Nivedhanam

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As a part of the worship rituals of Hindu Gods, food is offered to the deity. This is called nivedhanam. It ranges from cooked food to sugar cones, fruits etc. Mostly, vegetarian food alone is offered to god and is distributed to the devotees who are present in the temple. Excessive care is taken when food is cooked for the deity. For some tribal-gods like Kali, animals (goats, cocks) are slaughtered in the temple precincts and offered. Orthodox people, while worshipping at home everyday offer cooked food or some fruits to the picture of idol of god before they eat it. The food once offered as nivedhanam is called prasada, that is god's gift. Nivedhanam, a sanskrit word literally means supplication. The god is informed that one has prepared such and such item and is going to eat it and the god is requested to bestow his grace on the food.

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