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Today, in its greatly tamed avatar, the conch is used in Tibetan Buddhism to call together religious assemblies. During the actual practice of rituals, it is used both as a musical instrument and as a container for holy water.

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Q: What is the meaning of the Hindu conch shell?
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Do conch change shell's?

No, a conch grows his shell. The bigger the shell usually the older the conch is.


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Is the spider conch a sea shell?

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"Sankhalika" in Bengali means conch shell. It is a traditional musical instrument used in Hindu rituals and ceremonies in Bengal.


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A conchs shell grows along with the shell. They also change color to show the age of the conch.


How do you determine the age of a conch shell?

The thickness of the shell (lip) increases with the age. This is how you can determine the age of the conch.


What animal has a conch shell?

The conch shell is actually the shell of a sea-dwelling mollusc known as a conch. There are many varieties of conch, with most living in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean regions. Many are found in beds of sea grass in warm tropical waters.


Do sea snails shed the conch and move into a new conch?

No, a conch is a mollusk which lives in a conch shell ,which it secretes itself. As the conch grows the shell gets bigger too, to accommodate it. Sea snails tend not to have any shell at all and if they do have a shell it is one that they secrete themselves. Hermit crabs live in the empty shells of mollusks and move to a new shell as they grow bigger.


What protects the conch?

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Name of conch shell of lord Krishna?

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How can you make a conch shell make music?

You make a conch shell produce sound by vibrating your lips on one end of it, the concept is one similar to that of using a trumpet or french horn.


What is the scientific name for the conch shell?

The scientific name for the conch shell is "Strombus gigas." It is a species of large sea snail commonly found in the Caribbean.