Rice & pongal
Dadhyodanam / Curd Rice
Also called Dadhyodanam; Daddojanam; Tatyodanam; Dadhyodhanam; Thayir Sadam; curd bath.
Daily naivedyamOfficially documented
A cooling yogurt-rice nivedyam with deep inscriptional and living temple continuity.
What goes into it
Rice
yogurt/curd
Mild tempering varies by temple.
How it is made
Cooked rice cooled and combined with curd; often lightly tempered.
Exact temple kitchen formulae — the dittam — are not reproduced here unless the temple has published them. What is described is the culinary family, not a temple’s working recipe.
Where it is offered
Daily
Sri Venkateswara Swamy TempleTirumala / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · After First Bell; lunch · Breakfast and Raja Bhogam · Part of TTD-described daily naivedyam cycle.
Daily
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari TempleTiruchanoor / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · Multiple bells · Daily · TTD publicly documents this item in the Padmavathi temple ritual menu.
Daily
History and evidence
It appears in the historical and inscriptional record under the name Dadhyodanam / Tatyodanam.
Earliest documentation: Medieval and current.
Dietary note
Recorded as Yes in the tradition described. Commonly present: Milk.
This is informational, never a guarantee. Temple kitchens change formulations, use shared equipment and follow their own Āgamic rules. If an allergy matters to you, ask the temple directly.
Source
- Primary reference for this entry · Documented · confidence High
https://news.tirumala.org/mouth-watering-naivedyams-offered-to-goddess-of-riches-every-day-_-%E0%B0% - Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple · Official/primary · checked 2026-08-15
https://news.tirumala.org/naivedyam-samarpayami-ritual-of-offering-food-to-lord/