Rice & pongal
Sakkarai Pongal / Gudannam
Also called Sakkarai Pongal; Chakkara Pongali; Bellam Pongali; Gudannam; Chakra Pongal; jaggery pongal.
Daily naivedyamOfficially documented
A major South Indian sweet rice offering made with jaggery or sugar and ghee.
What goes into it
Rice
moong dal
jaggery/sugar
ghee
Cardamom/cashew may vary.
How it is made
Rice and dal cooked soft and sweetened, typically enriched with ghee.
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 · Breakfast/lunch · Daily sweet rice · Part of TTD-described daily naivedyam cycle.
Daily
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari TempleTiruchanoor / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · Multiple bells · Daily and Kalyanotsavam · TTD publicly documents this item in the Padmavathi temple ritual menu.
Daily
Other documented occasions
Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy TempleBhadrachalam, Telangana · Captured in prior research; confirm current availability before publishing.
Reported current
Not temple-confirmed
Not temple-confirmed
1 of these records is not yet temple-confirmed. The research that produced this reference flagged them for direct confirmation with the temple, and they are shown here with that flag rather than removed. Treat them as reported, not established.
History and evidence
It appears in the historical and inscriptional record under the name Gudannam / sweet pongal forms.
Earliest documentation: Historical and current.
Dietary note
Recorded as Yes in the tradition described. Commonly present: Milk/ghee, tree nuts possible.
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/naivedyam-samarpayami-ritual-of-offering-food-to-lord/ - Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple · Official/primary · checked 2026-08-15
https://news.tirumala.org/mouth-watering-naivedyams-offered-to-goddess-of-riches-every-day-_-%E0%B0% - Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple · Official-government URL retained; current page not reverified · checked
https://bhadradritemple.telangana.gov.in/badradri_test/fservices/index.php?sid=4