300 Kg Tirupati 'Prasad' Distributed During Ayodhya Temple Event In January
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Tirupati Temple Laddoo Row: This revelation comes in the wake of a controversy surrounding the alleged use of animal fat in ghee used at the Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati.
In January, during the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, 300 kilograms of 'prasad' from the Tirupati temple was distributed to devotees, confirmed Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the temple. This revelation comes in the wake of a controversy surrounding the alleged use of animal fat in ghee in the preparation of laddoos at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati, managed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).
"If animal fat was mixed in the 'prasad', it is unforgivable. Strict action should be taken against those responsible," Mr Das said, as quoted by news agency PTI.
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