A photograph of a homa fire pit lined with reddish-brown brick and dusted with sand. Inside, a stacked pile of pale, dried wooden sticks and split logs rests on the sand, with several upright sticks leaning among them. No people are visible, so the scene is an empty ritual fire pit with its prepared wood, ready for offerings. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a homa fire pit lined with reddish-brown brick and dusted with sand. Inside, a stacked pile of pale, dried wooden sticks and split logs rests on the sand, with several upright sticks leaning among them. No people are visible, so the scene is an empty ritual fire pit with its prepared wood, ready for offerings.

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