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 ...

A conch shell found in a cave used by the Magdalenian people of the late Upper Palaeolithic was originally thought to be a cup, but a new analysis suggests they used it as a kind of horn. That would ...

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In Hindu mythology, Shankha is also used synonymously with wisdom and spirituality and is referred to as the preserver of Lord Vishnu. Shankha is not just a ritualistic item; it is frequently ...

The Wordle word of the day is conch, which at first feels deceptively mild. A shell. A beachside curiosity. Something you ...

A large conch shell that had been languishing in a museum for decades has been revealed as the oldest known seashell instrument after archaeologists examined it more closely and realized belatedly ...

An ancient conch shell has been played for the first time in 17,000 years. Archaeologists think it is one of the oldest known man-made conch shell horns, and was discovered inside the Marsoulas cave ...

Keeping a conch shell in Hindu homes is considered very auspicious. Conch has always been of great importance in our scriptures. Any good work was started by blowing the conch. It is said that the ...

A proof-of-concept study by doctors in Jaipur reveals that people who practise blowing through a conch shell regularly for six months have experienced a reduction in their obstructive sleep apnoea ...

People with a common sleep disorder may find relief through a surprising, simple and natural source: blowing through a conch shell. Researchers have recently found that conch or shankh blowing on a ...