Phuang malai or malai are a Thai form of floral garland. They are often given as offerings or kept for good luck.
Phuang malai at various stages of completion
Stalls in Pak Khlong Talat with phuang malai for sale
A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. 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.
Tinsel garlands on a Christmas tree
A daisy chain
Roman fresco of a woman with red hair wearing a garland (or chaplet) of olives, from Herculaneum, made sometime before the city's destruction in 79 AD by Mount Vesuvius (which also destroyed Pompeii).
Heavy flower garlands for sale in Chennai, India