A shankha (Sanskrit: शंख, romanized: Śankha, lit. 'conch') has religious ritual importance in Hinduism. In Hinduism, the shankha called panchajanya is...
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lower classes, the poor can get the poetry of Shankha Ghosh as a companion to their daily suffering. Shankha Ghosh identifies every inequality of society...
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Dakshinavarti shankha (Sanskrit: दक्षिणावर्ती शंख, romanized: Dakṣiṇāvarta śaṅkha), also referred to as Valampuri shankhu (Tamil: வலம்புரிச் சங்கு) and...
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Species commonly referred to as conches also include the sacred chank or shankha shell (Turbinella pyrum) and other Turbinella species in the family Turbinellidae...
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Shankha Dasgupta (Bengali: শঙ্খ দাশগুপ্ত, born 1985) is a Bangladeshi filmmaker known for his web series Boli (2021), Guti (2023), and Dear Maloti (2024)...
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depicted with six hands, in yellow garments, carries the Sudarshana Chakra, shankha, kalasha (a water pitcher with mango leaves and a coconut on it) or the...
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depicted as a four-armed god with the chakra in his upper left hand, a shankha in his upper right hand, a mace in his lower left hand, and a sword in...
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is a 2009 Bengali comedy film directed by Shankha Bandyopadhyay. The film's music was composed by Shankha Bandyopadhyay. Jeet as Aniket Barsha Priyadarshini...
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the Kaumodaki. A popular epithet of Vishnu is Shankha-chakra-gada-pani, "he who holds in his hands shankha, chakra, and gada". Generally, the gada is held...
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(disambiguation) Shankha, conch in Indian religions Sankha Lipi, an undeciphered script of India Sankham, a 2009 Indian film Shankha Ghosh (1932–2021)...
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depicted in a stark resemblance to Vishnu, with four hands, holding the shankha, chakra, jalauka (leech), and a pot containing amrita. He is often shown...
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his son Shankha's chariot. Together, they managed to stop Drona's onslaught and wounded him. An enraged Drona shot a poisonous arrow at Shankha, killing...
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women. Chakra, especially Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra (discus of Vishnu), Shankha ("conch"), Padma (lotus), Ankusha (elephant goad), Pasha (noose), Trisula...
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daughter of Suta king of Kekaya. She had two elder brothers—Uttara and Shankha—and a half sibling Shveta. Uttarā is introduced into the main narrative...
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hexagonal in shape. The letter box features the State emblem, the Shankha. A pair of smaller Shankha are seen on either side of the mail slot. The words Travancore...
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shibika (a club, the weapon of Kubera). The nidhi treasures Padma and Shankha stand beside him in human form, with their heads emerging from a lotus...
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Kolam Mulavar Paduka Palki Panchamrita Pandal Pinda Prayer beads Rangoli Shankha Tilakamu Utsavar Yajnopavitam Materials Agarwood Alta Camphor Charu Ghee...
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Ajai Chowdhry Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Satyadev Dubey T. J. S. George Shankha Ghosh Kris Gopalakrishnan Keki Byramjee Grant Shashi Kapoor Krishen Khanna...
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community, who derived their name from Shankha, a decorated bangle crafted from slices of Shankha or conch shells. A Shankha bangle is the symbol that indicates...
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Ajai Chowdhry Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Satyadev Dubey T. J. S. George Shankha Ghosh Kris Gopalakrishnan Keki Byramjee Grant Shashi Kapoor Krishen Khanna...
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the asura (demon) Shankha by Matsya. Shankha (lit. "conch"), the son of Sagara (the ocean), snatches the powers of various gods. Shankha, wishing to acquire...
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lotus flower" Twofold Himalayan lake Padma "lotus flower" Himalayan lake Shankha "conch" Conch shell Makara "crocodile" black antimony Kacchapa "tortoise"...
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Panchajanya (Sanskrit: पाञ्चजन्य, IAST: Pāñcajanya) is the shankha (conch) of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, one of his four primary attributes. The...
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usually depicted as four-armed with the four attributes in his hands: the shankha (conch), the Sudarshana Chakra, the padma (lotus) and the Kaumodaki gada...
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Kolam Mulavar Paduka Palki Panchamrita Pandal Pinda Prayer beads Rangoli Shankha Tilakamu Utsavar Yajnopavitam Materials Agarwood Alta Camphor Charu Ghee...
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Vardhanam - The Conch of Satyaki. Panchajanya - a Shankha conch shell of the Hindu god Vishnu. Shankha - A conch shell which is of ritual and religious...
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Neminath Aparajitadevaloka Sauripura; Girnar Samudravijaya by Shivadevi Black Shankha 30 meters 1,000 years Vetasa Gomedha and Ambika; or Sarvahna and Kushmandini...
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that the island is a large source of conch shells (Hindi: शंख, romanized: shankha, lit. 'conch or scallop shell'). Bet Dwarka is considered to be part of...
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seated in the Padmasana position with four arms, with two arms holding a Shankha (conch) and Chakra (divine discus). The other two arms hold the Abhaya...
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Ajai Chowdhry Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Satyadev Dubey T. J. S. George Shankha Ghosh Kris Gopalakrishnan Keki Byramjee Grant Shashi Kapoor Krishen Khanna...
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