Unlike others who use more long-lasting and strong colors (which are chemically enhanced and artificial colors)Villagers prefer to use coloured powders which has a medicinal significance and are traditionally made like out of Neem, Kumkum, Haldi, Bilva, and other medicinal herbs.
According to the draft ecological plan, floral species such as Indian almond, black wattle, sacred fig, madras thorn, Indian mulberry, neem, banyan, magizham, Indian cork tree, punnai, sirukkambil, karumugai, shenbagam, bayur tree, kadamba, pavazha malli, vetiver grass, palmorasa, agave, lemon grass and subabul would be part of species along the nature trail which would play a role in erosion management.
The company is now expanding its range of products away from Azadirachtin, its core product extracted from neem seed kernel.
A small hat with colourful flowers, neem leaves and colourful strips of cloth is also worn.
"Ik Neem Je Mee" (English: "I'll Take You With Me") is a song recorded by Dutch rapper Gers Pardoel for his debut studio album, Deze Wereld Is Van Jou (English: "This world is yours").
It has been identified as the fungus responsible for dieback in Azadirachta indica (Neem) in India.
Over 400 Little Egrets, Pond heron and near threatened Painted Stork nest in this grove of 20 huge, century old Maruthu, Mahwa, Neem and Illuppai trees and feed in a the many agricultural fields, a few ponds and the Tamiraparani River adjacent to it.