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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]
Panchajanya - a Shankha conch shell of the Hindu god Vishnu. Shankha - A conch shell which is of ritual and religious importance in both Hinduism and Buddhism. The Shankha is a sacred emblem of the Hindu preserver god Vishnu. It is still used as a trumpet in Hindu ritual, and in the past was used as a war trumpet. Yogesha Nadam - The conch of ...
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Shankha Ghosh: Poetry 1978 Vivekananda O Samakalin Bharatvarsha, Vol. I, II and III Sankari Prasad Basu: Biography and cultural history 1979 Aranyer Adhikar: Mahashweta Devi: Novel 1980 Shambo: Samaresh Basu `Kalkut' Novel 1981 Kolikata Darpan, Pt. I Radharaman Mitra: Local history and culture 1982 Amritasya Putree: Kamal Das Novel 1983 Jete ...
Shankha production A diverse collection of shankha, Kolkata, India. Shankha or conch bangles is a bangle-shaped ornament made from the shell of marine conchs. [1] Shankha is worn by Hindu married women. Traditionally, women wear white shankha around their hands along with sindoor, noa (golden bangles), and pola (red bangles). The parents in the ...
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The real shankha has 3 to 7 ridges or plaits on its columella, whereas whelk shells have no such plaits. The so-called "flower-bud opening test", and the "rice pulling test" (Valampuri said to rise up through a rice heap) are non scientific.