The Malligai in Indian Art

The malligai has been frequently portrayed in Indian art — in sculpture, painting, jewellery and various other forms of visual art — mainly in a religious context.

The flower is sometimes featured adorning a deity, or else as a peripheral decoration in the vicinity of the deity, or along the border of the sculpted panel.

The theme of most of these paintings is religious in nature, and both in the paintings and the sculptures, the jasmine is seen adorning the deity's head, neck, hands, and legs

Gardener Making Jasmine Garland

Gangaikonda cholapuram Temple Chola Dynasty