The mahua is the tree from whose flowers spirits are distilled. |
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. |
Diwali was just days away and they'd come for the day to distil mahua, a popular local spirit derived from the flowers of the mahua tree. |
Access to products like mahua, tendu leaf and edible gum is a matter of life and death to the tribals. |
In the absence of toddy, they sometimes manufacture illicit liquor from the flower-buds of the mahua tree. |
A local liquor is distilled from the flowers of the mahua tree. |