This is the Nishagandhi, a night blooming flower. The photographs were taken under candle light as part of an experiment. The flower is a rare sight, blooming just once a year and restricted to certain regions in India, China and Burma. The flowers are radiant white, huge and have large red bracts that can attract night crawlers and nectar feeders.The flowers last for a very short time, between nine in the night to wee hours of the morning. As you can see, the radiant glow is poorly captured under low/yellow light.
In another post photographing the King of Himalayan flowers, I have shared pictures of the Saussurea obvallata, as it is scientifically called, under better lighting. Once you see them, the stark difference will be clearly visible.
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