Original DAKSHINAVARTI SHANKH/SHANKHU / / दक्षिणावर्ती शंख / for PUJA/Pooja/White SHANKH / देवर्त्र शंख / VALAMPURI SANGGU/Lakshmi SHANKH/Natural (Non-Blowing)

Name : Original DAKSHINAVARTI SHANKH/SHANKHU / / दक्षिणावर्ती शंख / for PUJA/Pooja/White SHANKH / देवर्त्र शंख / VALAMPURI SANGGU/Lakshmi SHANKH/Natural (Non-Blowing)

Material : Marble

Type : Pooja Samagri

Product Length : 10 cm

Product Height : 6 cm

Product Breadth : 3 cm

Net Quantity (N) : 1

Genuine Dakshinavarti Lakshmi Conches are only found in the Indian Ocean, between Myanmar (Burma) all the way to Sri Lanka. There are three main localities of this shankh in India. Shells from all the localities show definite morphological variations. The three localities are the Indian Ocean near Ram Setu, Sri Lanka, Ramishwaram to Tuticorin. Shells from this region are rare in occurrence. The second locality is Arabian Sea or Western India. The third locality is Bay of Bengal. Varieties showing mixed characters have also been observed. The imitation (Lightning Whelks) mostly come from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. This imitation is also known as African Valampuri. Other than busyconid species, few other species showing presence of folds in the cavity are wrongly mentioned as Dakshinavarti. These species though sinistral are different species. Having folds does not mean that they are all species under the genus Turbinella Linn.There are different varieties of Valampuri shells based on their locality. The three main localities are Rameshwar, Ram Setu, Sri Lanka. The second one is West Coast of India or Arabian Sea and third one is Bay of Bengal. All the three types show variation.A true Valampuri / Dakshinavarthy shell may be sold on weight basis, but at the same times it can also be sold per piece. The present market cost in India falls in the range.

Country of Origin : India