sentences:  End-blown conch-shell trumpets are still used as sacred ritual instruments in Asia.The Indian "śańkh" or "śańkham" is blown by Brahmins in Hindu temples throughout India and South Asia, and is also used today as an instrument of folk music and dance; formerly it was employed as a heraldic instrument to declare war or celebrate victory.According to Hindu mythology the "śankh" will be blown by Siva at the end of the current World Age as a sort of Last Trump.