The “bhog” or “mahaprasad” as it is generally forms the fulcrum of the great outpour of devotees to the Jagannath Temple during the Ratha yatra. The gigantic temple does boast of having the largest kitchen in the world that feeds thousands of devotees on a daily basis. But the entire scenario is worth watching during the yearly festive occasion of the Ratha Yatra. You can buy Online Puja Samagri and save a certain amount of time before you seek blessings from the Lord.
The chappan bhog or the offering of the 56 food items
The Mahaprasad is the prime offering that is made out to the deities in the Jagannath temple. Offered during the preceding 21 days of the Ratha Yatra, the chappan bhog is one of the largest bhog offerings prepared for a deity. Enlisted below are the items that are prepared in the temples kitchen to suffice the 56 items of the bhog:
1. Sadha Anna – Simple Rice water
2. Kanika – Rice, Ghee and Sugar
3. DahiPakhal – Curd Rice and water
4. ThaliKhechedi – Lentil, Rice with Sugar and Ghee
5. Ada Pakhal – Rice, Ginger and water
6. Ghea Anna – Rice mixed with Ghee
7. Khechedi – Rice mixed with Lentil
8. MithaPakhal – Rice, Sugar and water
9. OriaPakhal – Rice, Ghee, Lemon and Salt
Sweets
10. Khaja – Made of wheat
11. Gaja – Made of wheat, sugar and Ghee
12. Ladu – Made of sugar,wheat and Ghee
13. JeeraLadu
14. MagajaLadu
15. Mathapuli – Made of Ghee, beans ground in to a thick paste and Ginger
16. Khuruma – Made of Sugar,wheat and Salt
17. Jagannath Ballav – Wheat, Ghee and Sugar
18. Kakara – Made of Ghee and Wheat
19. LuniKhuruma – Made of Ghee,Wheat and Salt
20. MarichiLadu – Made of Wheat and Sugar
Cakes, Pancakes and Patties
21. SuarPitha – Made of wheat and Ghee
22. ChadaiLada – Made of Wheat, Ghee and Sugar
23. Jhilli – Rice Flour, Ghee and Sugar
24. Kanti – Rice Flour and Ghee
25. Manda – Made of Gheeand wheat
26. Amalu – Made of wheat, ghee and sugar
27. Puri –wheat and Ghee deeply fried
28. Luchi – Made of Flour,Rice, and Ghee
29. Dahi Bara – Cake made of a kind of a beans and curd
30. Bara – Made of Curd, Ghee and a kind of beans
31. Arisa – A flat cake made of Rice flour and Ghee
32. Tripuri – Another flat cake made of Rice, Flour and Ghee
33. Rosapaik – A cake made of wheat and
Milk Preparations
34. Khiri – Milk, Sugar with Rice
35. Papudi – Prepared from only the cream of milk
36. Khua – Prepared out of Pure Milk slowly boiled over many hours to a soft custard like consistency
37. Rasabali – Made of Milk, Sugar and Wheat
38. Tadia – Made of fresh cheese, sugar and Ghee
39. ChhenaKhai – Made of fresh Cheese, milk and sugar
40. BapudiKhaja – cream of milk, sugar and ghee
41. KhuaManda – Made of milk, wheat and Ghee
42. Sarapulli – This is the most famous milk dish prepared. It is mainly made of pure milk boiled hours and spread out ona large pizza shaped pan.
43. Urid Dal
44. Biridali
45. Dali
46. Muga Dal
47. Dalama –a combination of Dahl and Vegetable. Usually beans,eggplant, sweet potato and tomatoes. Coconuts and Bodhi which looks like a mush room high in protein are also added.
48.Raita – a yogurt like dish with radishandcurd
49. Besar
50. Sag – A spinch dish
51. Baigilni
52. GotiBaigana
53. Khata
54. Maur
55. Pita
56. Potala Rasa
Stories often suggest that the mahaprasad is cooked by Goddess Laxmi herself, which adds on to the flavour of the bhog. During the process of offering out the prasad to the Lord, none of the devotees are allowed to enter the arena except the three priests who actually offer the Puja Thali. The prasad is prepared mainly during the stay of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra and Balarama in the Gundicha temple. In case you have not yet had the opportunity to have a taste of the prasad, its time you indulge in this amazing feast once.