On the western side, an altar had been set up and there, people queued to offer incense sticks and flowers (handed out free), and to pray for the souls of those who had been killed and for democracy. Scattered around the base of the Monument were donation boxes to aid the families of the fallen. These brimmed with small and large denomination bank notes. Overhead, a large banner boldly declared in both English and Thai; "THE FIVE KILLING PARTIES HAVENO RIGHT TO RULE.