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Genuine Dakshinavarti Lakshmi Conches are only found in the Indian Ocean, between Myanmar (Burma) and Sri Lanka. The three main localities - near Rama Setu, Sri Lanka, and Ramishwaram to Tuticorin (rare); the Arabian Sea; and the Bay of Bengal. Shells from each locality show distinct morphological variations, although varieties showing mixed ...
The Dakshinavarti is particularly highly valued in terms of its religious significance. [7] In its religious context, the Dakshinavarti shankh is considered to be right-handed, because the "handedness" of the shell coiling is measured with the "spout" or siphonal canal of the shell pointing upwards.
In English, the shell of this species is known as the "divine conch" or the "sacred chank". It may also be simply called a "chank" or conch. There are two forms of the shanka: a more common form that is "right-turning" or dextral in pattern, and a very rarely encountered form of reverse coiling or "left-turning" or sinistral. [9]
At 8:30 am, eight supayas dressed in Ghanamattaka, holding Dakshinavarti Shankh filled with water from five rivers by Yamethin Supaya, poured water on the King's head [21] while saying: Oh King! please act always as the good and righteous kings from Mahāsammata at the beginning of the world onwards. Oh King! do not be harsh to your vassals ...
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Dakshinamurti (Sanskrit: दक्षिणामूर्ति, romanized: Dakṣiṇāmūrti) [1] is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as a guru (teacher). He is ...
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Chari Kshetra (literally four holy regions) is a group of four holy regions in the Indian state of Odisha.According to tradition, when Vishnu killed the demon Gayasura, to commemorate the glory of his victory, he placed his shankha (conch) in Puri, chakra (discus) in Bhubaneswar, gada (mace) in Jajpur and padma (lotus) in Konark and they were known as Sankha Kshetra, Chakra Kshetra, Gada ...