A conch shell, which the 18th century ruler of Mysore Tipu Sultan is said have blown to signal at the beginning or end of a battle, has now become a big draw for visitors at Bharat Kala Bhavan, a ...

Archaeologists think it is one of the oldest known man-made conch shell horns, and was discovered inside the Marsoulas cave at the bottom of the French Pyrenees in 1931. Researchers first thought the ...

Devotees thronged unique makeshift tents or pandals, made of conch shells in Kolkata on the occasion of five-day long Durga Puja, a festival dedicated to Hindu Goddess of power, Durga. Styled after ...

Navratri 2022: Blowing the conch shell or the shankh has special significance in Hinduism. Not just it looks beautiful but has many health and religious benefits as well. Many Hindu households have a ...