Photograph of a homa fire burning in a stone fire pit in front of a silver-framed shrine niche. Tall orange flames and sparks rise from the pit, with a metal bowl on the left. Inside the niche stands a dark deity murti with a white crown, red and white garland, and a blue and gold garment with orange drapery. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph of a homa fire burning in a stone fire pit in front of a silver-framed shrine niche. Tall orange flames and sparks rise from the pit, with a metal bowl on the left. Inside the niche stands a dark deity murti with a white crown, red and white garland, and a blue and gold garment with orange drapery. No people are visible in the scene.

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