Ram Temple Festivities: Guests To Enjoy 'Mahaprasad' Including Laddus, Saryu Water, Kand Mool

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has received over 20,000 packets of 'mahaprasad' for Lord Ram Lalla's pran-pratishtha (consecration ceremony) at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya today, which will be presented to VVIPs and dignitaries at the ceremony. 

What is Mahaprasad made up of?

The 'mahaprasad' is made with pure ghee and five types of dry fruits | Image: ANI

The 'mahaprasad', made with pure ghee, five types of dry fruits, sugar, and gram flour (besan), includes two small bottles of water from the sacred Saryu river, kalwa (a sacred cotton red thread roll tied around the hands of the participants), supari (betel nuts), and akshat (unbroken rice), according to news agency PTI.

The images of the 'prasad', which would be delivered to the VVIPs and dignitaries at the ceremony, have leaked online. According to the images released by news agency ANI, the prasad box comprises 'Ram Kand Mool', 'Sarju Neer', 'Kumkum', and 'Rudraksha'. 

Who has made the Mahaprasad?

The 'mahaprasad' is being made by Gujarat's Bhagwa Sena Bharti Garvi and Sant Seva Sansthan | Image: ANI

The 'mahaprasad' is being made by Gujarat's Bhagwa Sena Bharti Garvi and Sant Seva Sansthan, with direction from the Ayodhya Temple Trust. It was made with nearly 5,000 kilograms of ingredients by a team of over 200 workers. " 

Kamal Bhai Rawal, the organisation's national president, told PTI, "We have been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing 'mahaprasad' along with making arrangements for the stay and food of the saints."

How will the food be served to saints?

Every day, the trust provides food to approximately 5,000 saints who stay at Udaasin Ashram Ranopali, as well as a kit containing a blanket, pillow, and bedsheet. 

Guests attending the pran-pratishtha ceremony will be served pure vegetarian meals, as well as legume, 'thepla', almond barfi,'matar kachori', and millet-based delicacies cooked by Varanasi and Delhi chefs.

Check the video here.

#WATCH | Visuals of the 'Prasad' that will be distributed among VVIPs, sadhus at the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple on 22nd January in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/586tzhLx83

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