Report on stall of “Temple foods of India’’

National “Eat Right Mela” from 14th to 16th December, 2018

at IGNCA near India Gate, New Delhi

The first National “Eat Right Mela” is being organized from 14th to 16th December, 2018

at IGNCA near India Gate, New Delhi. This Mela is being held along with the established

and well-known ‘Street Food Festival’ organized by NASVI since the past 10 years. One of

the attractions was the stall on “Temple Foods of India” under the pavilion “Flavours of

India” which showcased cuisines of India’s most famous temples and the variety of different

prasad offered to pilgrims. Following are 13 famous Temples from across India participated

in the festival:

S. No. Name of temple

1 Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareshwarar Temple, Madura i, Tamil Nadu

2 Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple,Palani,Tamil Nadu

3 Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu

4 Arunachaleshwarar Temple, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

5 ISKCON Temple, Delhi

6 Chittaranjan Park Kali Mandir, Delhi

7 Gurudwara, Delhi

8 Somnath Temple, Gujarat

9 Shree Kashtubhanjan Hanumanji Temple, Gujarat

10 Ambaji Temple, Gujarat

11 Swaminarayan temple BAPS, Maharashtra

12 Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Maharashtra

13 Shrinathji Mandir Nathdwara, Rajasthan

Some of the temples are associated with FSSAI under BHOG (Blissful Hygienic Offering to

God) which focuses on the hygienic preparation of prasad and training & capacity building

of the Temple food ecosystem to ensure the same.

Day 1 at Eat Right Mela 14 dec to 16 dec, 2018

Four Temples from Tamil Nadu had brought different kind of Prasad.

And these temples have already implemented FSMS in their temples.

ISKON, Delhi sold different types of laddoo to the visitors.

Kali Mandir CR park offered free meals in lunch time to all visitors for all

three days. They explained about the ingredients they buy from

registered/licensed suppliers only for the preparation of Prasad.

Gurudwara Bagla Sahib distributed kheer free of cost to all visitors

.

Visitors loved buying different types of famous temple Prasad from one place

Nathdwara temple explained about 300 varieties of Prasad preparation and

about their religious significance

Shridi temple distributed their mahaprasad laddoo to all visiotors.

Somnath temple, Ambaji temple and Shree Kastabhanjandev

Hanumanji,Salangpur , Gujarat also participated second time in such

festival