The Secret Language of Flowers by DK

The Secret Language of Flowers by DK

Author:DK
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241625552
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd


An illustration of a marigold, Mughal School, 18th century

During a Hindu wedding ceremony, marigolds are usually included in the mandap (flower canopy), a symbol of protection and prosperity under which the bridal couple sit, and in the flower garlands that they exchange. The married couple each have two garlands and by putting one of these around the neck of their partner, bestow half their spiritual force on the other.

“ Youth! Youth! How buoyant are thy hopes! They turn,

Like marigolds, toward the sunny side.”

Jean Ingelow, 1863



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