signboard on the right shows directional text.2011-05-17A photograph of a man standing outdoors among leafy trees beside a red-and-white Shiva lingam pedestal labelled in Tamil. He wears a red saffron-style dhoti draped over one shoulder, a long mala of rudraksha-style beads and gold armlets, with a red bindi and white vibhuti marking on his forehead. His long dark hair falls to his shoulders and his eyes are closed as his hand rests on his chest. A white cloth covers part of a structure behind him, and a signboard on the right lists direction West, god Shiva and plant Bullet. a person: the man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold armlets, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2011-05-17Photo 11680966January 28 20122012-01-28December 08 20112011-12-08December 19 20112011-12-19December 19 20112011-12-19A man with long dark hair and a red-orange dhoti-style garment with gold border stands at a temple shrine, extending one arm to touch a tree trunk tied to a wooden support. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold bracelet and an armlet, and holds his hand near his waist. Behind him are red-and-white painted shrine platforms (lingams) with Tamil name plates, a green signboard, and gilded temple ornaments at the edge of the frame. One other person in dark clothing is faintly visible in the background.2011-05-17Photo 117264002012-04-27 +1 copiesA photograph taken through an ornate gold-coloured frame in an outdoor temple grounds setting. A man in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and bracelets stands at right, one hand raised to his head, beside a potted palm. Behind him are small shrines with a black Shiva lingam on a red-and-white painted base and a dark deity murti in an arched niche, surrounded by trees, dirt ground and scattered stones. The figure has long swept-back dark hair and distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues, so the appearance-based label applies: Swamiji (probable), in person.2011-11-10May 05 20122012-05-05July 03 20122012-07-03