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Lotus Asian Cultural Festival

Celebrate the peak blooming season of water lily varieties and lotus plants in the ponds as well as the freshwater tidal marshes along the Anacostia River that historically covered parts of the city and remain a hidden natural oasis in an urban landscape. This festival highlights and explores the lotus plant's enduring influence on Asian cultures over the centuries.

The Annual Water Lily and Lotus Asian Cultures Festival is sponsored by the Modern Buddism of America. In Buddism, lotus flowers symbolize mental and spiritual purity.

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Kenilworth Park Hours: Daily 8 am - dusk (playing fields and meadow)
Aquatic Gardens Hours: Daily 7 am - 4 pm (open ponds, wetlands, short trail boardwalk)
Admission: Free
Address: Douglass Street and Anacostia Avenue, NE
Phone: 202-426-6905

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Venerable: Onla Inthichak Holds Sacred Lotus Blossom

In Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents purity of body, speech, and mind.

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Pink Lotus Blossom

The pink lotus is considered the supreme lotus.

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Pink Lotus Blossom

Lotus flowers can be up to 20 cm in diameter.

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Field of Pink Lotus Blossoms

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Pink and White Lotus Plants

Thousands of flowers and leaves reach up for the sun.

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White Lotus Blossom

The lotus is only plant to fruit and flower simultaneously.

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Pink Lotus Blossom

Lotus is the most powerful of all the flower symbols in Eastern culture.

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Lotus Seed Pod

The seed cup is commonly used in flower arrangements.

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Blue Dragonfly

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Blue Dragonfly

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Blue Dragonfly

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Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)

This bird is the symbol of the National Audubon Society.

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Great Egret Spots a Fish

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Green Heron Fishing

The Green Heron is fairly common around DC

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Buddist monk holds festival lantern

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