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Offerings at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat temple, oranges, tangerine symbolise gold, hence wealth and good fortune/ prosperity yuanbao/ ingots on joss paper lying on a traysymbolise money and / or wealth, gold bars. Joss paper, also known as ghost or spirit money, are sheets of paper that are burned in traditional Chinese deity or ancestor worship ceremonies during special holidays. China Town, Bangkok

Photographer:Valeska Gehrmann
© 2008:Valeska Gehrmann at nationsonline.org