Sabarimala prasadam to get 'makeover'

April 29, 2018 18:17

The 'appam' and 'aravana', the sweet ball and jaggery dessert, which are sold as prasadam (offering) at the famed Lord Ayyappa temple in the state, are set to get a makeover from the next pilgrim season.

The Central Food Technological Research Institute, which provides guidance for making delicious 'laddu' and 'panchamrutham,' offered at the famed Tirumala Tirupati temple and Lord Muruga's shrine in Palani respectively, are now gearing up to give a new touch to the prasadam of Sabarimala temple.

The Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the hillock Ayyappa Temple, has roped in the CFTRI to enhance the quality, taste and shelf-life of the 'appam' and 'aravana,'" which has large number of takers.

Located atop holy hills of Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta district, the Lord Ayyappa shrine draws lakhs of pilgrims from and outside the country including foreigners during the annual pilgrim season from November to January.

TDB President, A Padmakumar said the temple would open for the monthly pooja on May 15 and an MoU between the board and the CFTRI is expected to be signed on the next day.

A team of TDB officials recently visited the government-run CFTRI's Mysore campus to evaluate its production mechanism.

"As CFTRI is a government agency, we have to decide and finalise the terms and conditions. We hope to sign the MoU with them on May 16," Padmakumar told PTI.

If everything goes as planned, the 'appam' and 'aravana,' with the 'CFTRI touch', would be made available to devotees from the next pilgrim season, he said. -- PTI

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