‘Set aside doubts about laddoos’: Tirupati temple authorities say now using different ghee, purification rituals performed

This comes aft allegations emerged that the ghee that was being utilized to marque the laddoo had been adulterated with carnal fat. A R Dairy Food Private Limited, the Tamil Nadu-based institution that had been supplying the ghee, person denied allegations that their ghee was adulterated.

On Monday, rituals were conducted astatine the tanks utilized to store ghee, and the retention country wherever different ingredients that spell into preparing the laddoos and different offerings to the deity are stored, arsenic good arsenic the kitchen, and the trays utilized to transportation the offerings.

A TTD authoritative said, “We are present utilizing chiefly Nandini marque ghee, which has restored the quality, taste, and aroma of the offerings.” According to officials, 7 tankers each carrying astir 13,000 litres of Nandini marque ghee person arrived astatine Tirumala since August 25.

In caller days, the TTD has witnessed an summation successful merchantability of laddoos arsenic the fig of pilgrims person started to summation owed to assorted festivals, and the nine-day Brahmotsavam from October 4 to 12. On September 22, the fig of devotees visiting was 82,646, up from 73,104 connected September 20.

The temple’s main priests Monday conducted the purification ritual from 6 americium to 10 am. “To ward disconnected the ill-effects and reconstruct the sanctity of laddoo prasadams and different ‘naivedyams’, on with the well-being of the devotees, the purificatory ritual, Shanti Homam, was observed arsenic per the tenets of Vaikhanasa Agama successful the yagashala of Tirumala temple connected Monday morning,” the TTD said.

After this, TTD enforcement serviceman J Syamala Rao said, “The devotees tin enactment speech their apprehensions and misconceptions astir the prime of laddu prasadam and naivedyams,” helium said.

Teams of TTD officials are continuously gathering feedback from devotees purchasing the laddoos, and from devotees who partake successful the escaped meals known arsenic “anna prasadam”.