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The bell is made out of five to seven precious metals, which are connected to the planets: lead (Saturn), tin (Jupiter), iron (Mars), copper (Venus), mercury (Mercury), silver (the Moon) and gold (the Sun). A clapper is attached to the inside and the bell makes a high pitched
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I ring this bell indicating the invocation of divinity, so that virtuous and noble forces enter; and the demonic and evil forces, from within and without, depart.
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1086:Petersglocke
1079:Olympic Bell
1059:Liberty Bell
1054:Justice Bell
1029:Freedom Bell
969:Call changes
878:Servant bell
843:
786:Bicycle bell
676:Bell pattern
666:Bellfounding
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33:verification
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1315:Whitechapel
1291: [
1248:Olsen Nauen
1243:John Murphy
1198:Miles Graye
1149: [
1104:Temple Bell
1069:Mingun Bell
873:Ship's bell
854:Jingle bell
820:Crotal bell
810:Church bell
726:Strike tone
706:Campanology
691:Bell shrine
686:Bell-ringer
649:terminology
325:panchadhatu
256:Garbhagriha
241:shankha or
239:Panchajanya
1827:Categories
1787:(jaw harp)
1611:Percussion
1543:Chongwari
1305:Hugh Watts
1098:Swan Bells
757:Altar bell
671:Bell-gable
495:References
431:Lord Nandi
412:Tamil Nadu
306:Yogic view
66:newspapers
1785:Murchunga
1625:Chyabrung
1571:Ransingha
1536:Pan pipes
1288:Schilling
1228:Marinelli
1193:Grassmayr
1146:Bergholtz
1111:Tsar Bell
1039:Great Tom
950:Blagovest
868:Mini-ring
825:Dead bell
800:Call bell
779:Bianzhong
772:Bell tree
736:Zvonnitsa
369:Saraswati
357:Symbolism
310:From the
227:Narasimha
144:) is the
1812:Piwancha
1779:jaw harp
1694:ट्याम्को
1665:Khanjari
1660:Dhyāngro
1561:Kangling
1545:चोङ्वारी
1471:Piwancha
1121:Kentucky
1106:(Boston)
921:Carillon
917:Chiming
849:Handbell
830:Doorbell
805:Cat bell
767:Babendil
762:Aluphone
661:Bell-cot
549:22 April
524:22 April
483:See also
475:Shikhara
265:divinity
152:used in
146:Sanskrit
55:"Ghanta"
1805:Extinct
1791:Pipirma
1721:Jhyamta
1711:Chimtaa
1704:Cymbals
1690:Tyampko
1680:Naqareh
1591:Bagpipe
1554:Trumpet
1525:पुङ सिङ
1519:Shehnai
1503:Bansuri
1466:Dakkari
1433:Plucked
1329:Related
1273:Rudhall
1258:Paccard
1238:Meneely
1233:McShane
1223:Juutila
1024:Big Ben
933:Canpanò
815:Cowbell
701:Bourdon
473:with a
467:Mandapa
397:Gallery
379:Hanuman
316:chakras
231:Krishna
219:avatars
217:or his
186:flowers
162:darshan
129:, Nepal
80:scholar
1775:Binayo
1768:Others
1755:Ghanta
1716:Jhyali
1655:Dholak
1650:Dhimay
1640:Damphu
1635:Damaru
1630:Damaha
1598:Mashak
1582:Sringa
1576:Shanka
1566:Karnal
1523:Pung (
1496:Flutes
1450:Tungna
1445:Ektara
1440:Arbajo
1426:String
1310:Warner
1300:Taylor
1168:Cockey
844:Ghanta
837:Dōtaku
793:Bonshō
696:Belfry
471:Odisha
383:Garuda
364:Ananta
333:silver
329:copper
286:mantra
279:Mantra
273:prayer
235:Garuda
215:Vishnu
142:drilbu
134:Ghanta
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1747:Bells
1685:Tabla
1675:Madal
1618:Drums
1512:Oboes
1459:Bowed
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1203:Hatch
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926:Chime
752:Agogô
745:Types
710:index
640:Bells
451:Vajra
261:deity
249:Usage
211:Nandi
207:Shiva
203:sound
170:Yajna
154:Hindu
87:JSTOR
73:books
1796:Urni
1670:Khin
1645:Dhaa
1489:Wind
890:Suzu
861:Kane
716:Peal
656:Bell
551:2021
526:2021
345:iron
343:and
341:zinc
337:gold
269:mind
223:Rama
166:Pūjā
150:bell
138:IAST
59:news
469:in
389:or
237:or
229:or
221:as
190:Aum
184:or
168:or
42:by
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