From a religious point of view, conch shells hold vast significance. In Hindu mythology the conch is considered a pure, virtuous article and is used in every religious ritual.
Basically, conch is the shell of a sea creature. They are found in numerous shapes and patterns. According to zoologists, no other species possess such distinct forms and shapes like these. Conch has captivated man since prehistoric times.
Books have been penned on shells by philosophers, Buddhist monks and scientists. Some while ago a shell named `Glory of the Sea` was auctioned for thousand of dollars. This shell was veritably exceptional for its size and its unlikely design. It was discovered in the sea of Phillippines. Besides this, `Sunheri Kodi ` is found in Fiji Island, `Lister shell` from the Bay of Bengal..`View marex`, found in Cuba are extremely infrequent and pricey conch shells.
After a research made in Berlin University in 1928 on the conch shell`s sound, it has been evidenced that its sound is one of the best ways to obliterate micro-organisms that create sound disruption. The reverberance produced from conch shell destructs the bacteria within a range of 1200 feet and tiny organisms within a range of 2600 feet. The sound of conch shell can also destruct bacteria of diarrhoea and malaria. It is also helpful in curing leprosy, epilepsy etc.
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