What does a flower reveal about a region?

Some flowers are chosen because they grow there.

Some are tied to festivals.

In Kerala, Amaltas arrives around Vishu.
It stops being just a flower.
It becomes part of a season people wait for.

Roads turn yellow. Homes too!

In Telangana, Tangedu is tied closely to Bathukamma.
Gathered. Arranged.
Carried together.
After Uttarakhand became a separate state, Uttar Pradesh adopted Palash as its state flower.
But the flower had already existed in its folk memory for generations
The same flower can mean different things in different regions
State flowers often reflect how regions remember themselves.

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