Andal was a young girl whose father made fresh flower garlands each day for the temple. Andal loved the Lord so dearly that she would secretly try on each garland first, imagining herself as his.
One day her father caught her and was upset that the garland had been worn before being offered, so he made a fresh one instead.
But that night, the story says, the Lord asked for the garland Andal had worn — for it carried her pure love. Her innocent devotion had made it the most precious offering of all.