Brahma Kamala

                                      Brahma Kamala

 

 

 

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Night Flowering it Blooms only at Mid-Nights for about 3 to 5 hours then fades out

slowly and giving a light scent smell.

 

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This aromatic smell is interesting feel only during the blossoming time and its

unique plant.Called Queen of the night as its beautiful Lotus like flower blooms

late night.

 

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In India it is called as Brahma Kamala and is treated as a sacred plant. It is

popularly known as Orchid Cactus as the flower has orchid like beauty and plant

resembles cactus in habit.

 

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It is believed that it is the flower in which Hindu God Brahma resides and the

place where it blooms will be the receiver of good and glad things. People who

pray to God while the flower is blooming get their wishes fulfilled.

 

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There is confusion over the Real Brahma kamala the one grows in Cold Rocky Marshy

shades in uttarakhand hills in the Himalayas.

 

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There is a belief that the Brahmakamal should be gifted and should not be sold or

bought from the market.As its Blooming is rare,people invite their friends and

relatives to cherish to watch this wonderful and special event at midnight.

 

 

 

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The phyllocaldes contain some active ingredients and show antibacterial

activity,The stem is also used medicinally to cure dropsy and cardiac infections.

 

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 Vietnamese and Far East country people use petals of the faded blooms to make soups which are supposed to have tonic and aphrodisiac medicinal properties.


                                                                     -------- Hari OM --------