This is a handmade High Quality Guthi Meditation Singing Bowl. These Singing Bowls are handmade in Nepal by our artisans. These singing bowls are sometimes also used food bowls but mostly used for religious purposes and ceremonial context. Singing Bowls also known as meditation chakra bowls, healing singing bowls or Himalayan singing bowls have been widely used since from the ancient times in Nepal and Tibet mostly by the Buddhist monks for meditation ,religious ceremonial music, traditional ritual offerings, for praying as praying bowls and as traditional musical instruments. Nowadays singing bowls are used for medical cures and treatment by the technique of sound therapy, sound massage as a tool for holistic healing, calm the nervous system and reviving brain functions and have successful results in the treatment. Singing bowl comprised of the seven metals representing different planetary influences: * Gold = the sun * Silver = the moon * Mercury = Mercury * Copper = Venus * Iron = Mars * Tin = Jupiter * Lead = Saturn This serve a great decorative purpose and are ideal as gifts for your loved and dear ones. Size of Singing bowl= 4.3-4.6" D X 1.6-1.8"H Size of Pillow: 4" Diameter Size of Stick=5" L Weight of singing bowl=205-245 grams OR 0.45-0.54 lbs How to play Singing bowl ? 1. Hold the bowl in the palm of either hand. 2. With the mallet, rub the outside rim in a circular motion. Keep an even pressure. 3. Gently increase the speed as the bowl begins to vibrate, and as the sound grows. It may help to tap the bowl to begin the vibration. 4. Or enjoy the exotic sound by just tapping the bowl.