‘coconut’ a decorative "flower".
These "flowers" are actually accordion pleated coconut leaves on the coconut frond. Many of these are stuck into a cut off
banana stalk which serves as a base for the stick flowers. These are in the mosque for special occasions like Mowlud . After the services, which in the case of Mowlud , last all night, participants take the flower sticks home and place them at their doors to prevent demons from entering
their house.