temple offering
Altar deposit ritual
A temple offering is something given or presented at a religious temple as an act of worship, devotion, or petition.
Offerings vary by tradition—food, flowers, incense, money, or symbolic items placed before deities or ancestors.
The practice appears across Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, and ancient religions: We left a temple offering of fruit and rice.
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- blood sacrificeRitual killing for deities
- altarSacred ritual table
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- holy smokeAntiquated surprise exclamation
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Crisis relief for sufferers
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Violation of the hallowed
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