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.

[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.

[6] Both fragrant and non-fragrant flowers and religiously-significant leaves are used to make garlands to worship Hindu deities.

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".