Cu {]]©¯nse {]Xn`mkamWv i_vZw. DWvSmIs« F¶v Cuizc³ i_vZn¨t¸mÄ Cu {]]©apWvSmbn. i_vZ¯n\p iànbpWvSv. Cu {]]©¯n Fs´Ãmw kzc§Ä! CSn\mZ§Ä; sImSp¦mänsâ i_vZw; ISense XncameIfpsS Cc¼Â; shŨm«§fpsS kzcw; \ZnIfn ]mdIfneqsS HgpInbnd§p¶ Pe{]hml§fpsS kzcw, C§s\ {]IrXn i_vZmbam\amWv. ]£nIfpsS am[pcyapÅ InepInemchw; arK§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¡p¶ hnhn[ Xcw kzc§Ä; sNdpPohnIfpsS aÀ½ckzcw ChsbÃmw {]IrXnsb k¼¶am¡p¶p. {ihWiànbpÅhÀ¡v Xncn¨dnbm³ Ignbp¶ kzc§fmWnh. a\pjy³ i_vZw ]pds¸Sphn¡pI am{Xaà kwkmcn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p. P·\m {ihWiàn CÃm¯hÀ¡v kwkmcn¡phm³ IgnbpIbnÃ. BwKy`mjbmWnhÀ¡m{ibw. a\pjy\pw aäp PohnIÄ¡pw kzc§Ä Xncn¨dnbm³ Ignbpw. I®n\p ImgvNbnÃm¯hÀ kzcw sImWvSv BfpIsf Xncn¨dnbpw. ChsbÃmw kzm`mhnIkzc§fmWv. CXn\p ]pdsa a\pjy³ krjvSn¡p¶ kzc§fpapWvSv. aWn\mZw CXnÂs¸Spw. aWnbmWv Cu teJ\¯nsâ {]Xn]mZyhnjbw.
kaql¯n aWnIÄ¡v {]tXyI Øm\apWvSv. aWntbmSp _Ôs¸Sp¯n `mjbn ]gsamgnIfpw cq]s¸«n«pWvSv. ""]q¨bv¡mcp aWnsI«pw?'' , Hcp ]gsamgn. GXm\pw hÀjwap¼v ]¯mw¢mkv ]co£bv¡v aWn{]hmfs¯¸än Hcp tNmZyapWvSmbncp¶p. kck\mb Hcp hnZymÀ°nbpsS D¯canXmWv; aWn ASn¡pt¼mÄ hnZymÀ°nIÄ¡pWvSmIp¶ sh{]mfw.
Iagv¯nh¨ tIm¸bpsS BIrXnbmWv km[mcW aWn¡pÅXv. aWnbpsS Xpd¶ `mKw tImfm¼nbpsS hmbpsS BIrXnbnemWv. aWnIÄ DWvSm¡m\p]tbmKn¡p¶ temlw {][m\ambpw HmSmWv. aWnIsf¸än ]Tn¡m³ Hcp {]tXyI imkv{Xhn`mKapWvSv. "Campanology" F¶mWv Cu imkv{Xhn`mKw Adnbs¸Sp¶Xv.
sNdpXpw hepXpamb aWnIfpWvSv. henb ]ÅnaWnIfpw sIm«mcaWnIfpw henb aWnIfpsS KW¯nÂs¸Spw. hkv{Xme¦mc¯n\v D]tbmKn¡p¶ hfsc sNdnb aWnIfpapWvSv. ]ÅnIfnse shÅn¡pcniv s]m¶pw Ipcniv apXembh sNdnb aWnsImWvSv Ae¦cn¨ncn¡p¶Xmbn ImWmw. ap¯p¡pSIfpsS Aep¡pIÄ¡pw sNdnb aWnIÄ D]tbmKn¡mdpWvSv. \r¯w sN¿p¶hcpsS ImepIfneWnbp¶ Nne¦Ifn sNdnb aWnIÄ D]tbmKn¡p¶p. Nne hmZytaf§fpsS `mKamWv ssI¯mfw, AYhm ssIaWn. ssIaWn ASn¡pI Fs¶mcp {]tbmKw aebmf`mjbnepWvSv. kvXpXn]mTIscbmWv ssIaWn¡mÀ F¶p ]dbp¶Xv.
