Is Modak or Laddu dear to Ganpati? Is this medicine, sweet or superfood? Know where it came from and what are its benefits

Is Modak or Laddu dear to Ganpati? Is this medicine, sweet or superfood? Know where it came from and what are its benefits

Ganpati Bappa Morya…Today is Ganesh Chaturthi and Ganesh Mahotsav will continue for the next 10 days. People had started preparing for Bappa’s worship many days ago. Today, a plate of laddus has been decorated in front of Ganeshji, which some people also call modak. Not only in Ganesh Mahotsav, be it marriage or mundan, griha pravesh or thirteenth day…laddus have their own importance on every occasion. Laddu is thousands of years oldLaddu means ball. It is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘ladduka’. No one knows who made laddus for the…

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Stories of food and drink: The laddu that will fall at the feet of Ram, the story of making everything from medicine to sweets.

Stories of food and drink: The laddu that will fall at the feet of Ram, the story of making everything from medicine to sweets.

highlights There was a time when laddus were used as medicine but then it became a favorite sweet. 5 lakh tonnes of laddus are made daily in Tirupati Balaji. The country’s first laddu was made from coconut in the Chola empire. After the consecration of Ram Lala in Ayodhya, 03 tonnes of laddus are being sent from Tirupati Balaji to the temple to be offered as Prasad. A huge quantity of laddus are being prepared and sent to Ayodhya from every corner of the country, while at many places But…

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