LIGHTNING WHELK WRONGLY SOLD AS SACRED LAKSHMI CONCH

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Dear Brother,

 

Please click http://www.p-g-a.org/conch-artl.html <---here you can see

the difference. Real Lakshmi Shank is first and foremost a "Shank"

(Turbinella Pyrum). The bogus Lakshmi Shank is a WHELK shell, and it

costs about Rs. 100. REAL Lakshmi Shank cost from Rs.100,000 (for a

small one) up to 10 lakhs for a full sized one.

 

If people cannot afford the Lakshmi Shank then they should use the

normal left side opening shank, and that costs very little, and is

correct for Puja.

 

Sukriya!!!

 

Best rgds,

Richard

 

--- LG <lagan29 wrote:

 

> dear brother

>

> how does one differentiate between a fake and a real valampuri

> shankh? what is price of the authentic rare valumpuri shankh . can it

> be found in rameshwaram?

>

> regards

>

>

> Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 wrote:

> Dear Hindu Sanatan Dharmis,r

>

> Just a friendly note to inform you that 99% of the shells being sold

> as genuine

> Valampuri Òdakshinavarti Ò Sri Lakshmi Shank are completely bogus.

>

> What they are wrongly selling is actually another type of common

> shell

> imported into India from North America called ÒLightning WhelkÓ

> (busycon

> contrarium). It is not a ÒConchÓ shell, what to speak of being a

> Dakshinavarti

> Conch. It is simply a case of either ignorance or cheating.

>

> If you visit http://www.agt-gems.com/Book/laxmi-conch.html - you will

> learn

> about and see REAL Lakshmi Conch (sinistral turbinella pyrum).

>

> Among shell collectors (Conchologists) and learned Brahmans there is

> ONLY

> one Lakshmi Conch (sinistral turbinella pyrum)... And a LIGHTNING

> WHELK

> is positively NOT it.

>

> The prices the Lightning Whelks are selling for is absurdly cheap for

> a

> precious Sri Lakshmi Conch (although it may be fair price for a $5

> Lightning

> Whelk).

>

> And many foolish people and even temples use the bogus Lightning

> Whelk

> shell and thus they remain poor. And this FACT makes the rich people

> disbelieve in real Lakshmi Shank.

>

> In fact, it is Archan-aparada to use any shell except Shank (Conch)

> either left

> side or right side opening. Shastra has stated, for example, that

> bones are

> ashuda or impure, except the Shank, which is divine. So Lightning

> Whelk is a

> bone and is NOT a Shank, therefore using Whelk shells is ashuda.

>

> Attn: Hindu Whelk suppliers: Soon the public will find out that most

> ALL the

> "puja" dealers are selling Lightning Whelk as a real "Lakshmi Conch."

> And

> when they stop doing that nonsense, then Srimati Lakshmi Shank will

> regain

> Her divine position as near priceless. If a person cannot afford the

> steep price

> of a Valampuri, then they can use a left-side opening Shank, which is

> very low

> price. But they should never use a Whelk shell.

>

> Sukriya!!! OM TAT SAT

>

> Best regards,

>

> Richard Shaw-Brown, PG

> http://www.richardshawbrown.com

>

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Cost of the authentic 'Valampuri Conch' in the Indian market is in the range of

Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 1500/- per gram depending upon its beauty and size. Large

sized conch are generally costly due to its rarity. Similarly, Valampuri Conch

which can be blown is also very expensive as it is extremely rare than the

normal Valampuri.

 

Thanking you and with best wishes,

 

Chandrashekhar PhadkeLG <lagan29 (AT) (DOT) co.in> wrote:

dear brother

 

how does one differentiate between a fake and a real valampuri shankh? what is

price of the authentic rare valumpuri shankh . can it be found in rameshwaram?

 

regards

 

Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 > wrote:

Dear Hindu Sanatan Dharmis,rJust a friendly note to inform you that 99% of the

shells being sold as genuine Valampuri Òdakshinavarti Ò Sri Lakshmi Shank are

completely bogus.What they are wrongly selling is actually another type of

common shell imported into India from North America called ÒLightning WhelkÓ

(busycon contrarium). It is not a ÒConchÓ shell, what to speak of being a

Dakshinavarti Conch. It is simply a case of either ignorance or cheating.If you

visit http://www.agt-gems.com/Book/laxmi-conch.html - you will learn about and

see REAL Lakshmi Conch (sinistral turbinella pyrum). Among shell collectors

(Conchologists) and learned Brahmans there is ONLY one Lakshmi Conch (sinistral

turbinella pyrum)... And a LIGHTNING WHELK is positively NOT it.

The prices the Lightning Whelks are selling for is absurdly cheap for a precious

Sri Lakshmi Conch (although it may be fair price for a $5 Lightning Whelk). And

many foolish people and even temples use the bogus Lightning Whelk shell and

thus they remain poor. And this FACT makes the rich people disbelieve in real

Lakshmi Shank.In fact, it is Archan-aparada to use any shell except Shank

(Conch) either left side or right side opening. Shastra has stated, for

example, that bones are ashuda or impure, except the Shank, which is divine. So

Lightning Whelk is a bone and is NOT a Shank, therefore using Whelk shells is

ashuda.Attn: Hindu Whelk suppliers: Soon the public will find out that most ALL

the "puja" dealers are selling Lightning Whelk as a real "Lakshmi Conch." And

when they stop doing that nonsense, then Srimati Lakshmi Shank will regain Her

divine position as near priceless. If a person cannot afford the

steep price of a Valampuri, then they can use a left-side opening Shank, which

is very low price. But they should never use a Whelk shell.Sukriya!!! OM TAT

SATBest regards,Richard Shaw-Brown, PGhttp://www.richardshawbrown.com

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