An ensemble of temple percussion instruments native to kerala, india played as part of the temple festival. This was recorded using soundman oak binaural mic through a zoom h6.
Soundscape of shi guanyin xiangguang temple 石觀音祥光寺 (taipei) on a quiet rainy day. Zoom h5 + soundman okm ii. --if you find this recording useful, do consider donating!.
Temple bells at wat phra kaeo at the grand palace in bangkok. Many people in the background, sometimes it's windy. Recorded from the outside of the temple with an iphone 5.
South india _ karnataka state _ uttara kannada district _ gokarna, ganapati temple. 3 brahmins chanting mantras for newborn. In between one of theme is answering to my question about the meaning of certain mantra, and the influence of the sound itself not only on "human being", but "world". Video cam recording.
Small "wooden fish" or mokugyo temple block from kohya-san, japan, played with the original cloth covered beater. Recorded in mono with an akg 414, fredenstein mic amp, rme fireface interface into pro tools.
Recorded at gakwonsa temple, a buddhist temple in cheonan, south korea. The recording was made standing outside as monks chanted in the temple. The sound of cicadas can also be heard.
Istanbul recording of a prayer. There is a man close to me it was crying. Very emotional recording. It was done with dat sony pocket one and home made binaural microphones. .
This sound is a calling bell in daitokuji temple, kyoto. Recorded by korg r-09. Shortened and converted to mp3 from the original: http://www. Freesound. Org/people/kaonaya/sounds/131348/.
A better recording of the temple bell at the valley of the temples on the windward side of oahu, hawaii. Recorded with a zoom h2n handy recorder. The clinking sound at the end is me putting donation coins in the box after ringing the bell. This is the custom in japan and elsewhere.
