Making merit or
tamboon
in a brief ceremony at
Wat Phra Siwa Chao,
i.e. a Thai
Hindu sanctuary
in
Bangkok
(fig.),
by making a
wai
gesture while holding a small cup with offerings in between both hands.
In this
ritual, visitors are invited to offer
paddy, i.e. unhusked
rice, mixed with
rice flour, in
order to pay respect and gain merit.
