The great Madhwa saint and the universal Guru is Sri Raghavendra Swamigal, and his Jeeva Samidhi shrine is situated in Mantralayam at Andhra Pradesh. He has spread the philosophies of his Guru Sri Madhwacharya, and proved that Lord Hari is the divine saviour of all the living beings in the entire universe. In his Mantralayam […]
Appam and Aravana Payasam are the auspicious Prasad items available in the Sabarimala Temple. It would be offered to the devotees during their visit to this holy temple. These Prasad items would be prepared in large quantities, especially during the Mandala Puja and Makara Villakku periods. Both Appam and Aravana Payasam would be prepared using […]
Temple Prasadam Stalls.. The temple Prasad items is as famous as consuming the holy Gangajal water itself! Though fasting is commonly observed by Hindus on certain auspicious festival days, yet, the consumption of Prasad items is given prime importance, by considering it to be a divine will! We can find Prasad stalls in most of […]
Sri Krishna Prasadam is very famous in the temples of Lord Krishna like Puri Jagannath, Guruvayur and Udupi, and it is distributed to the devotees on a daily basis. Apart from daily offering of food to the devotees, the delicious Sri Krishna Prasadam is also served to the devotees, which would normally consist of Butter […]
Guru Raghavendra Swamy Special Prasadam… Guru Raghavendra’ special Prasadam would be offered in the temples of Raghavendra during the time of performance of Annadanam, and this special Prasadam would be offered in between the Annadanam, that is before offering of curd rice to the devotees. This special Prasadam would be a combination of both sweet […]
Kozhukattai is a famous South Indian food, and it is made out of rice flour, coconut and jaggery. Kozhukattai can also be made in different varieties, such as sweet and salt. Kozhukattai is also called as Modakam in North India. In Tamil Nadu, this food item is related with lord Vinayaka, and it would be […]
Pori Urundaiis the famous sweet item, which would be prepared during the Karthigai Deepam festival. Pori Urundai is made out of puffed rice and soft Jaggery. Pori Urundai can also be bought from Peas merchants, but mostly it would be made in homes, during the time of Karthigai Deepam festival. After preparing the Pori Urundai, […]
“PADAYAL” also known as Battalion in English, refers to keeping variety of food items, in front of the deities, during the times of festivals, and it would be offered to the almighty as a Holy Prasad, and after the performance of puja, it would be distributed to those who attends the puja. Generally a picture […]
Prasad means an offering to the god, and it may be food items made up of rice, jaggery, pulses etc. Generally after offering it to the god, it would be distributed among the devotees. Whatever may be the type of food items, it must be offered to the deities with utmost devotion on them. Most […]