BELL

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  1. Bells are solid metal instruments, primarily used by priests during temple rituals. In the temples of Sikkim, they are rung during Aarti and Kirtan. Priests also use bells to mark the beginning and end of a ceremony.

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Bells are solid instruments made of metal. Mostly used by priests in temple activities.

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  1. Bell

instrument material

  1. Metal

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Idiophone, Sikkim, Aarti, Kirtan

instrument type

Ghan Vadya

musical instrument state

Sikkim

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BELL

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These are solid instruments. They vibrate to produce a sound when struck, shaken, or scraped such as a bell, gong, or rattle. Idiophonic instruments or self-vibrators, i.e. instruments of solid substance which, owing to their elastic nature, have a sonority of their own, which is emitted in waves when they are struck, plucked, or stimulated by friction or air.
The instruments of this group are usually played with a striker or hammer. These instruments are not capable of producing definite pitches that are required for creating a melody. That is why their use is limited in classical music.