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. Though ...
“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...
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 ...
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 ...