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A top view of the blossom of beautiful pink lotus flowers and leaves in the pond

A blooming lotus (water lily) with leaf background.

Lotus. Lotus flower on a water. Pink Lotus Flower at Botanical Garden

$Lotus flower (Nelumbo, Nelumbo nucifera, Nelumbo komarovii).\nBeautiful rare blooming lotus on a dark background$

studio shot of a beautiful opening sacred lotus isolated on white

$Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Indian lotus, sacred lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a water lily, though this more often refers to members of the family Nymphaeaceae.\nLotus plants are adapted to grow in the flood plains of slow-moving rivers and delta areas. Stands of lotus drop hundreds of thousands of seeds every year to the bottom of the pond. While some sprout immediately, and most are eaten by wildlife, the remaining seeds can remain dormant for an extensive period of time as the pond silts in and dries out. During flood conditions, sediments containing these seeds are broken open, and the dormant seeds rehydrate and begin a new lotus colony.$

Flowers often pick up religious and spiritual meanings because they rise from dirt and only show their beauty for a brief amount of time each year. The Lotus Flower is no different from the rest of the blooms used for decorating and religious ceremonies.

Beautiful Lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera) in the pond closeup, blooms in the morning, growing towards the sun.

lotus water lily flower in water with sunshine

Horizontal up high looking directly below aerial of white lotus flower with yellow centre in bloom amongst green lilly pads in lake pond

$Lotus flower (Nelumbo, Nelumbo nucifera, Nelumbo komarovii).\nBeautiful rare blooming lotus close-up$

beautiful lotus flower on the water after rain in garden.

Waterlily flower in a canal in the Weerribben-Wieden nature reserve in Overijssel, The Netherlands. De Weerribben-Wieden National Park is the largest bog of northwestern Europe, the park consists of two areas, De Weerribben and De Wieden, and has an area of roughly 100 square kilometres.

Aesthetic shot of a purple glass lotus while a woman walks away. Copy space

Clustered lotus leaves, elegant background pattern

$Bavaria, Germany. Welcome to the realm of the \$

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