Mahaprasad (Jagannath Temple)

This article is about Prasad of Jagannath temple. For other uses, see Prasad.

Mahaprasad (Odia: ମହାପ୍ରସାଦ) is the term for the 56 food items offered to the Hindu god Jagannath in Jagannath Temple, Puri, in Odisha, India.

Clay pots used in Jagannatha's rituals

Daily food offerings

Mahaprasad served on a plantain leaf

Six times a day different kinds of Pitha, vegetables, rice and dal are offered to Jagannath and his sibling deities.

See also

• Bhoga

External links

• The food offerings of the Dark Lord