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Mahaprasad (Jagannath Temple)

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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

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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.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Phases Of Bhogs". jagannath.orissaculture.com. 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2012. Sakal Dhup, Madhyan Dhup, Sandhya Dhup - Through 16 Upchars
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