These beautiful Lotus sterling silver earrings are 1cm long and hang from sterling silver earring loops. In the Vedic traditions of India, the Lotus flower symbolizes purity, beauty, fertility, prosperity and spiritual awakening. Though rooted in the mud, the lotus rises above to blossom in the sun. The divinely beautiful and mystical lotus flower is considered a symbol of purity as it emerges from murky waters unspoilt and unblemished thus its association with spiritual enlightenment. The symbolism of the lotus points to the purity of consciousness and the journey of transformation and awakening. Many of the gods and goddesses of Hinduism are associated with the flower, for example the goddess of abundance, Lakshmi, is usually depicted as being seated atop a fully opened lotus flower.