I had gone out before dawn to visit the mud grave of my father, to leave offerings to his spirit.

But those who left such offerings must have known that the tower was deserted.

People will visit the graves of their ancestors to clean them, leave offerings of food, and honor the dead.

Also, one may leave offerings in the form of sweets, money, milk, or vodka.

During finals week, students traditionally leave "offerings" to the statue for good luck.

But now people are starting to leave offerings at the front gate.

There is a hollow at the back of the largest tree where people leave offerings.

"The villagers leave offerings before clay figures in a couple of the buildings over there."

People will come to leave offerings, in order to obtain the being's help with their problems of time.

It was also a place to leave offerings and to hold folk rituals.