Extraordinary effort has been put into establishing this forest right on the beach. This plot was bought for the Mother while she was at the ashram as a potential place of refuge. It was never used as such, and only in the 80s did the first people start to live there and work the land. It can be tough: Seedlings have to be watered for upto five to seven years after planting to ensure survival. The tsunami in 2004 damaged alot of the younger and smaller trees, while the Cyclone in 2011 took out most of the taller and older trees, but this didnt stop the Eternal gang from planting on. A diversity of trees are now established according to a recent forest group survey; Diospyros ebenum, Manilkara hexandra, Aglaia elaeagnoidea, and Pterospermum suberifolium are some of the noteworthy species common in Eternity.