Assertion: whelk's shell | /r/HasProperty | sacred
Facets:
value: in parts of asia and india
type: LOCATION
value: in hinduism
type: LOCATION
value: to the god
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In Hinduism, left-handed shells of Turbinella pyrum (the sacred shankha) are considered to be sacred to the god Vishnu.
text: Left-handed shells are considered sacred in parts of Asia and India, where a left-hand Whelk is very rare, so sailors visiting the Western hemisphere collected the common left-handed Lightning Whelk to sell for a profit in the East.