The floating lotus plant (Nelumbo nucifera) is an aquatic plant native to Asia. The stems, leaves, and seeds of the plant have been valued in culture, cooking, and medicine since ancient times.
And with that he whispered into her ear and turned her into a beautiful lotus flower that drifted away from the palace. That day a fisherman came upon a magnificent and most unusual flower ...
Jahnavi Harrison explains how the lotus is a plant that, for those educated in an eastern spiritual context, evokes layers of meaning and narrative. For Hindus, the beautiful and arresting lotus ...