A Joss Stick incense container at the Ya Mo shrine in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

A Joss Stick incense container at the Ya Mo shrine  in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand in November 2019

An incense offering at Wat Khomniyaket in Khao Lak, Thailand

An incense offering at Wat Khomniyaket in Khao Lak, Thailand in August 2017

Incense and joss offerings in a temple altar at the Wat Neramit Wipattasama (วัดป่าเนรมิตวิปัสสนา อ.ด่านซ้าย จ.เลย) in Dan Sai district, Loei Province, Thailand

Incense and joss offerings in a temple altar at the Wat Neramit Wipattasama (วัดป่าเนรมิตวิปัสสนา อ.ด่านซ้าย จ.เลย) in Dan Sai district, Loei Province, Thailand in June 2016

Burning incense in a temple in Kyoto, Japan

Burning incense in a temple in Kyoto, Japan in March 2015

Women praying at the Chinese Temple Goddess of Mercy in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Women praying at the Chinese Temple Goddess of Mercy in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia in September 2012

Joss sticks burning at the Chinese Goodness of Mercy temple in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Joss sticks burning at the Chinese Goodness of Mercy temple in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia in September 2012

An incense burner in a Chinese temple in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

An incense burner in a Chinese temple in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia in September 2012

Incense holder

An incense holder on a wall in Hadyai, Thailand in February 2012

Chinese Incese holder

Chinese incense holder outside a house in Had Yai, Thailand in February 2012

Happy new year in Hadyai

Sign on a Chinese shophouse in Had Yai, Thailand in February 2012 during Chinese new year. Wish you are happy and wealthy this year.

Incense holders

Incense holders at the Pura Tirta Empul temple in the village of Tampak Siring, Tampaksiting district, Bali, Indonesia in June 2011

Offering

Shopkeeper making an offering outside her stall in Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand in June 2011

Girl praying

Praying in a Thai Yai village temple outside Pai, north Thailand, in December 2009

Praying

Women praying in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Offering incense

Lighting incense in a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China in July 2009.

Making offerings

Making offerings at the Xingtian Temple in Taipei, Taiwan in August 2010

Street incense

Incense burning on the street in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Spirit offerings

Offering in a spirit house at the Pai Welcome resort in a Thai Yai village outside Pai, Thailand, in December 2009.

Offerings to the Buddha

Offering at a Buddhist temple at Mae Salong in northern Thailand in December 2009

Burning incense

Incense sticks burning before the Thao Suranari shrine in Khorat, Thailand in December 2009