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Rice & pongal

Ksheerannam

Also called milk rice.

Officially documented

A milk-rice offering used on special and festive occasions.

What goes into it

  • Rice

  • milk

Sweetening varies by tradition.

How it is made

Rice cooked with milk as a special nivedyam.

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

Other documented occasions

Sri Padmavathi Ammavari TempleTiruchanoor / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · Special/festival · Special occasions · TTD publicly documents this item in the Padmavathi temple ritual menu.
Special days

History and evidence

It appears in the historical and inscriptional record under the name Ksheerannam.

Earliest documentation: Historical 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.

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