Buddha with sacrifical offerings in a little temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Balinese woman giving offering, spring sanctuary Pura Tirta Empul, Tampaksiring, Bali, Indonesia

Balinese people at Odalan temple festival, Iseh, Sidemen, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia

Women carrying offerings on their heads, Odalan temple festival, Gunung Agung in background, Iseh, Sidemen, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia

Offerings for sale at market on banks of Ganges river, Simaria, Bihar, India

A small Buddha with money offerings in Buddhas foot print, Isurumunjya temple, Isurumuni Maha Vihara, Sacred City, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

Trader selling oblations next to stone lion at Jagannath Temple, Puri, Orissa, India, Asia

Young men carrying oblations, Ananta Vasudeva Temple, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, Asia

Offering with joss stick, home temple, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia

Young men carrying oblations, Ananta Vasudeva Temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, Asia

Balinese woman giving offering, spring sanctuary Pura Tirta Empul, Tampaksiring, Bali, Indonesia

Baskets with offerings, Odalan temple festival, Sidemen, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia

Woman offering sacrifices, volcano Agung in the background, Mahagiri, Bali, Indonesia

Offerings in a temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Women carrying oblations, Mengwi, Bali, Indonesia

Balinese people at Odalan temple festival, Sidemen, Bali, Indonesia

Balinese Hinduism, devout young man carrying a silver sacrificial bowl with gifts on his head, Pura Ulun Danu Batur temple, Batur village, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sacrificial offering from Hindu in Kedisan, Danau Batur, Bali, Indonesia

Sacrificial tower of rice, Hindu New Year Festival, Pura Besakhi, held every 10 years, at Agung volcano, 2567m, Bali, Republic of Indonesia, Asia

Lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera), sacrificial offering, Bopha Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera), sacrificial offering, Bopha Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sacrificial candles in the grotto, Lourdes, Department of Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe

Taita priest of Palo Monte, an African religion with roots in the Congo related to Santeria, sacrifices chickens before altar, Havana, Cuba