Ram Mandir's chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das questioned the purity of ghee being sold nationwide and demanded a ban on prasad prepared by external agencies.

Ram temple chief priest urged all temples nationwide to ensure that ‘prasad’ for the deities is prepared under the supervision of temple priests.

YSRCP calls for a 'forgiveness ritual' for the 'sins' allegedly committed by CM Naidu on the allegations with regard to Tirupati laddus

In response to the Tirupati laddu controversy, the head priest of Dudheshwar Nath temple in Ghaziabad has banned shop-bought sweets for offerings, urging devotees to opt for homemade offerings instead.

Tirupati: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has demanded that former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy declare his faith before entering the temple on8. The call comes in view of the former CM's planned visit to the temple.

Ghee was used in the preparation of the sacred offering (prasadam) as well as burning a perennial lamp in the shrine.

Amid the growing controversy surrounding the alleged adulteration of laddus at the Tirupati temple, authorities at Odisha’s iconic Jagannath Temple have decided to test the purity of the ghee used in preparing the mahaprasad.

PURI: The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to test the quality of ghee used for preparation of offerings at the Jagannath temple in Puri, an official said. The decision was taken amid the row over the alleged use of animal fat in the ghee with which the laddus offered at the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh are prepared.