Siganificance Of Pooja Bell

rnPooja Bells are mainly classified into two broad categories; one which can be hung on the hook. This type of bellcan be seen in the temples. The other one is a small hand bell which can be rung by holding in the palm. This type of bell is normally used in the home sanctum. It is important to follow Vaastu Shastra tips when you are designing your home, each room and every nook and corner of a home. When it comes to the prayer room – it is especially important to realize the points that must be kept in mind for its location.Ghanta is the Sanskrit word for bell. Bell is a musical instrument made up of bronze or brass. It has a hollow interior and has a tang in it which creates sound. A temple bell or ghantais symbolic of antarala, the gap between sky and earth. Kansyaghanta, tala, ghatika, jayaghantika, kshudraghanta and krama are the types of bell mentioned in the Sanskrit literature. The Sound generated by the bell should be gentle and sweet. In a puja ritual the bell is used during such sub-rituals as waving Frankincense (dhoop) and Lamp as well as while performing arti for creating gentle sound. In a puja ritual what is the importance of sound and what happens on spiritual level can be understood by looking at a subtle drawing. The subtle drawing means a drawing which tells us about the subtle process which is going on at spiritual level about whatever we see with the gross eyes about an object or action. Pooja Bell is sounded before the actual puja and worship begins. A well-designed Ghanta or bell produce long strains of the sound OM or Aum. A bell is rung in a Hindu temple, during the waving of light in front of the deity, while bathing the deity and while offering food. Hindu devotees on entering the temple also hit the ghanta hanged in front of the sanctum sanctorum. The sound made from a well-designed Pooja Bell is uninterrupted, reverberating, deep and sonorous. Symbolically, the body of the bell represents time – Ananta. The tongue of the bell symbolically represents Goddess Saraswathi. The handle of the Ghanta is considered to be the vital principle (Prana Shakti) and symbolically represents Hanuman, Garuda, Nandi or Chakra.