Food items needed in Deity Kitchen
Food items needed in our Main Kitchens
Semolina Coarse / Suji (coarse) – We need lots
Sugar – Granulated – We need lots
Ghee (cow ghee) – (please do not bring better ghee as its vegetable ghee and we don’t use that)
Dal – Mung Dal Yellow, Mung dal split with Skin, Mung Whole, Toor Dal (arahar)
Spices – Jeera (cumin), mustard, sesame seeds, Black pepper, Hing Powder, Fennel, Dhana Jeena Powder, Cardamom Powder, Cinnamon sticks, Cardamom pods
Butter – salted / unsalted
Oils – sunflower oil, olive oil
Nuts – Cashew, Peanuts, Almonds, Pine
Dried Fruits – Raisins, Pineapples, Apricots
Seeds – Sunflower
Items not needed
Milk – Goes off very quickly as it will be out of the fridge.
Atta/Flour – (We have too much stocks at the moment and no storage)
Rice – (We have too much stocks at the moment)
Masoor (red) / Black Urad dal – We don’t use in the temple
Margarine / vegetable ghee – We dont use in the temple
Frequently asked questions
One of the most important and pleasing forms of giving is annadan, the sharing of food with others. It is part of one’s duty (dharma) to offer food to others. To feed devotees prasadam is an auspicious activity and one gets immeasurable spiritual benefit by feeding others.