Himalayan bowls popularly known as ‘Tibetan singing bowls’ due to the popularity of the ones hailing from Tibet; are standing bells resting at the bottom surface. The rims and sides are struck with a leather or plastic mallet to produce beautiful sounds to induce trance in Buddhist practice.
Effects of Tibetan singing bowl – Singing bowls of high quality produce complex and harmonic overtones. When struck with a soft mallet, they produce the tone of a warm bell. In Asian countries where Buddhist religion is practiced, during prayers, the sounds they produce are meant to induce hypnotic meditative trance and are believed to be a method to get blessings from the spiritual world.
