Preparing food for more than thousands of people every day is not an easy task. It needs lot of patience and love to prepare tasty food that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Here’s a look at some of the largest kitchen
Langar (Amritsar, Punjab)
Langar, according to Sikh means common or free kitchen. Here variety of food is served to all the visitors for free, irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The food is served twice a day, every day. On weekends and special occasions double the numbers of people arrive to have food. Volunteers from all around the world assist in preparation and serving the food, washing of plates and other such services. The yearly budget of the langar runs into hundreds of millions. The food includes roti, vegetables curry, lentil soup etc.
Mahaprasad (Puri, Orissa)
Mahaprasad or Ma-prasad is the food offered to Lord Jagannath, Puri in Orissa. A total of 56 food items are prepared in the temple kitchen. After the offering to god, the food is savored by thousands of people irrespective of caste and creed. The Prasad is distributed around 5, 000 people daily and the count goes upto lakhs during the occasions. The item includes rice, dal, curry and variety of sweet dishes.
Vengamamba nityannadana satram (Tirupati, Telangana)
In this open dining place as many as 35-45 thousand devotees enjoy free meal daily. On some days the number goes up from 75,000 to one lakh. The huge complex is open 12 hours a day. The temple spends Rs.24 per head to provide a plate comprising of dal, curry, chatni, sambar, butter milk, pulihora and rice.
Prasadalaya (Shirdi, Maharashtra)
The well equipped kitchen provides food two times a day, daily. Around 27, 000 of people are distributed food at cheap rate. The food comprises of dal, rice, chapatti, two curries and sweet. A whopping amount of Rs 190 million is spent annually to feed the pilgrims.
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