]uckvXytZi¯v ]c¼cmKXambn t£{X§fnepw cmPsIm«mc§fnepw D]tbmKn¡p¶ aWnIfpWvSv. sNdnb aWnIÄ sIm«phSn t]mepÅ hkvXp¡Ä D]tbmKn¨v ASn¡p¶p. henb aWnIÄ ASn¡p¶Xp aWnbpsS ]pd¯mWv. Ccphi§fnte¡pw Debp¶ henb XSn¡jWtam temltam BWv aWn ASn¡m³ D]tbmKn¡p¶Xv. tN§eIfpw aWnbpsS KW¯nÂs¸Spw. ASp¯Imew hsc hnZymeb§fnepw Iemeb§fnepw D]tbmKn¨ncp¶Xv tN§eIfmWv. ]¸S¯nsâ BIrXnbn HmSpsImWvSv \nÀ½n¨XmWv tN§e. sIm«phSn D]tbmKn¨mWv tN§e ASn¡p¶Xv. Ct¸mgpw hnZymeb§fn tN§e D]tbmKn¡p¶pWvSv. Chbv¡p ]Icw CeIv{SnIv _ÃpIÄ Øm\w ]nSn¨psImWvSncn¡p¶p.
]mÝmXycmPy§fn D]tbmK¯nencn¡p¶Xv {][m\ambpw ]ÅnaWnIfmWv. aWnamfnIIfnemWv aWnIÄ LSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. aWnbpsS \m¡n IbdpsI«n aWn ASn¡mw. sNdnb aWnIfSn¡m³ Cu coXnbmWv kzoIcn¡p¶Xv. F¶m henb aWnIÄ Ccphi§fnte¡pw Debv¡pt¼mÄ aWnbpsS \m¡v Ccphi§fnepaSn¨v i_vZapWvSm¡p¶p. Cu coXn aWnamfnIbv¡v De¨nepWvSm¡mw. Hcp aWnamfnIbn¯s¶ ]e aWnIÄ ASp¯Sp¯v LSn¸n¨v H¶n¨Sn¡mdpWvSv. Syq¬ sNbvX kwKoXmßIaWn\mZw ]pds¸Sphn¡m³ Ignbp¶ coXnbmWnXv. ]mem I¯o{Uense aWnIfpsS kzcw Xmfeb§Ä A\pkcn¨pÅXmWv. Ipdhne§mSv aÀ¯adnbw ]Ånbnse aWnIÄ Ncn{X{]kn²amWv.
ss{IkvXhtZhmeb§fn ]ÅnaWnIÄ D]tbmKn¡p¶p. Xncp\mÄ BtLmj§fn Iq«aWnbSn¨v BtLmjw sImgp¸n¡p¶p. Xncp¡À½§tfmSp _Ôs¸Sp¯n aWnbSn¡p¶pWvSv. It¯men¡mtZhmeb§fn cmhnsebpw a[ymÓ¯nepw sshIpt¶chpw aWn ASn¡p¶ ]XnhpWvSv. "{XnImeP]w' P]n¡m\pÅ kabw Adnbn¨psImWvSpÅ aWnbmWnXv. CsXmcp ]XnhmWv. {XnImeP]w F{Xt]À P]n¡p¶pWvSmIpw? ]ÅnIfnse Xncp¡À½§fpsS kab¯v D]tbmKn¡p¶ sNdnb aWnIfpWvSv. kotdmae_mÀ k`bn ChbpsS D]tbmKw CÃmXmbns¡mWvSncn¡p¶p. Zp:JshÅn, i\n Znhk§fn acaWnbmWv D]tbmKn¨ncp¶Xv. ac¯n XoÀ¯ Hcp {]tXyIXcw aWnbmWnXv. CXnsâ i_vZ¯n\pw {]tXyIXbpWvSv. {InkvXp ac¡pcnin acn¨Xnsâ HmÀ½ P\n¸n¡p¶Xn\mIWw acaWn D]tbmKn¡p¶Xv.
