Hibiscus flowers are called Mandara Puvvulu in Telugu. These
beautiful flowers are considered very dear to Gods and Goddesses. In Sri
Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram – the sacred Hindu text or mantra, Goddess Lalitha
that is Goddess Durga, Goddess Parvati is addressed as Mandara Kusumapriya,
meaning one who adores Mandara flowers. What prompted me to write this article
is the way the Hibiscus plants in our house have bloomed and seem to be
reaching out to the Gods in the sky. The colourful and pretty plants and flowers
can be seen in the accompanying photographs.
Hibiscus flowers are also popularly known as Shoe flowers and
China Roses locally. We have four Hibiscus plants in our house which give us
Red, Pink and White flowers and the fourth one; flowers with Red cluster of
petals, more than the usual five. You can see all these varieties of flowers in
the attached pictures, the White flowers are at the back and appear small.
You may click on the following link to see an animated view of
one of the four plants, with over thirty flowers and listen to the chanting of Lalitha
Sahasranamam:
SRI LALITHA SAHASRANAMAM - A VIDEO:
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