A large outdoor homa gathering in dense smoke at dusk or dawn. Many people in white clothing sit on the ground in rows, with small fire pits glowing in front of them. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a pendant necklace kneels beside a fire, and a man in a white shirt sits at lower left. Smoke fills the scene, obscuring the background crowd. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large outdoor homa gathering in dense smoke at dusk or dawn. Many people in white clothing sit on the ground in rows, with small fire pits glowing in front of them. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a pendant necklace kneels beside a fire, and a man in a white shirt sits at lower left. Smoke fills the scene, obscuring the background crowd.

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