In preparation for the many Hindu fall festivals such as Diwali, Dussehra or Durga Puja ... always bustling with flower vendors, selling freshly cut marigolds, roses and lotus flowers.

She carries a trident in her right hand and a lotus flower in her left. She is depicted with her vahana or ride the “Nandi” bull. Shailaputri is the first form of Goddess Durga that is ...

National Flower of India: The Lotus flower is not just a pretty flower. The Lotus flower is India’s national flower because it represents our characteristics: purity, strength, and hope.