Thirupathi Laddu celebrates its 300th birthday
Posted on: 07/Aug/2015 11:32:15 AM
If one mentions the word Thirupathi, the famous Laddu comes to the memory. Pontiff Periyakoil Kelviyappan Sadagopa Ramanuja Pedda Jeeyar Swamy said that the golden-colored Tirupati Laddu has completed 300. That`s the number in years the Laddu has now completed after being introduced at the shrine on August 2, 1715.
Tirupati Laddu, made of ghee, oil, flour, sugar, cardamom and dry fruits is distributed as `Prasad` at the world`s richest Hindu temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati.
After offering prayers to Lord Venkateswara, the mouthwatering sweet is offered to pilgrims as Prasad, without which the pilgrimage is believed to be incomplete. In 2014, around ninety million Laddus were distributed to pilgrims, revealed the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) management.
A Laddu weighed 300-gram costs Rs 25 and the quality of ingredients used in its preparation make it costly, according to TTD. Two laddus are given to pilgrims at a much less subsidized rate of Rs 10 as their privilege. According to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the affairs of the hill shrine, about ninety million laddus were given away to pilgrims in 2014.
