Anna daan · the greatest gift

Annakshetra (free food seva)

No pilgrim leaves the temple hungry. Three times a day, the Annakshetra serves freshly cooked sattvic prasad to everyone who comes, seated with dignity on the pangat, entirely funded by devotees' offerings.

Meals served

5,848meals served on 30 Sept 2026
6,506daily average, last 7 days
0meals this month
1sponsors this month (₹11,000)
Meals served per day, last 14 days (updated daily by the Annakshetra office).

Daily prasad bhandara

The kitchen starts at 4 am. Around 40 sevaks and volunteers cook in the traditional way with firewood-saving steam boilers and serve on leaf plates.

Daily prasad bhandara
MealTimeUsual menu
Breakfast7:00 - 9:30 amUpma or poha, tea, seasonal fruit
Lunch (Rajbhog prasad)11:30 am - 2:30 pmRotli, dal, rice, two sabzis, kadhi, sweet
Dinner7:00 - 9:00 pmKhichdi, kadhi, bhakri, buttermilk

Nutrition and hygiene standards

  • Balanced sattvic menu planned with a nutritionist: about 750 kcal and 22 g protein in every lunch.
  • No onion and garlic; cooked in groundnut oil and pure ghee, with iodised salt.
  • Raw material from the temple's central bhandar, checked on arrival and stored in pest-controlled godowns.
  • Kitchen staff wear caps, gloves and aprons; health check-ups every six months.
  • FSSAI-registered kitchen with daily food-sample retention and weekly water testing.

Choose a sponsorship. Your name is announced at the pangat and you receive an 80G receipt from the Annakshetra fund.

  • Feed 100 devotees

    ₹2,100

    One full lunch for 100 pilgrims.

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  • Sponsor a full day

    ₹51,000

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner for the whole day, about 3,000 meals.

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  • Festival bhandara

    ₹1,51,000

    A special sweet and full feast on a festival day of your choice.

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