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Red and white counch shell bangles popularly khnown as sankha an pola is worn by married bengali women. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Varan or boron ritual being performed during hindu wedding or puja by traditional Bengali woman wearing sankha. Boron dala is a Royalty Free Stock Photo

Close-up of Sankha Lipi shell-script inscription on rock face, Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Traditional Sankha badana Group during proceshion Royalty Free Stock Photo

Nepalese people gathering on the bank of river Ganga for worshipping hindu gods and goddesses. Royalty Free Stock Photo

$decorative Diwali Diyas (Earthen oil lamps) with Hindu religious pooja object\$

Sankha Lipi shell-script inscriptions along passageway, Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha, India

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Sankha Lipi is a term used by scholars to describe presently undeciphered ornate spiral characters assumed to be Brahmi derivative that resemble conch shells shankhas. The Udayagiri Caves, one of India`s most important archaeological sites, are twenty rock-cut caves in Madhya Pradesh, about 57 km from Bhopal, dating from the 5th century CE. They are notable for their ancient iconography of Vaishnavism Vishnu, Shaktism Durga & Matrikas and Shaivism Shiva. Udayagiri contains the largest deposit of these 5th century CE inscriptions.