Another short supply chain
April 26, 2005
This time it’s dessert! Ladoos, to be exact. These gentlemen are working in the temple compound (Hanuman Mandir, CP, Delhi) 30 metres from the dung fuel sales and manufacturing woman. Their whole production setup takes place within 10 metres, their point of sale is 30 metres away.
A ladoo is a graham flour sweet, sometimes made with puffed rice. If someone would explain to me why one always finds ladoo near temples I would be most appreciative. I think it has to do with religiously sanctioning things that people like to do anyway, and I mean that in the most generous possible way.
No page on ladoo exists in wikipedia as of writing this entry. Let’s you get to work.
debra at 9:07 | | post to del.icio.us
Well to answer to your question as too why one always finds ladoo near temples, it is important to understand certain beliefs of the Hinduism. It is a ritual in temples that worshippers offer the deities’s favourite sweet dish(as told in the mythologies) to the God/Goddess. and after the puja(ritual) share it amongst themselves as the leftovers of the deity. This food once offered to the Deity is called “Prasadam” and treated very religiously.
It so happens that mythologies say that most of the gods like ladoo, which makes it a very common sweet dish at temples and during festivals.
Also the the ladoos avaialble at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India offered to Lord Venkateshwara(incarnation of Lord Krishna) are supposed to be the most famous, delicious and largest in size.
For more information on the variety of sweet dishes prepared for different festivals refer to this link:
http://groups.msn.com/LeTaj/indianholidays.msnw
Comment by Praneet — May 2, 2005 @ 5:13
Well to answer to your question as too why one always finds ladoo near temples, it is important to understand certain beliefs of the Hinduism. It is a ritual in temples that worshippers offer the deities’s favourite sweet dish(as told in the mythologies) to the God/Goddess. and after the puja(ritual) share it amongst themselves as the leftovers of the deity. This food once offered to the Deity is called “Prasadam” and treated very religiously.
It so happens that mythologies say that most of the gods like ladoo, which makes it a very common sweet dish at temples and during festivals.
Also the the ladoos avaialble at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India offered to Lord Venkateshwara(incarnation of Lord Krishna) are supposed to be the most famous, delicious and largest in size.
For more information on the variety of sweet dishes prepared for different festivals refer to this link:
http://groups.msn.com/LeTaj/indianholidays.msnw
Comment by Praneet — May 2, 2005 @ 5:19
Praneet, Thanks for your explanation and the url.
Comment by debra — May 2, 2005 @ 7:43