Abstract

Soumya Chakraborty and Prof. Dr. Dhrubo Jyoti Sen*

ABSTRACT

Music is the art of arranging and combining sounds in order to create a harmonious melody while noise is an unwanted sound that is usually very loud and meaningless. Spirituality involves exploring certain universal themes – love, compassion, altruism, life after death, wisdom and truth, with the knowledge that some people such as saints or enlightened individuals have achieved and manifested higher levels of development than the ordinary person. Keeping a shankh or conch shell in the house helps get rid of Vastu dosha and bring good luck and prosperity. A shankh is considered auspicious and its sound invites peace, prosperity and luck at home. Shankh or shankham in Sanskrit, stands for shum, meaning something good, and kham, meaning water. Ulu-dhwani is the Bengali custom of ululating. While most believe it is done to ward off evil spirits, it is also done as a signal for the beginning/end of important occasions and events. ulu dhwani is usually accompanied by the blowing of the conch shell.