RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Question
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Rings a bell to announce his or her presence
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Kneels down to pray
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Makes an offering
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Walks around the Deities
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Hinduism, bells are generally hung at the temple dome in front of the Garbhagriha. Generally, devotees ring the bell while entering into the sanctum. It is said that by ringing the bell, the devotee informs the deity of his/her arrival.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ringing the bell produces the divine sound “”, which produces positive frequencies & viberations around the place. The bell is said to be the spiritual seat of Gods & Goddesses. The body of the bell illustrates which means infinity, while the tongue of the bell represents Goddesses Saraswati.
Detailed explanation-3: -The symbolic meaning of temple bells Symbolically, the body of the bell represents time – Ananta. The tongue of the bell symbolically represents Goddess Saraswati. The handle of the bell is considered to be the vital principle (Prana Shakti) and symbolically represents Hanuman, Garuda, Nandi or Chakra.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ringing bells need to produce sound when beaten. Hence they need to be a metal as this is the property of metals. This property of metal is known as sonority.