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‎Neel kamal (blue waterlily) in Indian culture

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==The flowers of Ketaki==
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| ''[[Nymphaea nouchali]] (Nymphaea stellata)'', Blue waterlily, Star lotus, नील कमल Neel Kamal
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| This aquatic plant is native to the Indian subcontinent. The plant has been long valued as a garden flower in Thailand and Myanmar to decorate ponds and gardens. It appears in many mythological stories in India. (Wikipedia)
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 The color of this flower - blue - is likened to that of [[w:Lord Krishna|Lord Krishna]]. This flower is considered a favorite of [[w:Goddess Durga|Goddess Durga]] and [[w:Draupadi|Draupadi]] <ref>[http://mahamultipedia.com/concept/ritual Indian rituals] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>. The following story about this flower is quite interesting:
-<blockquote>''It is believed that in [[w:Ramayana|Ramayana]], before the final battle of Lord Ram with Ravana, Lord Ram went to seek the blessings of Goddess Durga. He learnt that Goddess Durga would be happy if he offered a gift of 100 blue water lilies to her. So, Lord Ram roamed the earth trying to find a 100 ''neel kamals'' but he managed to find only 99. He then offered one of eyes - which resembled a ''neel kamal'' to the Goddess. Goddess Durga was pleased and she gave her blessings to Lord Ram, along with his eye.'' <ref>[http://ecoheritage.cpreec.org/Viewcontall.php?$mFJyBfK$MA5hj$m1Rt&3c ENVIS Eco-heritage entry on Blue water lily] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.flowersofindia.in/mythology.html Flowers of India] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>
+<blockquote>''It is believed that in [[w:Ramayana|Ramayana]], before the final battle of Lord Ram with Ravana, Lord Ram went to seek the blessings of Goddess Durga. He learnt that Goddess Durga would be happy if he offered a gift of 100 blue water lilies to her. So, Lord Ram roamed the earth trying to find a 100 ''neel kamals'' but he managed to find only 99. He then offered one of his eyes - which resembled a neel kamal - to the Goddess. Goddess Durga was pleased and she gave her blessings to Lord Ram, along with his eye.'' <ref>[http://ecoheritage.cpreec.org/Viewcontall.php?$mFJyBfK$MA5hj$m1Rt&3c ENVIS Eco-heritage entry on Blue water lily] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.flowersofindia.in/mythology.html Flowers of India] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>
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 | This aquatic plant is native to the Indian subcontinent. The plant has been long valued as a garden flower in Thailand and Myanmar to decorate ponds and gardens. It appears in many mythological stories in India. (Wikipedia)
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+[[File:Goddess durga.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Goddess Durga depicted with a water lily in her left hand]]
 The Blue waterlily is native to the Indian subcontinent. This is evidenced from the myriad mythological stories associated with this beautiful aquatic flower in several Asian countries. In [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]], the plant has been used since ancient times to decorate ponds and pools <ref name="Wiki">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_nouchali Wikipedia entry] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>. The flower is the National Flower of [[Bangladesh]]<ref name=Wiki/> and [[Sri Lanka]]<ref>[http://www.gov.lk/gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&lang=en Government of Sri Lanka] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>. In Buddhist mythology in Sri Lanka, it is claimed that this flower was one of the 108 auspicious signs found on Prince Siddhartha's footprint. It is said that when Buddha died, lotus flowers blossomed everywhere he had walked in his lifetime<ref name=Wiki/>. In [[India]], several mythological stories are associated with this flower.
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-Even to this day, during [[w:Durga Puja|Durga Puja]], these blue water lilies are offered to [[w:Goddess Durga|Goddess Durga]]<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-04/pune/30242365_1_flowers-lilies-supply Exotic water lilies a must offering for the Goddess] Times of India. Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>
+Even to this day, during [[w:Durga Puja|Durga Puja]], these blue water lilies are offered to [[w:Goddess Durga|Goddess Durga]]<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-04/pune/30242365_1_flowers-lilies-supply Exotic water lilies a must offering for the Goddess] Times of India. Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>. These flowers are also considered sacred for [[w:Lord Ganesha|Lord Ganesha]] (Maha Ganapati)<ref>[http://www.eprarthana.com/html/ganapathi32.asp#thirteen Mahaganapati] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>
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-* [http://ecoheritage.cpreec.org/Viewcontall.php?$mFJyBfK$MA5hj$m1Rt&3c Blue Waterlily] ENVIS
+The Blue waterlily is native to the Indian subcontinent. This is evidenced from the myriad mythological stories associated with this beautiful aquatic flower in several Asian countries. In [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]], the plant has been used since ancient times to decorate ponds and pools <ref name="Wiki">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_nouchali Wikipedia entry] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>. The flower is the National Flower of [[Bangladesh]]<ref name=Wiki/> and [[Sri Lanka]]<ref>[http://www.gov.lk/gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&lang=en Government of Sri Lanka] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>. In Buddhist mythology in Sri Lanka, it is claimed that this flower was one of the 108 auspicious signs found on Prince Siddhartha's footprint. It is said that when Buddha died, lotus flowers blossomed everywhere he had walked in his lifetime<ref name=Wiki/>. In [[India]], several mythological stories are associated with this flower.
-* [http://www.flowersofindia.in/mythology.html Flowers of India]
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_nouchali Blue waterlily - Sri Lanka]
+The color of this flower - blue - is likened to that of [[w:Lord Krishna|Lord Krishna]]. This flower is considered a favorite of [[w:Goddess Durga|Goddess Durga]] and [[w:Draupadi|Draupadi]] <ref>[http://mahamultipedia.com/concept/ritual Indian rituals] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>. The following story about this flower is quite interesting:
-* [http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-04/pune/30242365_1_flowers-lilies-supply Exotic water lilies a must offering for the Goddess] Times of India
+<blockquote>''It is believed that in [[w:Ramayana|Ramayana]], before the final battle of Lord Ram with Ravana, Lord Ram went to seek the blessings of Goddess Durga. He learnt that Goddess Durga would be happy if he offered a gift of 100 blue water lilies to her. So, Lord Ram roamed the earth trying to find a 100 ''neel kamals'' but he managed to find only 99. He then offered one of eyes - which resembled a ''neel kamal'' to the Goddess. Goddess Durga was pleased and she gave her blessings to Lord Ram, along with his eye.'' <ref>[http://ecoheritage.cpreec.org/Viewcontall.php?$mFJyBfK$MA5hj$m1Rt&3c ENVIS Eco-heritage entry on Blue water lily] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.flowersofindia.in/mythology.html Flowers of India] Accessed: 30 Dec, 2011</ref>
-* [http://www.eprarthana.com/html/ganapathi32.asp Maha Ganapati - Blue lily]
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-* [http://mahamultipedia.com/concept/ritual Rituals] Blue water lily associated with Durga and Draupadi
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