| You have probably seen drawings of yogis sitting in lotus position with their many-petaled chakras depicted in various colors. |
| The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony. |
| If your pond is at least three feet deep, you can experiment with wild rice, water lotus, and water lily. |
| Typical dishes include dum aloo, khatte baingan, methi chaman, and naider yakhni or lotus root. |
| These taste best when eaten raw, with the exception of lotus root, which should be thinly sliced and steamed or stir-fried. |
| With a larger pond, you can have lilies or tiger lotus, maybe some taro or umbrella palm that will help shade the pond surface. |
