The Bhopalites have got an unusual healing method to relax and meditate. The Singing Bowl known for its relaxing music and extraordinary healing power was brought for the health conscious people.
The singing bowls also known as Himalayan Bowls were displayed at Women’s Shopping Fest organised at Sayaji Hotel. The bowls were brought exclusively from Himachal Pradesh with its antique and unique features.
The shoppers of the city were much captivated towards the stall and experienced the tuneful music created by the singing bowl.
Notably, singing bowls are a type of bell, specifically classified as a standing bell. Rather than hanging inverted or attached to a handle, singing bowls sit with the bottom surface resting, and the rim of singing bowls vibrates to produce sound characterized by a fundamental frequency and usually two audible harmonic.
While talking to The Pioneer, the vendor from Himachal Pradesh Pawan said, “Singing bowls are used worldwide for meditation, music, relaxation, and personal well-being. Singing bowls were historically made throughout Asia, especially Nepal, China and Japan. They are closely related to decorative bells.”
Elaborating further he said that these singing bowls have a huge healing power. It is usually used in yoga for sound healing and it is also majorly used in Buddhist religious ceremonies to create music. They are also played to signal the beginning and end the silent meditation cycles. Informing further, he said, “These singing bowls that have been used since ancient times even today are prepared using the traditional method.’ He said that there is a combination of seven metals in these bowl that help to create blissful sounds.
He said, “It is a common belief that the seven metals astrologically associated with the seven planets or celestial bodies were combined to make an antique singing bowl. The seven metals are Gold (Sun), Silver (Moon), Copper (Venus), Iron (Mars), Tin (Jupiter), Mercury (Mercury) and lead (Saturn) all of which feature heavily in alchemical symbolism.”
Also interestingly, a mantra or a hymn is carved over these singing bowls to make them even more beautiful. They also sometimes feature religious inconography, spiritual motifs and symbols.
Talking about the therapy by singing bowls, the vendor added saying, “In ancient times people used vibrations to heal their mind and soul which was done through these singing bowls. It is used in various therapies such as yoga, sound healing and music therapy by creating vibrations at different points of body.”
The one of the rarest healing therapy known to people evoked a good response by the Bhopalites. The bowls cost from `1000 upto `4000 in different sizes and different spiritual motifs over it.