A photograph of a fire burning in a dark setting, with bright orange flames rising inside a round metal vessel or pit and glowing embers on the ground. Dark silhouettes of a few people stand at the left edge in the shadows, partly visible behind the bright fire. The scene is lit almost entirely by the flames. A , , at the lower right - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a fire burning in a dark setting, with bright orange flames rising inside a round metal vessel or pit and glowing embers on the ground. Dark silhouettes of a few people stand at the left edge in the shadows, partly visible behind the bright fire. The scene is lit almost entirely by the flames. A , , at the lower right

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