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Student Projects/Importance of ringing the bell in Hindu temple

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Traditional Indian worships always started with the ringing of the bell

              what’s the reason?

1.Combination of many metals

       The Temple bell was a beautifully crafted object made of an amalgam of several metals including zinc ,copper ,bronze , cadmium and many other alloys.

        The quantity of each metal was based on very accurate scientific calculation.

2.Harmony between left –right brain

when the bell was rung there was a resonation ,which created an immediate harmony between the right and left lobes of the brain.

3.Concentration

•The echo lasted 7 seconds touching the seven chakras of the body.

•The sound of the bell created an instant calm increasing the powers of concentration helping you to focus on the higher.

       “ A well- designed temple bell could also produce the sound  OM”