The services of conch blowers are generally required during the auspicious occasions of Hindu marriages, thread ceremonies and other events. But with the elections to the 147-member Odisha Assembly ...

Berhampur: Come elections and members of the conch-blowing community in Ganjam district are in high demand among BJD candidates. The party — which has a conch as its symbol — hires members of the ...

Conch-blowers are given a free reign only on a handful of occasions: Fantasy Fest in Key West, touchdown celebrations and conch shell blowing contests, all usually in the Florida Keys. Timothy ...

A Key West musician played parts of two classic rock songs Saturday on a pink-lined shell to take top honors in the island city's 49th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest. Steve Gibson, 58, blew ...

There are around 25,000 conch blowers in Odisha's Ganjam district and most of them are engaged in the election campaign for BJD candidates in different constituencies. "As of now, some candidates have ...