Guest guest Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Dear Sriman Menon, It was about 4 inches - about 50 grams. Still had the skin but looked genuine. If you are interested let me know and I'll give your email to the seller. At @9,000 is not too much, but still it is pretty high cost. Rs 3000-6000 is about right per gram. But no price is actually too expensive for a real Valampuri from Indian Ocean. They are priceless. Best wishes, Richard sacred-objects , Kochu Menon <kochu1 wrote: > > how many grams?Menon > > > planetary-gemology ; sacred-objects: rsbj66: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:35:35 +0000 Puja Article Dealers selling Lakshmi Shank > > > > > Dear All,It seems to me that the number of puja dealers wrongly selling Whelkshells as Valampuri Lakshmi Shank is about 95% across India. And about95% of those who own Lakshmi Shank have been fooled and actually own aWhelk shell. So about 5% of Lakshmi Shank owners have the real thing.BTW: I recently heard of a small genuine fine quality Valampuri sellingfor Rs 9,000 per gram.Don't be fooled by whelk shells!!!Y/s,RichardSend instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. _______________ > Windows Live Spaces is here! It's easy to create your own personal Web site. > http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Respected Shri. Richard ji, Valampuri Shankh is no doubt a priceless item. Valampuries having weight less than 100 gms. are very rare. I was told by the fisherman that for the conservation of the species, small sized Valampuries are generally not collected. Recently, I have displayed a beautiful Valampuri weighing 270 gms. for Rs. 3500/- per gram. The Valampuri is 15.3 cms. in length and 8 cms. in bredth. Details of the Valampuri can be seen at www.valampuri-shankh.com Thanking you and with personal regards, Chandrashekhar PhadkeRichard Shaw-Brown <rsbj66 wrote: Dear Sriman Menon,It was about 4 inches - about 50 grams. Still had the skin but looked genuine. If you are interested let me know and I'll give your email to the seller. At @9,000 is not too much, but still it is pretty high cost. Rs 3000-6000 is about right per gram. But no price is actually too expensive for a real Valampuri from Indian Ocean. They are priceless.Best wishes,Richardsacred-objects , Kochu Menon <kochu1 wrote:>> how many grams?Menon> > > planetary-gemology ; sacred-objects: rsbj66: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:35:35 +0000 Puja Article Dealers selling Lakshmi Shank> > > > > Dear All,It seems to me that the number of puja dealers wrongly selling Whelkshells as Valampuri Lakshmi Shank is about 95% across India. And about95% of those who own Lakshmi Shank have been fooled and actually own aWhelk shell. So about 5% of Lakshmi Shank owners have the real thing.BTW: I recently heard of a small genuine fine quality Valampuri sellingfor Rs 9,000 per gram.Don't be fooled by whelk shells!!!Y/s,RichardSend instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. > > > > > > > ________> Windows Live Spaces is here! It's easy to create your own personal Web site.> http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in> 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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