In India, fashion is never just fashion but history stitched into fabric, emotions breathing through colours, and culture blossoming into even couture. Among the many divine symbols that have flourished in Indian artistry for centuries, the lotus holds a place like no other. It is a metaphor, for purity untouched by imperfection.   That’s why, when a bride chooses a lotus motif in her bridal lehenga, she is choosing more than a design aesthetic. Across eras, this motif has ap