Drinks & simple offerings
Panakam
Also called Panakam nivedyam.
Officially documented
A ritual jaggery drink with both historical and living South Indian temple use.
What goes into it
Jaggery
water
Ginger/cardamom/pepper may vary.
How it is made
Jaggery dissolved in water, optionally aromatized according to temple tradition.
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
Weekly
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari TempleTiruchanoor / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · Thursday · Tiruppavada · TTD publicly documents this item in the Padmavathi temple ritual menu.
Weekly
History and evidence
It appears in the historical and inscriptional record under the name Panakam.
Earliest documentation: Historical and current.
Dietary note
Recorded as Yes in the tradition described.
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%