A homa fire pit heaped with dry wooden sticks, straw and split logs, with white smoke rising across the frame. A small yellow-faced murti or figure with painted eyes and a red mouth sits among the wood, and a red cloth bundle wrapped in red roses lies beside it. No people are visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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A homa fire pit heaped with dry wooden sticks, straw and split logs, with white smoke rising across the frame. A small yellow-faced murti or figure with painted eyes and a red mouth sits among the wood, and a red cloth bundle wrapped in red roses lies beside it. No people are visible in the frame.

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