There's a temple, a short trip east from Bangkok, on a pier in the sea in the gulf of Thailand, called Wat Hong Thong and it's one of the most beautiful temples I've seen in a long time. Picture the scene, it's a hot humid day, you sit on a pier with a cooling sea breeze blowing in from the gulf, and the gentle sound of thousands of bells.
There's a canopy over the pier to shield you from the sun, people write their name on a little leaf attached to the clapper of the bell and make their wish. Then they tie the bell up onto the canopy. If the wind favors their wish, then the bell rings loudly so their wish can be heard.