The neem tree is a hard wood tree and has great medicinal value. On the day of Ratha Yatra, Hindu children in the eastern part of India, take out on the streets small chariots with the images of Jagannath and others, which symbolize the big festival of Puri. During the festival, thousands of devotees from all over India go to Puri with an earnest desire to touch the rope of the chariot. They consider this a pious deed and risk their lives in that huge crowd. The huge procession accompanying the chariots provide loud music, playing of drums, tambourine and tumultuous activities.
Children line up the street through which the chariot passes and add to the mass chorus.
Temporary stalls of food, toys, Ferris wheels and other attractions are available. The deities are unusual. They are unfinished. Hands are short and their lower parts are incomplete. The legend associated with the unusual appearance of the deities may interest you.