In the absence of toddy, they sometimes manufacture illicit liquor from the flower-buds of the mahua tree. |
Access to products like mahua, tendu leaf and edible gum is a matter of life and death to the tribals. |
Three hours later, we were strolling along postcard-perfect Radhanagar Beach, a k a Beach No. 7, on Havelock's northwest side, backed by towering mahua trees. |
The case study presented from Orissa, India, documents the importance of traditional uses of fire for cultivating kendu and mahua flowers. |
The mahua is the tree from whose flowers spirits are distilled. |
After the marriage the bride and the bridegroom have a ceremony of throwing a mahua branch into a river together. |