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कमल Lotus

Nelumbo nucifera

Description:

National flower of India Lotus is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture.

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5 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks Jeannette & Ashish,

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Nelumbo Genus classified as Climber plant so not called Water Lillie called in Nymphaeae Genus in Herbs group.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Nice spotting of Holy Lotus...

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Lovely series :)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Added more pics,

Sachin Zaveri
Spotted by
Sachin Zaveri

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Spotted on May 23, 2012
Submitted on May 26, 2012

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