Vamavarti Shankh in Gold Plated Copper Encasing

This divine Vamavarti Shankh is found in deep waters of South India. It is covered in a decorative handcrafted gold plated copper casing that covers its top like a crown and descends neatly and holds it closely, following its shape. The lower portion of the Shankh cover has lovely designs on the top side and a different spiral design on the reverse side. As per scriptures, the shankh is praised as a giver of fame, longevity, prosperity and the cleanser of sins. It is also the abode of Maa Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu. It is ideal to be kept in the house for auspicious vibrations and used in puja for holding water and for abhishekam rituals. Sankha Sadma Purana declares that bathing an image of Vishnu with cow milk from a shankh is as virtuous as performing a million yajnas (fire sacrifices), and bathing Vishnu with Ganges River water from a shankh frees one from the cycle of births. Padma Purana asserts the same effect of bathing Vishnu by Ganges water and milk and further adds that doing so avoids evil and pouring water from a shankh on one's own head before a Vishnu image is equivalent to bathing in the pious Ganges River. 

Placement: Placing the Shankh in North portion of dwelling facing South, helps to control the negative planetary effects. Water stored overnight in Conch is believed to have medicinal properties which helps cure intestinal and skin conditions.