The latest row over the holy Tirupati Laddoo has raised eyebrows over the purity of prasads being offered on the temples. Amidst the continuing controversy, Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad steered an alternative choice for prasads on the temples to keep away from any such adulteration. Scroll down to search out out.
As per the newest PTI report, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad stated mishri, cardamom seeds, and dry fruits to be provided historically to the Hindu deities as ‘bhog’ needs to be distributed amongst devotees as prasad at temples as an alternative of ready dishes equivalent to laddoo to stop adulteration.
Mahant Ravindra Puri, President of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, an essential physique of seers stated that the system of prasad needs to be operational in all temples throughout the nation till the federal government and the administration of temples assure the purity of ghee used to arrange prasad.
“Objects like rock sugar, cardamom and dry fruits are historically provided as Bhog to Hindu deities. Their distribution as prasad will go away no room for adulteration,” he stated. Expressing his disgust on the adulteration of ‘prasadam’ on the Tirupati Balaji Temple, Puri stated it had harm the emotions of Hindus everywhere in the world.
The PTI report additionally talked about that he steered that Hindus feeling responsible about having eaten adulterated prasad unknowingly at Tirupati Balaji can purify their system by consuming Ganga jal or Gomutra (cow urine).
For the unversed, that is taking place after the row over the holy Tirupati Laddoo that was just lately discovered to be adulterated with beef tallow and fish oil. Beef tallow is made by eradicating, simmering and clarifying the fatty tissue of beef. It’s usually used for cooking at excessive temperatures equivalent to deep frying and roasting. It’s fabricated from saturated fats and is analogous in texture to tender butter.
Apparently, regardless of adulteration claims, in response to the temple authorities, over 1.4 million Tirupati laddoo have been offered in simply 4 days. Particularly, 3.59 lakh laddus have been offered on September 19, 3.17 lakh on September 20, 3.67 lakh on September 21, and three.60 lakh on September 22, a information portal reported. It’s also reported that these numbers are in keeping with the temple’s traditional common of promoting 3.50 lakh laddus every day.
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