Close photograph of a homa fire burning on a pile of dark wooden logs and thin sticks, with orange flames and rising smoke. Scattered white grains. Behind the fire, a polished silver bowl with embossed decorative band and a small silver dish rest on a cloth. No people are visible in the frame. The fire pit suggests a fire ritual such as a homa or yagna. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photograph of a homa fire burning on a pile of dark wooden logs and thin sticks, with orange flames and rising smoke. Scattered white grains. Behind the fire, a polished silver bowl with embossed decorative band and a small silver dish rest on a cloth. No people are visible in the frame. The fire pit suggests a fire ritual such as a homa or yagna.

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