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| Article Name : | | | LOTUS – THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIA: A MYSTICAL SYMBOL IN INDIAN TRADITION, ART AND CULTURE | | Author Name : | | | Radhika | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-5305 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The symbols refer to etymological intentions that inculcate the relative reality and their abstract forms. The symbols meant for the communication of abstract, invisible, inaudible and unexpressed subjects to express in concrete, visible and audible forms. Indian art, culture and religion have always been closely related to symbols since ever. In the traditions of worship there are plentiful instances of animate and inanimate objects to pacify the devotion; such as trees, flowers, leaves, fruits, seeds, animals, birds, mountains, rivers, stones, metals, arms etc. This review intends to bring about a comprehensive idea about the lotus in Indian tradition, art and culture. | | Keywords : | | |
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