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Victoria amazonica
Spotted on Nov 17, 2011
Submitted on Nov 17, 2011
9 Comments
so pretty
Since clearly the Amazon was not accessible to those who painted those ancient thankas, is there a comparable lotus in India?
Clearly this is the inspiration for the thankas' depiction of buddhas and gurus sitting on the lotus seat. I never could figure that out before. Thank you!
King Lotus...
Where Human can sit comfortably...
Amazing shot - nice angle.
This plant is amazing!
Beautiful !!
Nice one!
This is an Amazing water lily! The entry in Wikipedia is worth checking out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_am...