The masks are made from the red sandalwood tree. The root and lower trunk of the sandalwood tree is valued for its perfumed wood. The sthala vriksham (sacred tree of this temple) is Sandalwood tree. Barbados pride, Peacock flower fence, Sandalwood tree, Saga, and Manchadi are additional common names. The provincial tree is the Red Sandalwood Tree ("Adenanthera pavonina"). Santalum austrocaledonicum, or New Caledonia sandalwood, is a sandalwood tree from the family Santalaceae.