The hoard may have been ransom, or booty, or a votive thanks.
You now have a beautiful ice lantern. Place a votive candle inside and voila, the party can start.
He brought into the temple of the LORD his father's and his own votive offerings of silver, gold, and various utensils.
This paper makes detailed description and analysis of the shadow play performance-related votive ceremony in eastern Hebei Province and its activities.
So are most exquisite garments and perfumeries, incenses, votive lamps, and candles, piled as high as Mt. Sumeru in abundance, proffered in veneration of all Tathagatas.
The centrepiece is a teocalli, a massive votive sculpture in the shape of a temple platform, built in 1507 to mark the end of a 52-year cycle in the Mexica calendar.
A and B type "carved cylinders" possibly had a votive or religious function, while type C "carved cylinders" were probably decorations on the handles of axes or battle-axes.
