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Character Name

Kamala

Meaning — Derived from Sanskrit "kamala" meaning "lotus". The lotus is the supreme sacred flower in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions — it grows from muddy water yet blooms in spotless beauty, symbolising spiritual purity achieved in the midst of worldly existence. Kamala is also a name for Lakshmi.·Sanskrit origin·Female·KAH-mah-lah

Kamala Through Hesse's Kamala and through the lotus symbolism, the name encodes a character who has risen, unsoiled, from difficult or lowly circumstances. In fiction characters named Kamala often possess a serene self-possession earned through experience rather than protection — they have seen much of the world's darkness and chosen beauty as their answer to it.

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Literary FictionSpiritual FictionHistorical FictionRomance

Famous characters named Kamala

Kamala

Siddhartha Hermann Hesse

The sophisticated courtesan who becomes Siddhartha's lover and teacher in the ways of the world, eventually becoming a Buddhist herself and dying from a snake bite while on a pilgrimage — a pivotal figure in the novel's spiritual arc.


Variations & nicknames

KamalaKamalKamalini

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Kamala DeviKamala NairKamala PillaiKamala SharmaKamala Harris

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