No Effect On Tirupati Laddoos sale: 14 Lakh Sold In 4 Days

The row over the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddoos may have sparked a massive political row in Andhra Pradesh, but it has not hit the sale of this prasad at Sri Venkateshwara Temple, which draws over 60,000 pilgrims daily.

According to the temple administration, over 14 lakh Tirupati laddoos have been sold in four days. A total of 3.59 lakh laddoos were sold on September 19, 3.17 lakh on September 20, 3.67 lakh on September 21, and 3.60 lakh on September 22. The sales figures match their average of 3.50 lakh laddoos daily.

The response of devotees confirms their faith in laddoos prasadam unshaken. When asked, a devotee Venkateshwar Rao said, "Our faith is too strong to be shaken." Several devotees also said the row over Tirupati laddoos is a "thing of the past now". Pilgrims visiting the temple buy them in large numbers, often to give to friends and relatives.

The Tirupati temple is at the center of a massive row after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged that ghee used to prepare Tirupati laddoos during the previous YSRCP regime contained animal fat. The state government has formed a Special Investigation Team to investigate the matter.

While, Former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, whose party was voted out in the state polls this year, has accused the ruling TDP of "politicising religious matters".

tobacco in laddu

Meanwhile, A devotee has alleged that she found tobacco wrapped in paper inside a laddu that was given to her as prasadam (religious offering) at Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati. However, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) refuted the allegations, stating that it is deplorable to suggest that the Tirupati Laddu contains tobacco.