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Pulses & vegetables

Sundal

Also called Kadalai Sundal; Cuntal-padi.

Daily naivedyamOfficially documented

A simple pulse offering widely used in evening and festival rituals.

What goes into it

  • Chickpeas or other pulses

  • coconut/seasoning depending on temple

How it is made

Cooked legumes lightly seasoned; temple variants differ.

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 Padmavathi Ammavari TempleTiruchanoor / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · 5–6 PM · Unjal Seva · 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 Cuntal-padi.

Earliest documentation: Historical and current.

Dietary note

Recorded as Yes in the tradition described. Commonly present: Coconut 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.

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