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Temple Bells- Significance

     India is a land where we find   tradition and culture, temples and monuments, fairs and festivals, tons of varieties of language, colourful clothes, jewellery, and food and drinks. It is a country which has one of the richest and most vivid historical background and heritage .   And one such unique feature is the  Bells in Indian temples.  In 2019, there were reportedly over 500000 temples across the country. Many foreigners come to India to visit its beauty and temples. Performing prayers in the temples is an important aspect of Hindu Dharma . It is believed that there is no other place to worship as sacred as the temple and  r inging the bells in a temple is an old ancient tradition . Many bells hang at the domes of the temple, and these are also known as Ghanta in Sanskrit. Kansyaghanta, Thala, Ghatika, Jayaghantika, Kshudraghanta, and Krama are the different types of the bell which are mentioned in Sanskrit literature. As we know, in Hinduism, bells (sometimes large ones) are