Nelumbo(lotus) is a genus of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers.
Members are commonly called lotus, though "lotus" is a name also applied
to various other plants and plant groups, including the unrelated genus
Lotus. Members outwardly resemble those in the family Nymphaeaceae
("water lilies"), but Nelumbo is actually very distant to Nymphaeaceae.
"Nelumbo" is derived from the Sinhalese word Sinhalese: neḷum, the name
for the lotus Nelumbo nucifera.
Amavasya and Pitra tharpanam The ' no moon ' or ' new moon ' day is referred to amavasya. When amavasya falls in the month of Aadi it is Aadi Amavasya . This month aadi amavasya falls on 23rd July. In the month of Aadi the planet sun is in the Kataka raasi or zodiac sign of Cancer. Moon is the lord of the Kataka raasi . Amavasai is the day when the Sun and the Moon rise and fall at the same time. Aadi month is the fourth month in the Tamil calendar and this year aadi month its between July 17th to August 16th 2017. As amavasya falls on 23rd in the aadi month, it is normally referred as Aadi amavasya . Aadi amavasya is believed to be a day to connect to the departed souls of ancestors and seek their blessings. According to Upanishads departed souls cross higher planes from Pitraloka to Chandra loka depending on their deeds in their past lives also known as Karma in spiritual terms. Such rituals performed on aadi amavasya eases the cross over for the dep
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