LIGHTNING WHELK WRONGLY SOLD AS SACRED LAKSHMI CONCH

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Dear Sriman Chandrashekharji,and friends,

 

Thanks for the information. Now we are getting to the matter. Real v/s

bogus. 95% of so-called Hindu websites are selling near worthless Whelk

as the fabled Valampuri. It this way they are either cheating people

through ignorance or knowingly. I have been researching Dakshin-shank

since 1968. In the Valampuri area the fishermen say they find one

Valampuri shank per 1000 shanks they collect. Most of these are sold in

Calcutta, where it seems the Bengalis are more aware.

 

Even the Hari Krishna movement used to import thousands of worthless,

non-divine Lightning Whelk and give them as incentive to get life

members in India. Were they cheating? Or were they ignorant?

 

Bottom line is that such non-sense makes the Krishna's and Sanatan

Dharma look 1) ignorant, and 2) crooked. What a pity when a mletcha

"conchologist" in America knows what is a real Lakshmi Shank even

better than many Hindus, who seem to be either "cheaters" OR "cheated"

in this matter of Lightning Whelk.

 

I know poor people and they show a Whelk and say "Lakshmi." If I wasn't

"para-dukha-dukhi" I would have to laugh. And this makes the rich

disbelieve in the real thing, they themselves being uninformed.

 

As I wrote before, if you are a conchologist OR a Bhakta, either way a

small 30-40 grams Valampuri will cost about one half to one lakh. Full

sized valampuri can cost up to 2-6 lakhs. And to get a REAL Valampuri,

even of 40 grams, for one lakh, is peanuts compared to my business,

which is Gemology. Even a clean 2 carat (less than half a gram) ruby

will cost much more than a 40 gram Lakshmi Shank. And ruby is ruled by

Suryadeva, and Valampuri is ruled by Lakshmidevi Herself! So how can

Valampuri be so cheap, even at one lakh!? Compared to precious gems a

real Valampuri is VERY CHEAP. But it is not for the poor; and it is NOT

a Lightning Whelk.

 

If anyone wants to see the comparison of Valampuri with Whelk please

click http://www.p-g-a.org/conch-artl.html

 

Best regards,

Richard

http://www.richardshawbrown.com

 

--- chandrashekhar phadake <c_phadake wrote:

 

> Dear Sir,

>

> I know what I mean to say. I know the characters of the Whelk and

> also of the Turbinella pyrum i.e. Indian Conch. Whelk is without any

> vertical pilae inside the conch apperture. Whelk is commonly

> available on the coasts of Florida, USA. Whelk is sold on size

> basis, while Valampuri is sold on the weight basis. Cost of the Whelk

> having length 7inches is not more than Rs.800/- in the Indian market.

> Small Whelks having length approx. 3 inches are available for the

> cost of Rs. 300/-. The large sized Whelks having length approx. 10

> to 12 inches is not more than Rs. 5000/- in the Indian market. There

> is a diagnostic morphological difference between Whelk and Indian

> Conch i.e. Turbinella pyrum. There is also a chemical difference in

> Whelk and Turbinella pyrum. I am a biotechnologist and study the

> items more critically and scientifically. I have also developed a

> protocol to study the interior structure of conch by modern

> scientific methods. I agree that many of the people sale

> and confuse people (even few of the leading websites) by offering

> Whelk as Valampuri. Very soon, I will send photos of the high

> quality Valampuri (Sinistral Turbinella pyrum) on this club photos.

> The cost of rare items are sometimes unnecessarily exagerated.

>

> Thanking you and with regards,

>

> Chandrashekhar Phadke

>

> Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 wrote:

> Dear Sir,

>

> That is very cheap price and I do not believe he is speaking about

> real

> Lakshmi Shank which is Sinistral Terbinella Pyrum. The shell he is

> speaking about is Lightning Whelk, which is cheap, but is NOT a

> Shank.

> If you want to spend little money then better get a normal real

> Shank,

> that is much better than a WHELK for Rs. 1000.

>

> But if you can get Valampuri Sinistral Terbinella Pyrum for Rs. 1000

> each, then I will pay you triple and buy many pieces immediately.

>

> The problem is that now, in India, they think Lightning Whelk shell

> is

> a Sinistral Turninella Pyrum Conch. In fact, the Lightning Whelk

> shells

> wrongly sold as Lakshmi Shank are imported into India from North

> America, NOT from India.

>

> I have written this post to help people. Please don't be fooled.

>

> Best rgds,

> Richard

> http://www.richardshawbrown.com

>

> --- chandrashekhar phadake <c_phadake wrote:

>

> > Dear LG,

> >

> > 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 Phadke

> >

> > 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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SundarRichard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 > wrote:

Dear Sriman Chandrashekharji,and friends,Thanks for the information. Now we are

getting to the matter. Real v/s........click

http://www.p-g-a.org/conch-artl.htmlBest

regards,Richardhttp://www.richardshawbrown.comBeauty is His footprint showing

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