Night photograph of a person seated cross-legged on a raised circular earthen platform surrounded by a ring of burning flames. The seated figure wears an orange-red wrap and has long dark hair pulled back, facing away from the camera toward the fire. Small flames burn in the dark background. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of a person seated cross-legged on a raised circular earthen platform surrounded by a ring of burning flames. The seated figure wears an orange-red wrap and has long dark hair pulled back, facing away from the camera toward the fire. Small flames burn in the dark background.

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