A photograph of a brick-lined fire pit at night, with flames rising from stacked dark wooden logs and sparks drifting upward. Green and yellow marigold-type flowers line the top edges of the brick frame, and a small metal vessel sits at the right edge. Blue stage lighting and smoke fill the dark background. No people are visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a brick-lined fire pit at night, with flames rising from stacked dark wooden logs and sparks drifting upward. Green and yellow marigold-type flowers line the top edges of the brick frame, and a small metal vessel sits at the right edge. Blue stage lighting and smoke fill the dark background. No people are visible in the frame.

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