acWw, ihkwkvImcw F¶o Ahkc§fn {]tXyI coXnbn aWnbSn¡p¶p. acWaWn F¶v CXdnbs¸Sp¶p. AÂambcpw, sshZnIcpw, sa{Xm\pw acn¨m aWn ASn hyXymkwsImWvSv BcpsS acWamsW¶p Xncn¨dnbmw. AÂambcpsS ihkwkvImc¯n\v H¶pw cWvSpw AXmbXv Häbpw s]«bpw Bbn«mWv aWn ASn¡p¶Xv. sshZnIcpsS acW¯n H¶pw aq¶pw aWn ASn¡p¶p. ihkwkvImc¯n\pÅ hnem]bm{Xbn Gähpw ap¼n Hcp sNdnb aWn {Ia{]Imcw ASn¡p¶ ]XnhpWvSmbncp¶p. D¨`mjnWn D]tbmKn¨pÅ ]m«pIÄ hnem]bm{Xbv¡v AI¼Sn tkhn¡p¶ XpsImWvSv Cu aWn A{]kvIXambn.
tXm«§Ä, I¼\nIÄ, hyhkmbimeIÄ apXembhbn tPmen¡mÀ Cd§m\pw tPmenkabw Ignsª¶dnbn¡m\pw aWn ASn¡p¶pWvSv. k\ymk`h\§fnepw AXpt]mepÅ Øm]\§fnepw \nb{´Ww A[nImcnIÄ¡msW¦nepw ssZ\wZn\Imcy§fn aWn\mZamWv At´hmknIsf \nb{´n¡p¶Xv. {Iaambn aWn ASn¨m `h\w {Ia¯nepw Nn«bnepw {]hÀ¯n¨psImÅpw. {]mÀ°\bv¡pw `£W¯n\pw hn{ia¯n\psaÃmw aWn \nb{´WtaÀs¸Sp¯pw. F¶m aWn\mZs¯ A\pkcn¡p¶hÀ Ipdªphcp¶p. aWn\mZw tI«\pkcn¡mXncp¶m k\ymkkaqlw t]mepÅ kaql§fpsS Ip¯gnªpt]mIpw.
Adnbs¸Sp¶ temI{]kn²nbpÅ At\Iw aWnIfpWvSv. Chbv¡v Hmtcm {]tXyIXbpapWvSv.

The great bell Dhammazedi
CXv 1484  DWvSm¡nbXmsW¶p IcpXp¶p. aym³adn (]gb _À½) epÅ Hcp t£{X¯nemWnXp kq£n¨ncp¶Xv. t]mÀ¨pKokpImÀ Cu aWn 1608  ChnsS \ns¶Sp¯pamän. aWn aym³adnepÅ Hcp \Znbn IqSn sImWvSpt]mIpt¼mÄ \jvSs¸«p F¶mWdnbp¶Xv. Cu aWn¡v 300 S¬ `mcapWvSmbncp¶p.

The Tsar Bell
kmÀ _ÃmWv Ct¸mgpÅ Gähpw henb aWn. CXn\v 160 S¬ `mcapWvSv. Cu aWn Hcn¡epw ASn¨n«nÃ. 1737þ Cu aWn s]m«nt¸mbn. CXv tamkvtImbn _Àen\n {]ZÀin¸n¨n«pWvSv.

