Shankha

(“conch shell”) In Hindu religious
imagery, one of the identifying objects
always carried by the god Vishnu, along
with the club (gada), lotus (padma), and
discus (chakra). Vishnu’s conch is
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Shankaracharyas
A shankha, or conch shell. Used as a musical
instrument, it is an identifying object
carried by the god Vishnu.
considered both a musical instrument
and an instrument of war, since through
its powerful sound he is said to have
struck terror in the hearts of his enemies. The conch is also commonly
carried by certain powerful forms of the
Goddess. The reason for this can be
found in her charter myth, in which she
is formed from the collected radiance of
all the gods and receives duplicates of all
their weapons.