Behind Making Of Tirupati Laddoos: How Ingredients Are Procured
NDTV
Around 3 lakh laddoos are made daily in the temple kitchen at Tirupati, using about 1,400 kg ghee.
The row over laddoos served to devotees at the famed hill-shrine at Tirupati has snowballed into a major political controversy. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party has claimed animal fat was used for making laddoos during Jagan Mohan Reddy's tenure, a charge that the YSRCP leader has denied. The centre has sought a detailed report over the allegations while the Union food minister has demanded an inquiry.
Around 3 lakh laddoos are made daily in the temple kitchen at Tirupati, using about 1,400 kg ghee. Vast amounts of cashew nuts, raisins, cardamoms, gram flour, and sugar are also used.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the Sri Venkateswara Swami temple in Tirupati, buys the ingredients through e-auction, spending about Rs 500 crore on the procurement. The tendering process had shifted to online in 2022 to reduce human intervention.
