25 Lotus Flowers Puzzle

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25 Lotus Flowers is a rotating-piece puzzle I recently created (as far as I'm aware, no one came up with it before). The goal is to turn the 25 lotus flowers into a specific pattern. The difficulty lies in each flower preventing its neighbors from turning, so you usually have to rotate multiple flowers before you can turn the one you need to turn. I named this puzzle "25 Lotus Flowers" because the pieces resemble ancient Egyptian images of lotus flowers to me, and the puzzle's addictive nature reminds me of the Lotus Eaters in The Odyssey. Initially, I called it "25 Lotus Leaves," but then I realized I was thinking of flowers rather than leaves. I've posted detailed instructions on how to play 25 Lotus Flowers, including a few challenges for you to tackle. Since this is a new puzzle, there are plenty of questions that remain unanswered – you could be the first to find the solution! Let me know what you think of the puzzle and your solutions in the Comments section here, and let's get started!