A 3 headed golden Buddha figure in a spirit house in Hua Hin, Thailand

A 3 headed golden Buddha figure in a spirit house in Hua Hin, Thailand in August 2017

Offering to spirits outside a Thai restaurant in Berry, NSW

Offering to spirits outside a Thai restaurant in Berry, NSW in September 2013

Hindu spirit offerings

Spirit offerings in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia in June 2011

Spirit offerings

Offerings to the spirits in Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia in June 2011. Love what they get to eat and drink!

Warding off evil spirits

Signs on the wall of a residence owned by Chinese at Pratunam, Bangkok, Thailand in June 2011. This is there to protect the house from bad spirits and ghosts

Spirit offerings in Ubud

Offerings to spirits in Ubud, Bali in June 2011

Spirit offerings in Bali

Offering in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia in June 2011.

Krabi spirit house

Spirit House photographed in Krabi city, Thailand in March 2010

Spirit offerings

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

Spirit houses

Spirit houses for sale at Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

Spirit house shrine

Figures in a spirit house by Krung Thonburi road photographed in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2009