Kadamba flower

This Flower found in South-east Asia in rainy season.
The flowers of the tree used to be distilled into sandalwood to produce the traditional attar but in recent years it has been almost impossible to come by.
This is very important from our fragrance research viewpoint as Kadam flowers are greatly valued for the wonderful fragrance they impart to attars. Many old Kadam trees still surrounded the temple and we wandered about in search of some that were in bloom.