pyre
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Frangello writes, “I long to reach into the past and beg, ‘Don’t throw yourself on the pyre.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
He was born to pose backlit by a pyre of flaming zombies and does so here, with the hot wind tickling his locks perfectly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
As is customary, a huge pyre was lit at the centre of the square.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
However, when the pyre was lit, the boy’s devotion to Lord Vishnu protected him and left him unscathed while Holika, despite her immunity, burned to death.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
The priests walk slowly around the pyre, saying antique prayers, and the crowd, all in black, ignoring the black priests, keens.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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