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Monsoon is ending in India, but Kamal or Lotus flowering is only just peaking, as in wildfilmsindia Delhi gardens Lotus flower has a work of art within it, in the form of the formative seed pod developing within Pretty even as it dies, the lotus is something else! What a delicate lotus pink, with finer shades - No wonder the Kamal is India's national flower! From bud to flower to seed pod and seed dispersal, that is the brief summer and monsoon life of the lotus plant above water. For the rest of the year, the kamal plant is mostly dormant. See also how the nanoscopic structure contributes to its hydrophobic surface properties. See what all we can learn about the nanoscopic surface feature of a lotus leaf, and adapt the same to daily life practices, through science applications. A Lotus o
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