10"L x 5"H x 5"D - Solid Brass Vishnu Vishwaroop Conch / Shankh. The warriors of ancient India blew conch shells to announce battle, as is described in the beginning of the war of Kurukshetra, in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. The god of preservation, Vishnu, is said to hold a special conch, Panchajanya, that represents life, as it has come out of life-giving waters                                                                                                                                        #handcraft #shankh #conch #handicraft #brass #vishnu #religious #hindu #indian #india #handmade #vastu #fengshui