The great Mingum Bell
D]tbmK¯nencn¡p¶ Gähpw henb aWnbmWnXv. aym³adnepÅ anÂKWnemWv Cu aWn. CXn\v 90 S¬ `mcapsWvS¶v IW¡m¡s¸Sp¶p.

The gotennba Bell
aWn apgph³ Nen¸n¨Sn¸n¡p¶ Gähpw henb aWnbmWnXv. P¸m\nse sKms«³_mbnemWv CXv kq£n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. CXnsâ `mcw 79900 ]uWvSmWv. {]tXyIXcw aWnamfnIbnemWv CXv LSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. 2006 emWv CXv \nÀ½n¨Xv.

The world peace Bell
Atacn¡bn \yqt]mÀ«nemWv Cu aWn. CXn\v 66000 ]uWvSv `mcapWvSv.

The St. petersglocke
PÀ½\nbn sImtfm¬ I¯o{U ]Ånbnse aWnbmWnXv. CXv \nÀ½n¨Xv 1922 emWv. CXnsâ `mcw 24 S®mWv. NpänbSn¡p¶ aWnIfn Gähpw henb aWnbmWnXv.
Cäenbnse acnb sUmf³Uv aWn¡v 22.6 S¬ `mcapWvSv. Cw¥WvSnse Gähpw henb aWn eWvS³ skâv t]mÄ I¯o{Uense s{Kbnäv t]mÄ F¶dnbns¸Sp¶ aWnbmWv. CXnsâ `mcw 16.5 S®mWv.
HmIvkvt^mÀUv, ss{IÌv NÀ¨n tSmw Shdn LSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶ aWnbmWv s{Kbnäv tSmw. 1680 emWv CXp \nÀ½n¨Xv. CXnsâ `mcw 6 S®mWv. FÃm cm{Xnbnepw 21.05 aWn¡qdn 101 {]mhiyw Cu aWn ASn¡pw. HmIvkvt^mÀUnse 101 BZyIme]ÞnX·msc A\pkvacn¨mWv C{]Imcw sN¿p¶Xv.
Atacn¡bnse Gähpw {]kn²amb aWnbmWv ""Zn eos_À«ns_Â.'' C³Uns]³U³kv lmfnemWv CXv LSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. 1776 Pqsse \memw XobXn Atacn¡³ kzmX{´ys¯ HmÀ½n¸n¡m³ Cu aWnbmWv ASn¨Xv. ]n¶oSv Cu aWn s]³knÂth\nbmbnte¡p amän.
PÀ½\nbn ^pÄs^À«nepÅ acnb t¥mdntbmkm F¶dnbs¸Sp¶ aWn hfsc at\mlcamWv. bqtdm¸nepÅ ]e aWnIÄ¡pw Cu aWn amXrIbmWv.
\mgnIaWn DWvSmIp¶Xn\pap¼v a\pjy³ kabadnbp¶Xn\v {]IrXnZ¯amb Xsâ IgnhpIÄ D]tbmKn¨ncp¶p. ]I kqcy{]Imi¯n \ngept\m¡n kabw IW¡m¡p¶ ]XnhpWvSmbncp¶p. cm{Xnbn N{µs\bpw \£{X§sfbpw \nco£n¨v \mgnI Af¶ncp¶p. F¶m C¶v kabw IrXyambn IW¡m¡m³ t¢mIv AYhm \mgnIaWnIfpWvSv. \mgnIaWnIÄ kabw tcJs¸Sp¯p¶tXmsSm¸w aWn ASn¡pI IqSn sN¿pw. kabadnbm³ dnÌv hm¨v kÀÆkm[mcWambn. GXp Xcw hm¨pIfpw It¼mf¯n e`yamWv.
temI¯nse Xs¶ Ncn{X{]kn²amb \mgnIaWnbmWv "_nKvs_³' eWvS\nse shÌv an\nÌÀ sIm«mc¯nemWv CXp Øm]n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. temI¯nse Gähpw DbcwIqSnb tKm]pc¯nemWv (aWnamfnI) CXp LSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. 1859 tabv 31þ\v CXv {]hÀ¯\£aambn. 2009 tabv amk¯n _nKvs_¶nsâ 150þmw hmÀjnIw BtLmjn¨p.
