Icons of beauty, providers of sustenance, even symbols of divinity — blossoming plants have assumed a deep significance to ...

“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 ...

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 ...

These multicolor vintage-style martini glasses are, in fact, so cute that they just hit Oprah's Favorite Things list for 2024 ...

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 ...

From dark, bold body art to the tiniest line tattoos to a cluster of ink drawings ... the stem is actually made up of words ...

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 ...

Nakamura Kazunobu Design-Works has created an installation art space for Japanese dance ... from the fragranced fog around the sacred lotus flower, usually shrouded in a light early morning ...

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--Early morning visitors can beat the heat while enjoying eye-opening views of lotus flowers in various hues at a sprawling garden here. Six varieties, including the ...

This fires the SUV from 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds, and on to a top speed of 160mph. The Eletre R, which Lotus touts as the “world’s fastest dual-motor electric SUV”, slashes the 0-62mph time ...