Pandit Hari holding a bell while reciting morning prayers.
Pandit Hari rings a hand bell while reciting morning prayers. Hindu temples have bells inside and at their entrance so that people can ring them before entering and while performing puja to the deity. It is believed that by ringing the bells, the deity knows to arrive and embody the image. The body of the bell represents time, its tongue represents Saraswati, and its handle represents Hanuman,
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