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LOTUS

Lotus offers one of the highest spiritual vibrations amongst other flowers. It is a water plant growing in shallow ponds, lagoons, marshes and flooded fields. Of immense spiritual essence its unfolding petals suggest the expansion of the soul. The growth of its pure beauty from the mud of its origin holds a benign spiritual promise. It is found in parts of the Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Guinea and throughout India.

The long stemmed lotus plant with its base on the muddy bottoms of the ponds bloom full to its glory above the water. It is usually white or pink with large attractive petals and a flat seedcase at its center. Leathery textured leaves, dark green in colour they are disc-shaped and up to 90cm wide. It blooms at night. This plant is an aquatic perennial, but if its seeds are preserved under favorable circumstances, they may remain

viable for many years. Lotus plant should be planted in spring, in sunny areas in medium or clay loam. Lotus is considered sacred among Buddhists and Hindus. It is the symbol of sun, of creation and rebirth and one of the important flowers used for the worship of Devi Durga.

SHIULI

It is commonly called Shiuli also known as Shefali or Shefalika. Shiuli is not a monsoon flower; it blossoms post-rain. It is an autumunal flower; its sweet fragrance reminds the arrival of Goddess Durga. It blooms at night. White in colour, with an orange stalk and orange shade just in the centre, its mild fragance fills up the atmosphere.

These flowers fall from the trees as dew drops in the early dawn. Shiuli flowers are picked up and are placed in a flat dish to keep their rooms nicely fragranced. It has medicinal significance. Shiuli's extracts are used in ayurvedic remedies for common cold and fever.

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