candle sacrificial offerings for thai people and foreign travel visit travelers respect praying mangrai statue or mengrai monument

belief believe blessing burn candle candlelight candles celebration ceremony chiang chiangrai city culture dark deity faith festival fire flame foreign god graceful holy hope light mangrai meditation mengrai merit monastery monument mourning mystery night offerings orange people pilgrimage pray prayer praying rai religion religious respect rite ritual sacred sacrificial sanctuary shrine spirit spiritual spirituality statue temple thai thailand tradition traditional travel travelers visit wax worship yellow