Most significantly, the kamala, or lotus, is closely associated with Sri-Lakshmi: the goddess of sovereignty, auspiciousness, fecundity, wealth and good fortune, who is worshiped by Hindus ...

Kamala is also another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Kamala herself has been known to pronounce her own name "COMMA-luh," like the punctuation. You may have heard Donald Trump mispronounce ...