the Mahabharata, the Harivamsha and the Bhagavat Purana includes names like Shankha, Mahashankha, Shankhapala and Shankachuda. The last two are also mentioned in the Buddhist Jataka Tales and the Jimutavahana. A legend states that while using Shankha as part of meditative ritual, a sadhu blew his shankha in the forest of village Keoli and a snake crept out of it. The snake directed the sadhu that he should be worshipped as Nāga Devata (Serpent God) and since then it has been known as Shanku Naga. Similar legends are narrated at many other places in Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh. See also Dakshinavarti Shankh Melo melo References Bibliography Anthology of World Music: The Music of Tibetan Buddhism. [Booklet notes by Peter Crossley-Holland.] [CD] Massachusetts: Rounder Select Ellingson, T. (1979). The Mandala of Sound: Concepts and Sound Structures in Tibetan Ritual Music. Ann Arbor, Michigan: UMI Kumar, N (2004). Retrieved 11 April 2006 from The Conch Shell. Marcuse, S. (1975). Musical Instruments: A Comprehensive Dictionary. New York: Norton Miller, R. (n.d.). Music of Tibetan Buddhism. Music of Tibetan Buddhism Wylie, Turrell (n.d.). Central Asian arts. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved June 15, 2016. Yeshe, R (2003). Tibetan-English Dharma Dictionary. Buddhist symbols Tibetan culture Tibetan Buddhist art and culture Indian musical instruments Nepalese musical instruments Objects used in Hindu worship Hindu music Hindu mythology Natural horns and trumpets Ayurvedic medicaments Vaishnavism Gastropods and humans Mythological musical instruments