Dakshinavarti shankha (Sanskrit: दक्षिणावर्ती शंख, romanized: Dakṣiṇāvarta śaṅkha), also referred to as Valampuric caṅku (Tamil: வலம்புரிச் சங்கு) and Sri Lakshmi shankha (Sanskrit: श्रीलक्ष्मी शंख, romanized: Śrīlakṣmī śaṅkha) is a sacred Hindu conch. It refers to the shell of a large sea snail from the Indian Ocean (a shell of the species Turbinella pyrum), but one that has a rare reverse-turning spiral.
Dakshinavarti shankha (Sanskrit: दक्षिणावर्ती शंख, romanized: Dakṣiṇāvarta śaṅkha), also referred to as Valampuric caṅku (Tamil: வலம்புரிச் சங்கு) and Sri Lakshmi shankha (Sanskrit: श्रीलक्ष्मी शंख, romanized: Śrīlakṣmī śaṅkha) is a sacred Hindu conch. It refers to the shell of a large sea snail from the Indian Ocean (a shell of the species Turbinella pyrum), but one that has a rare reverse-turning spiral.
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