From the archive record
Ladies of the Odia community sit together and open lotus petals which will be later offered to Goddess Durga along with prayers. Flowers are an integral part of every Hindu Puja (worship) and rituals. And of all the flowers, Lotus is considered the most auspicious and sacred. Lotus represents beauty and non-attachment. The lotus plant flourishes in muddy slushy water, yet the flower rises above it without becoming dirty or wet. Lotus symbolizes how one should live without any attachment to one’s surroundings. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and Full HD. Write to us