Semantron

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There are a number of monasteries here around the village. They use semantron to call the monks and the nuns for prayer.

This is how it looks (took this shot on our Spring visit):



This is how it sounds:

http://neuropoetry.tumblr.com/post/10575321089/a-recording-of-a-semantron-calling-monastics-to

Comments

[darkoshi]

Thanks! It's a very hypnotic sound. I never imagined that hitting a wooden board could be so melodic.