Hand Hammered Meditation Singing Bowl is a special bowl, which is made of seven metals,. All the metal used has a specific purpose and represent the sun and the moon and other planets. This bowl can be used for meditation, music, and chakra cleansing. A leather striker is included with this singing bowl and this bowl was hand-hammered in Bengal. This bowl is truly hand made in a traditional way at singing-bowl house. Due to handmade bowl,the surface have several marked of hammered on it. The bowl have long lasting tune which create totally peaceful environment around you . who are looking for real handmade bowl from Himalaya will not be disappointing by this Hand Hammered Tibetan Meditation Singing Bowl. Specification of Bowl : This is handcrafted bowl therefore please note that each one might have slight variations in measurement. ITEM DESCRIPTION: * Weight of singing bowl : 600gms . * Width of singing bowl(Diameter) : 6” inch (15 cm). * Height of singing bowl : 3” inch (7.5 cm). * Thickness of singing bowl : 3mm. * Material of singing bowl : Brass and 7 auspicious metals. * Items of this listing : Bowl, striker and cushion. * Total weight of all items : 950gms . HOW TO PLAY SINGING BOWL: 1) Place (don't touch/hold bowl with your fingers, it may dampen vibration/sound) bowl on palm of one of your hands. 2) Slide/rotate the striker firmly around rim of the bowl with an even pressure and uniform speed to produce vibration/sound. 3) Vibration and sound can be produced also by just hitting the bowl with the striker. Another method is "gonging" or "striking" the bowls. This is a simple method that involves striking the bowl with a wood or padded striker.