Water Lily is a photograph by Sharon Mau which was uploaded on May 10th, 2015.
Water Lily
Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, Star Lotus, red and blue water lily, blue star water... more
by Sharon Mau
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Water Lily
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Sharon Mau
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Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, Star Lotus, red and blue water lily, blue star water lily is a water lily of genus Nymphaea. It is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, and is the national flower of Sri Lanka and of Bangladesh. This species is sometimes considered to include the blue Egyptian lotus Nymphaea caerulea. A pale blue-flowered N. nouchali is the national flower of Sri Lanka, where it is known as nil mānel or nil mahanel.
Its beautiful aquatic flower has been mentioned in Sanskrit, Pali and Sinhala literary works since ancient times under the names kuvalaya, indhīwara, niluppala, nilothpala and nilupul as a symbol of virtue, discipline and purity. Buddhist lore in Sri Lanka claims that this flower was one of the 108 auspicious signs found on Prince Siddhartha's footprint. It is said that when Buddha died, lotus flowers blossomed everywhere he had walked in his lifetime.
Water Lily Nymphaea nouchali Star Lotus
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May 10th, 2015