I got married 13 years ago. Being from Bengal it was mandatory to wear ‘shakha pola’. Shakha is a white bangle made of “conch shell’’ and pola is a red coral bangle. As customs have it, one has to ...

Shaankha is the white bangle made from conch shell that is traditionally worn by Hindu married women in Bengal. It is generally paired with pola, or bangles made of coral. A set of shaankha and pola ...

I got married 13 years ago. Being from Bengal it was mandatory to wear ‘shakha pola’. Shakha is a white bangle made of “conch shell’’ and pola is a red coral bangle. As customs have it, one has to ...