Blue lotus flower, or Nymphea caerulea, is an Egyptian water lily. Sometimes called blue Egyptian lotus, historians speculate ...

“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 ...

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 ...