According to legend, the name finds its origins from Maruthu tree, also known as Terminalia arjuna, a massive tree that once stood here. “The Maruthu tree, revered as the ‘Guardian of the ...

including Arjun tree (neer maruthu), Spanish cherry (magizham), copper pod, neem, peepul, portia (poovarasu), badam and Indian cork (mara malli), a decade ago. "Most of these saplings were very ...