Tirupati Laddu Facts
Laddu, or Ladoo, is one of the most important offerings and prasadam given to devotees at the Tirumala Tirupati Lord Venkateswara Temple. Tirupati Laddu is a spherical-shaped sweet made of flour and sugar. In fact, Tirupati and the huge laddus are synonymous. It is a customary duty of a devotee returning from the Tirupati Balaji Temple to distribute 'laddu' as prasadam to his neighbors, friends, and relatives.
Some Quick Facts About Tirupati Laddu
- Around 150,000 laddus are made daily.
- One laddu is given free to each devotee; the number of daily devotees that visit the temple is around 50,000.
- A devotee can buy two extra laddus – a small laddu costs 25 rupees, and a big laddu costs 100 rupees.
- The revenue from the sale of laddu annually is more than 11 million rupees.
- Each laddu weighs around 100 grams and is huge when compared with the normal laddu found in shops.
- There is a super huge Tirupati Laddu known as Kalyana Laddu, and it weighs around 500 grams – ½ a kilogram.
- The single largest laddu made is said to have weighed 32 kg.
- The tradition of Tirupati Laddu is nearly 300 years old.
- It is prepared by special hereditary priests known as archakas in a special temple kitchen known as 'potu'.
- Ingredients used in Tirupati Laddu are Besan flour (kadalai mavu), sugar, cashew nuts, cardamom, ghee, oil, sugar candy, raisins, and almonds.
- On a day, around 5000 kg of Besan flour is used.
- Sugar around 10000 kg.
- Cashew nuts around 600 kg.
- Cardamom 150 kg.
- Ghee 300 liters.
- Sugar candy 400 kg.
- Raisins 540 kg.
- The ingredients are bought at the auction at the Commodities and Spices Exchange in Kochi.
- Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTDs), the administrating body of the temple, is planning to patent the Tirupati Laddu to stop counterfeits.
Source: Tirupati Laddu Facts ~ Hindu Blog
Laddu, or Ladoo, is one of the most important offerings and prasadam given to devotees at the Tirumala Tirupati Lord Venkateswara Temple. Tirupati Laddu is a spherical-shaped sweet made of flour and sugar. In fact, Tirupati and the huge laddus are synonymous. It is a customary duty of a devotee returning from the Tirupati Balaji Temple to distribute 'laddu' as prasadam to his neighbors, friends, and relatives.
Some Quick Facts About Tirupati Laddu
- Around 150,000 laddus are made daily.
- One laddu is given free to each devotee; the number of daily devotees that visit the temple is around 50,000.
- A devotee can buy two extra laddus – a small laddu costs 25 rupees, and a big laddu costs 100 rupees.
- The revenue from the sale of laddu annually is more than 11 million rupees.
- Each laddu weighs around 100 grams and is huge when compared with the normal laddu found in shops.
- There is a super huge Tirupati Laddu known as Kalyana Laddu, and it weighs around 500 grams – ½ a kilogram.
- The single largest laddu made is said to have weighed 32 kg.
- The tradition of Tirupati Laddu is nearly 300 years old.
- It is prepared by special hereditary priests known as archakas in a special temple kitchen known as 'potu'.
- Ingredients used in Tirupati Laddu are Besan flour (kadalai mavu), sugar, cashew nuts, cardamom, ghee, oil, sugar candy, raisins, and almonds.
- On a day, around 5000 kg of Besan flour is used.
- Sugar around 10000 kg.
- Cashew nuts around 600 kg.
- Cardamom 150 kg.
- Ghee 300 liters.
- Sugar candy 400 kg.
- Raisins 540 kg.
- The ingredients are bought at the auction at the Commodities and Spices Exchange in Kochi.
- Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTDs), the administrating body of the temple, is planning to patent the Tirupati Laddu to stop counterfeits.
Source: Tirupati Laddu Facts ~ Hindu Blog