For Hindus, the beautiful and arresting lotus flower represents life, fertility and (as with Buddhists) purity – standing aloof above the mud and murk from which it grows. Though its roots are ...

Blue lotus flower, or Nymphea caerulea, is an Egyptian water lily. Sometimes called blue Egyptian lotus, historians speculate ...

For instance, we don't know if the oldest flowers were unisexual or bisexual, or if they were pollinated by wind or insects." Science Photo Library Left: Spiral arrangement of petals in a lotus ...

Throughout India, markets are always bustling with flower vendors, selling freshly cut marigolds, roses and lotus flowers. Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as ...

The lotus, a crucial flower for Durga Puja rituals, has seen a dramatic drop in production this year because of the recent floods anderratic rainfall. Farmers in several districts of south Bengal ...

Narrator: Each thread of lotus silk starts with the stem of the lotus flower. The lotus is Vietnam's national flower and a plant that's grown across the country. While this fabric has been made ...

The lotus is an integral part of India's cultural fabric, representing the nation's spiritual, artistic, and philosophical heritage. As India's national flower, it embodies the country's values of ...

Is there a more breathtaking oasis than the Blue Lotus Water Garden? At more than 50,000 square metres in size and covered by a multitude of water lilies and lotus flowers that are spread across ...

The 2025 Lotus Emira sports car range has been reshuffled with a more powerful turbo four-cylinder engine – and new variants reviving retro nameplates – for an unchanged base price.

Gorgeous lotus flowers decorate a serene rock garden, alongside koi carp swimming in a running stream with a buildable bridge overhead. LEGO's Tranquil Garden makes for a beautiful desk display ...

British automaker Lotus has revealed the Theory 1, a tech-heavy concept car with saluting doors and "soft robotic" seats. Unlike some other recent concept cars that have sought to pre-empt how ...

The Filipina beauty queen walked on the pageant stage wearing an elegant bright blue gown, with gold details on the top. According to Mak, the gown was inspired by a lotus floating on water, “which is ...