t¢mIv ShÀ \nÀ½n¨Xv 1288 emWv. 1834 HIvtSm_À 14þmw XobXn shÌv an\nÌÀ sIm«mcw Xo¸nSn¯¯n I¯n\in¨p. CXn\ptijamWv Ct¸mgs¯ tKm]pcw ]Wn XoÀ¯Xv.
tKm]pc¯nsâ \mephi§fnepw Hmtcm apJw t¢m¡n\v LSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶p. henb \mep apJ§fpÅ t¢m¡mWnXv. Hmtcm apJ¯nsâbpw Nph«n e¯o³ `mjbn C{]Imcw FgpXnbn«pWvSv:
"Domine Salvam Fac reginam nostrum victo riam primam'' \mYm R§fpsS H¶mw hnIvtSmdnbm cmÚnsb kwc£n¡Wta F¶À°w. hntZik©mcnIÄ¡v t¢mIv Shdnsâ DÄ`mKw Ibdn¡mWm³ A\phmZanÃ. Shdn\p apIfnte¡v \S¶pIbdm\pÅ kuIcyw am{XtabpÅq. 334 \SIfmWnXn\pÅXv.
1941 tabv 10þmw XobXn cWvSmw temIalmbp²¯n PÀ½³ImÀ Shdn\v t_mw_n«p. t¢m¡nsâ cWvSp apJ§Ä DÄs¸sS henb tISp]mSpIÄ CXn\pWvSmbn. F¦nepw Cu t¢m¡v IrXyambn {]hÀ¯n¨psImWvSncp¶p. AXn\ptijw t¢m¡nsâ tISp]mSpIÄ amän ]gb ØnXnbnem¡n.
aWnamfnIbn A©p aWnIfmWv LSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. Gähpw henb aWn "The great Bell' BWv. _nKv s_³ F¶v CXv Adnbs¸Sp¶p. 1856þ \nÀ½n¨ aWnbpsS `mcw 16.3 S®mbncp¶p. CXv aWnamfnIbn Ibäm³ sImWvSpt]mIp¶ hgn tISmbn. ]Icw ]pXnb aWn hmÀs¯Sp¯p. ]pXnb aWn¡v 13. 76 S¬ `mcamWpWvSmbncp¶Xv. cWvSpamkw Ignªt¸mÄ Cu aWn¡pw tISp]än. aq¶phÀj¯n\ptijw tISp amän. 1859  {]hÀ¯\£aambn. aWnamfnIbn 200 ASn Dbc¯nemWv Cu aWn LSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. aWnIÄ DÄs¸sSbpÅ aWn amfnI C¶v _nKvs_³ F¶mWv Adnbs¸Sp¶Xv.
_nKvs_¶n\p ]pdsa \mep aWnIÄ IqSn aWnamfnIbn LSn¸n¨n«pWvSv. henb aWn aWn¡qdpIfnemWv ASn¡p¶Xv. sNdnb aWnIÄ 15 an\näptXmdpw ASn¨psImWvSncn¡pw, AXmbXv aWn¡qdn \mep {]mhiyw. Syq¬ sNbvX aWn\mZamWv Cu aWnIÄ ]pds¸Sphn¡p¶Xv. 37þmw k¦oÀ¯\s¯ A\pkvacn¸n¡p¶ SyqWmWnXv. CXv Hcp ^eI¯nsegpXn t¢mIv apdnbpsS `n¯nbn Øm]n¨n«pWvSv.
"All through this hour
Lord be my guide
And by Thy Power
No foot shall slide"
aWnIÄ \½psS {]mÀ°bpw \s½ Cuizc\nte¡p \bn¡p¶ aWn\mZhpamIs«.

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