…. not sure why its called “kamala orange” in tamil. This fruit’s seasons on @ Koyambedu.
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…. not sure why its called “kamala orange” in tamil. This fruit’s seasons on @ Koyambedu.
Great question..
Kamala derives from Kamal meaning Lotus.
Traditionally an intense yellow natural colorant is obtained from fine powdered resin collected from the hairs of the fruit from a lotus tree. And its technically called ‘Resina Kamala’ even today!
http://www.artcons.udel.edu/public-outreach/historic-art-materials/colorants
I think now I see the connection!
Ram : Thanks GS for the direction to look for….
Also, a more direct reasoning…I am now looking at images of lotus flower.. Never really looked inside.. and surprised to note the color of the inside.
http://www.google.co.in/search?q=lotus+flower
Oh my, fresh fruit! Sometimes I miss that, and of course, dosa.
Ram : Looks like someone is lipsmacking 🙂
Nice. But it looks a little far fetched, in my opinion. Orange is Kamala pandu in Telugu. So a variety of orange coming from
Andhra Pradesh might have been named Kamala pazham just like Banganapalli (mango). But how Kamala came into Telugu, your explanation is apt. I was told by someone recently that there are many dye (colour) making units in Andhra.
Ram : Pramadham ….