Garland

Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance.

In contemporary times, Garlands are used to decorate, especially around holidays From the French guirlande, itself from the Italian ghirlanda, a braid.

[1] In countries of the Indian subcontinent, such as India and Pakistan, people may place garland around the necks of guests of honour, as a way of showing respect to them.

[4] Garlands were historically purely secular at first, sought for their fragrance and beauty and used for decorating houses, roads, and streets.

[5] It is eventually applied to Hindu deities as an important and traditional role in every festival where these garlands are made using different fragrant flowers (often jasmine) and leaves.

Stone inscriptions of Rajaraja I at Thanjavur gives details of patronage bestowed by royals to the conservation of nadavanams that belonged to the "Big Temple".