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The King of Himalayan Flower !
 
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 By: Mehul Chimthankar  
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Photographer Mehul Chimthankar  Mehul Chimthankar {Karma:18655}
Project #37 Night Photography Camera Model D70s
Categories Florals
Film Format
Portfolio Mehul India
Lens Nikon  50mm f/1.8 AF Nikkor
Uploaded 9/7/2007 Film / Memory Type Lexar  1GB
    ISO / Film Speed 200
Views 600 Shutter 1/60
Favorites Aperture f/2.0
Critiques 27 Rating
6.75
/ 16 Ratings
Location City -  Pune
State -  MAHARASTRA
Country - India   India
About The flower of Lord Brahma also known as King of Himalayan flower. Very lucky if u see it bloom. It is a rare flower and blooms only at midnight and typically once in 14 years !!

Botanical name: Saussurea obvallata

The Brahma Kamal, a member of the Sunflower Family, is an excellent example of plant life at the upper limit of high mountains (3,000 to 4,600 meters).

In membranous, boat-shaped floral trusses, it bears 2-6 sessile or shortly peduncled glabrous heads bearing purple or bluish flowers with brown bluff. Even in the cold air of the ice-bound arena, they come to bloom because of the warm space created by the leaf-cover-a device that qualifies the plant to become one of the sacred species whose flowers are offered up, as pointed out by Edgeworth, at the shrines of Badrinath. The glabrous, toothed leaves are 10 to 21 cm. log, the uppermost terminating into incurved, bladdery, veined, translucent, globose or hemispheric pale head, 7.5 cm. to 15.5 cm. in diameter. The herb, 15 to 46 cm. tall, has a pubescent or glabrate stem as thick as a little fingure. Its thick curved root is applied to bruises and cuts.
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There are 27 Comments in 1 Pages
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Vikas Kahol Vikas Kahol   {K:444} 8/27/2008
Great capture.

7++++++++++++ (My limitation. They do not allow rating beyond 7.)

Keep up the good work

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mousa Jubran mousa Jubran   {K:5780} 6/10/2008
Beautiful picture.
I enjoyed seeing.
Accept the greetings

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Linda Imagefree Linda Imagefree   {K:72276} 3/3/2008
Wow this one is very nice Mehul, it reminds me of something one would see on the sea floor, very beautiful the way the petals vary in size and shape, and you captured it beautifully with good light, textures, clarity, sharpness and composition...very lovely and delicate details...well done!! :)

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Julie Salles Julie Salles   {K:22654} 2/25/2008
WOW, how lucky of you to capture that image being that it is so rare dear Mehul. Absolutely stunning!
To my favorites imediatelly!
A+++++++++++
All the best.
Julie.

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Tony Growden   {K:976} 10/8/2007
Wow!!! Fantastic capture of this rare specimen. You are truly honoured to have seen this magnificent flower at all. Well done and thank you for the description as well.
Tony

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parehan .K parehan .K   {K:27453} 9/14/2007
Great and wonderful clarity macro!! Beautiful details and colors.The lighting is so beautiful
Into my favorites!!!
Big 100++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Best wishes,
parehan

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Luc Bouwens Luc Bouwens   {K:6460} 9/12/2007
Excellent flower portrait.
So pure and so beautifull.

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Maryam Sahafzadeh Maryam Sahafzadeh   {K:3380} 9/12/2007
Royal..dreamy & fabulous!

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Alicia Popp   {K:87532} 9/11/2007
Excelente about y maravilla de foto!!!
Por acá florece todos los años, aunque la primera floración demora!
La llamamos epicactus

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Jeff Sanders Jeff Sanders   {K:1617} 9/10/2007
Interesting shot. I have one similar to this but by a different name. Wonderful lighting and color, great job. And thanks for all the info

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John Hatz John Hatz   {K:156973} 9/10/2007
Absolutely unknown flower so a very original photo, at least for me excellent focus, great details and generaly a very good presentation dear Mehul, excellent!
Best regards!

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NN  NN     {K:26787} 9/10/2007
Hi Mehul! Such a great floral study ... fantastic light and details; very good work!!!

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Iman Fouad Iman Fouad   {K:12295} 9/10/2007
Its a pleasure to look at with its great details and colour,exellent presented Mehul.
Regards,Iman

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Nick Lagos   {K:2203} 9/10/2007
What a great capture Mehul....congratulations

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Hussam AL_ Khoder   {K:79545} 9/9/2007
..!ஃ[[ஃ Great DOF,light,detals,color ஃ]]ஃ!..
All the best 7/7

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Avi  Avi     {K:70138} 9/9/2007
GREAT floral shot, Mehul. Brahma Kamal is an EXTREMELY rare flower. This should be a prize possession for you !!!

Cheers, my friend,
Avi

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Salvador María Lozada   {K:69375} 9/8/2007
A King, and also a Queen among flower. A really beauty masterly taken by you, my dear Mehul,
Warm congratulations,
Cheers,
Salvador

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Srna Stankovic Srna Stankovic   {K:172232} 9/8/2007
Brilliant Mehul !!!
Thanks for the about :)))
8++++
Hugs
Srna

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Rajesh Bhattacharjee   {K:3647} 9/8/2007
great shot mehul. one of your best if not best. but never seen brahmakamal like this.nothing similar to what i have seen. is it a field shot or artificial light shot? where did you take it? i have seen them mostly in gahrwal.
anyway 7++++++++

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M  jalili M  jalili   {K:69009} 9/7/2007
MASSIVE . 7++++++++

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Violetta  Tarnowska   {K:24497} 9/7/2007
Mehul:)
The pretty flower. The superb presentation. The good quality of the painting and the excellent effect of beautiful colours.
Warm hugs:)
Viola

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 9/7/2007
WOW.....what a great and excellent macro!!Wonderful clarity and sharpness!!!Beautiful details and colors.The lighting is beautiful as well!
Into my favorites!!!
Have a nice weekend,Nicole
PS: You can put it on your list too:))))
8++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Michele Carlsen Michele Carlsen   {K:146013} 9/7/2007
Thank YOu for sharing both the history and the rarity of this flower dear mehul ...It looks royal and is very beautiful !! 7+++++++++++++++++++
Regards,
michele~

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Subhranil Das Subhranil Das   {K:6869} 9/7/2007
neat execution dear Mehul!

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Brigitte R. Brigitte R.   {K:25989} 9/7/2007
Wow, what a magnificent photo of this very rare and beautiful flower. I feel lucky to have seen it here for the first time. Thank you for the details in your "about". Mehul... everything is perfect!!!
7+++
Warmest regards,
Brigitte

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Mehul Chimthankar Mehul Chimthankar   {K:18655} 9/7/2007
Hi Marcelo,

Thank you for your kind words, I really had fun all night with this flower King

Mehul

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Marcelo Berraz Marcelo Berraz   {K:12906} 9/7/2007
Hermosísima amigo, qué detalles y delicadeza de este verdadero rey!!!7/7. Bravo.M.

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