Hello friends this year too my friend Brig. Chow’s (Chowdhry) home was blessed with the bloom of the Brahm Kamal flowers in his garden. Very gracious of him to share his thoughts and pictures as below:
“The gorgeous Brahma Kamal’s are so beautiful that they are glorified by different names two of which are The Star of Bethlehem and the Lotus of the Gods. Lotus symbolizes purity and enlightenment. These breathtakingly beautiful flowers bring with them an aura of such calm, peace and beauty, as if to say, that despite the present turmoil in the World all will be well. They are perhaps the most precious flowers in the world since they come as night visitors, and by morning are completely a spent force, as if to ratify a favorite quote of mine by Edna St. Vincent Millay:
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—
It gives a lovely light!
I would like to mention here quite an amazing occurrence – a niece of mine in L.A. with geographical and climatic conditions, have these flowers blooming within a day or two of us in Pune. It is monsoon time here but no rains there! Lovely are ways of God.
With the plants with me having matured now over the last four years or so, they bloomed a number of times during the monsoons in clusters of twos, fours and sixes as the rains progress. The first bloom of two this season occurred just a few days before the onset of monsoons.”
So friends we wrap-up now with a big thank you to our guest writer and a quote by Alfred Austin which aptly depicts the Brig’s love for gardening ~
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul”.
Cheers and a have lovely week! 🙂
Interesting. Beautiful flowers. A Great quote.
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Glad you liked the flowers. Some believe they are divine and bring good fortune and luck 🍀🍀
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An amazing flower for sure. I have never seen these. Imagine, only blooming at night. Stay well. Allan
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These wonderful flowers are a great tribute to Gods creations.
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I really love this flower… we also believe here if you see the flowers blooming, you will get luck. 🙂
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How nice. Wish you best of luck.
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Hi Dilip! Here’s something I wrote in response to your wonderful post about the Brahma Kamal! May you have blessed days!
Andreea
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https://synergyofjoy.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/brahma-kamal/
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Thank you. I appreciate your gesture.
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[…] This poem was inspired by the blog post A bloom of Joy – the mystical Brahma Kamal. Thank you for the wonders you share with […]
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Hi, Dilip. In Bali, we name the flower Wijaya Kusuma. Only blooms in the night. I plant also in my garden. We usually use it for holly water/ purifying spiritually. Thanks for the post.
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How nice of you Indah to take interest in this post. What fascinates me is the similarity between our two cultures. For e.g. The name of the flower sounds so Indian only we spell it as Vijaya Kusum and Vijay means victory and Kusum means fa flower.
Thank you and bye for now.
Kind regards
Dilip
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Must be a fauji favourite! My family has this delightful moonlight bloomer too.
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Good to know that. From the blog comments it seems to be popular among non-foujis too. 😀
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Indeed Brahamkamal is a rare & beautiful flower, I have seen it bloom at height of around 4000 m in Uttrakhand.
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How nice and I am sure you will blessed with happiness. 🙏
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Thank You for good wishes! 🙂
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Fabulous flowers and beautiful and apt quotations too. What a lovely post.
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So glad you liked it. The blooms in the darkness of the night are indeed awe-inspiring.
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I wish it could grow in Cornwall!🙂
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How beautiful they are, and I love the candle verse. 🙂
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Gracious of you to appreciate and I’m so glad you like the verse too 🙂
Cheers
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How wonderful that the plants have blossomed so well since you got them! They must like their home 🙂 ❤
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Thank you so much for the appreciation actually its my friend and neighbor who grows them. He would be delighted to read your encouraging words Christy. Cheers and be very well 🙂 ❤ 🙂
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Love the black background treatment. Nice!
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Thanks dear Rommel always a pleasure to hear from you.
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I remember first reading about this precious flower here and it is as if it blooms for us too through your pages, this year too. Thank you, my dear Dilip! 🙂 Have a beautiful week. 🙂
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Spot on dear Marina your words are so apt! And always a pleasure to read. Plenty good wishes for a beautiful a weekend. Warm regards. 🌹
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These are such amazing flowers and I thank you for sharing such wonderful Blooms that hold so much magic in their appearances 🙂 ❤
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Thank you Sue your appreciation means so much. Regards. 🙂
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Likewise dear Dilip
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😀 💕
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What a stunning flower! Thanks for sharing…
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Thank Charu I’m glad you like it and thanks for the appreciation.
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MaşaAllah, nice post 🙂
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Shukran thank you 🙏. Have a beautiful day.
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This is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing the rare bloom… 🙂
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Good to see you back after a holiday and thanks for appreciating. Cheers 🌹
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That’s really nice to be able to see such rare flowers in bloom.
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It is indeed a rare sight which only the dedicated gardeners can enjoy!
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And also your lucky readers!
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Coming from you means a lot! Let me confess I rate your blog one of the best because to create, design and spread humour every week is a gift from the God. And I mean it Peter.
Cheers my friend 🙂
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Nice poetic thoughts. Is it the magical effect of viewing the divine Brahm Kamal or your natural self, the hidden part of yours?
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Well well well that’s a good question 👍🏽
Would you agree if I say it’s the magical effect that ignites our Being which otherwise lies dormant.
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Happy Day 🙂
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And a very happy day and week to you too Simona. 😉
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The flowers are so pure and pristine. I loved the quote by Alfred Austin👍. Beautiful post. Have a good day.
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Thank you so much that quote is my favorite too 🙂
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Welcome…..have a nice day 🙂
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😄 👍🏽
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Just beautiful – you made my day!
Surinder
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👏🏼👏🏼😃 Wow sir you liked it and so ‘You made my day too’. I am sure Brig. Chow too will be pleased to know of your appreciation.
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We have that plant at home and it bloomed for only one night last week of June… the sweet smell was amazing.
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Thrilled to know you too experienced the exotic bloom in your place so far away.. It’s indeed a small world 🙂
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They are simply beautiful!
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I am so happy you liked them. Cheers 🙂
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Those are indeed beautiful flowers, Dilip. Thanks for sharing them and your thoughts. –Curt
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Always good to hear from you Curt. I am glad you found the flowers beautiful. Regards.
Dilip
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Your words and Brig’s pictures do more than justice to this bliss of nature. Thank you!
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And you kind words mean a lot. Thank you Alok.
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Lovey post. These flowers are so beautiful and pristine that they justify the name given to them.
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So nice of you to appreciate! Thank you.
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