Green Lotus Flower Seed Head after the petals have fallen

During the course of one of my month long trips to Thailand I was able to watch these stunning Lotus flowers from bud to dried seed head. This transition is pretty quick, but it sees as if as soon as a flower drops its petals, another bud appears. Their really are stunning flowers at every stage of their short lives, however I believe the plants themselves are pretty robust.

Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Indian lotus, sacred lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. It is sometimes colloquially called a water lily, though this more often refers to members of the family Nymphaeaceae