To attract attention and raise funds from donations in order to providing coffins to those who cannot afford them, many temples have rather macabre, yet eye-catching, displays. This one, at Wat Khao Bandai It in Phetchaburi, wears a police hat (fig.).

The promotion displays usually consist of a skeleton wearing sunglasses and making a wai, i.e. the Thai way of greeting, thanking or paying respect, by bringing the hands together in front of the chest or face. This one, at Wat Theplihlah in Bangkok, wears a gold necklace with amulets.