{"id":14356,"date":"2024-04-04T13:23:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T07:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/?p=14356"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:10:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:40:33","slug":"mahua-tree-in-central-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/mahua-tree-in-central-india\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes Mahua the most popular tree in Central India"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14356\" class=\"elementor elementor-14356\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c688e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48c688e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b716a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b716a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The best way of slipping into the heart of a place is by becoming a part of its culture.\u00a0Coinciding with the brief window of Mahua flowering, this year across our lodges in\u00a0<strong><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kingslodge.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandhavgarh<\/a>, <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kanhaearthlodge.com\/activities-at-kanha-national-park#jeep-safari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kanha<\/a>, <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.penchtreelodge.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pench<\/a>, and <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.denwabackwaterescape.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satpura<\/a><\/strong>, we made the festival of\u00a0Holi a grand affair, by organizing\u00a0a\u00a0week-long program we\u00a0referred to as the Mahua-Holi Fest. The said period offered a perfect opportunity for our guests to experience the local tribal life, like never before.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067d5c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"067d5c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faef18a uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"faef18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;heading_text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;heading_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-main-wrapper\" data-headings=\"h1,h2,h3\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-toc-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-toc-headings=\"headings\" class=\"uael-toc-list uael-toc-list-disc\" data-scroll=\"\" ><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-empty-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Add a header to begin generating the table of contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5b309f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d5b309f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-1-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-14357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-1-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"mahua flower collection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-1-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-1-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-1-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-1-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-1-1-120x80.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-1-1-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-1-1.webp 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Mahua Tree and why is it important for the tribes?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also known as the<strong>\u00a0Indian Butter Tree<\/strong>, it is considered to be one of the most useful trees in the tribal belt of\u00a0<strong>Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Jharkhand\u00a0<\/strong>for cultural and economic reasons.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are valuable for many reasons. Seeds from the fruit produce oil that serves as a source for cooking, lighting oil lamps, manufacturing soaps and cures skin ailments whereas dried flowers can be used to make pickle.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An oily substance is extracted from their seed kernels which is further processed and refined and is called Mahua Butter. The tree is considered sacred by the local tribals and form part of many of their rites and rituals.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-3-1-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-14371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-3-1-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"What is Mahua?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-3-1-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-3-1-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-3-1-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-3-1-1-120x80.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-3-1-1-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-Collection-Bandhavgarh-3-1-1.webp 1176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahua<em>\u00a0<strong>(madhuca indica)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is nothing less than a boon to the Adivasi community living close to our lodges. Mahua flowers are not just of cultural significance to tribal belts, but also the fulcrum of their economy. The mood is festive in large tracts of forests and lands of central India as Adivasi communities gather the mahua flowers, which not only spread their heady fragrance but also smile as a bountiful harvest means prosperity to the tribal people.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flowers drop in <strong>March and April<\/strong> before dawn and are then gathered up by the locals. These flowers are fermented to make coarse, strong-smelling popular country brew or liquor.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This provides a source of income and living for the locals. Moreover, the succulent creamy-white Mahua flowers are edible and provide a source of nutrition for the tribal people who eat these flowers either raw or after sun-drying them.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mahua Holi Fest with Pugdundee Safaris<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate the rich cultural importance, a week-long program was curated across our lodges to pay tribute to this long-standing human-nature integration and celebrate the miraculous Mahua flower, by bringing alive its goodness and giving our guests a chance to immerse in the fervor.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.50-scaled.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"14362\" class=\"wp-image-14362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.50-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"Mahua in cake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.50-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.50-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.50-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.50-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.50-1639x2048.webp 1639w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.50-150x187.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.50-scaled.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"14360\" class=\"wp-image-14360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"Mahua in ice cream\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1-150x188.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1.webp 1231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-scaled.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"14361\" class=\"wp-image-14361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"Mahua in dahi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-1638x2048.webp 1638w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-150x188.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-11-at-10.40.51-scaled.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make the celebrations unforgettable, chefs across our lodges curated special recipes to add to the regular lodge menus. Our guests experienced authentic tribal living by getting a taste of regional food &amp; dishes\u00a0inspired by Mahua.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guests were also given a chance to indulge in the ongoing village activities like early morning mahua flower collection with the locals, visiting the tribal markets, and trying their hand at brewing Mahua the local way.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-collection-Bandhavgarh-Ashish-2-1.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-14372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-collection-Bandhavgarh-Ashish-2-1-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"Mahua\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-collection-Bandhavgarh-Ashish-2-1-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-collection-Bandhavgarh-Ashish-2-1-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-collection-Bandhavgarh-Ashish-2-1-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-collection-Bandhavgarh-Ashish-2-1-150x225.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mahua-collection-Bandhavgarh-Ashish-2-1.webp 784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our bars were well stocked with\u00a0Mahua to ensure guests had a joyful week and the bartenders creatively experimented with a variety of mocktail\u00a0&amp; cocktail drinks. 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