Sri Kumar GurukkalSivachariyar · SaivaPriest.com

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.

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