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 ...

KEY LARGO - (CBSMiami.com) - Pucker up. As in pucker up and press your lips against conch shells and blow. Exactly 142 conch shell blowers did just that Friday afternoon in the Florida Keys in an ...

Playing a Frank Sinatra classic on a conch shell helped a local bicycle tour operator take top honors in an unusual “musical” competition in Key West. Lloyd Mager impressed judges at the 47th annual ...

So-called "conch honkers" pucker up for the annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in Key West, a local tradition going back generations with its roots in maritime culture. Rough Cut (no reporter ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So-called "conch honkers" pucker up for the annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in Key West, a local tradition going back ...