Hindus revere it with the divinities Vishnu and Lakshmi often portrayed on a pink lotus in iconography. Goddess Sarasvati is portrayed on a white-colored lotus. Often used as an example of divine beauty Vishnu is often described as the ''Lotus-Eyed One''. Its unfolding petals suggest the expansion of the soul. The growth of its pure beauty from the mud of its origin holds a benign spiritual promise.