Shankha
conch shell

The Shankha is described as a white male with adorable eyes.

Shankha also symbolizes the sound that created the universe and stands for knowledge.

Krishna is carrying the flute and Shankha in his two hands.

Shankha is used as a material for making bangles, bracelets and other objects.

Shankha is believed to be a brother of Lakshmi as both of them were born from the sea.

Two Shankha, in golden covers, are placed over the Peedam.

Shankha is one of the main attributes of Vishnu.

Shankha is used in Ayurveda medicinal formulations to treat many ailments.

Shankha is the symbol that indicates that a Hindu woman is married.

Panchajanya is the Shankha conch of the Hindu god Vishnu.

The sound emitted from Shankha when blown, is too divine, that is used for regular rituals for Vishnu.

The Deity has a Shankha(conch) in one hand and a Chakra(disc) in another.

Also collected in large numbers are Shankha mollusks (Xancus pyrum) whose shells are used as a ritual and religious object.

In her upper two hands she holds Shankha and Chakra, while the lower hands have a trident and a hand on the buffalo-headed demon.

The nidhi treasures Padma and Shankha stand beside him in human form, with their heads emerging from a lotus and a conch respectively.

Shankha Ghosh is regarded a leading authority on Rabindranath in addition to being one of the most prolific writers in Bengali.

In the Hindu epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata, the symbol of Shankha is widely adopted.

She was the mother of Uttar, Uttara, Shveta, Satanika and Shankha, as well as others.

Shankha Ghosh (Chandpur,Poet and critic)

One species in this genus is the sacred chank, Turbinella pyrum; see "Shankha" for the cultural and religious use of the shell of that species.

Veeralipattu, Valampiri Shankha, Kannadi Bimbam"."

The groom applies Sindura on the hair parting of bride and Shankha on arms (the vermilion powder and bangles ) which is called Sinduradaan.

The River Sangu (also known as Sangpo or Shankha), the only river born inside Bangladesh territory, runs through Bandarban.

Padma and Mahapadma are his earrings, Karkota his necklace, Shankha and Gulika his jewels.

Three arms hold Shankha, Chakra, and Mace and the fourth is in the abhaya mudra (sign of blessing and Moksha).

And are said to be the tip of a conch shell.

When the conch shells began to sound, the hair stood up on the back of my neck.

The figure has long hair which winds down her back and is holding a conch shell.

Large conch shells were used in the northern coastal areas.

Blowing of a white conch shell is heard from a particular mountain on some days.

Conch shells have been used as shell money in several cultures.

Then they were to sound the conch shells and advance through the mist.

One sea lion played with a conch shell as if it were a ball.

In the novel, a conch shell is blown to call the other boys together.

To announce one show, someone actually blows on a conch shell.

It is said that when a baby was born, the family would put a conch shell on a pole in front of their home.

At least, we would like to think so, said Conch Shell.

The crest on top of the helmet is a conch shell.

They have exploited marine resources such as fish and conch shells.

They passed through tiny cells like the chambers inside a conch shell.

Much of the world has been looking forward to it, said Conch Shell.

About 100 prisoners were silent as a conch shell sounded.

Like plywood, a conch shell is stronger than its parts.

The blowing of a conch shell is sounding somewhere off.

From there they would strike on the signal given by a giant conch shell.

On the front seat was a tiny conch shell.

Then she drove the conch shell into his face.

Some even put bells or conch shells and beads around their neck.

The conch shell is a deep part of Hindu symbolic and religious tradition.

Conch shells carve very well, but their color fades over time.