Close-up of glowing embers and grey ash spread across sandy ground. A partly burnt log or stick lies in the ash with small orange flames flickering at one end, and red coals glow along the edges. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible; the scene looks like the remains of a small fire on sand. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up of glowing embers and grey ash spread across sandy ground. A partly burnt log or stick lies in the ash with small orange flames flickering at one end, and red coals glow along the edges. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible; the scene looks like the remains of a small fire on sand.

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August 05 2010

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