Puri Jagannath Temple Urges Devotees Not to Consume 'Mahaprasad' on Dining Tables

Family Eating Jagannath Mahaprasad On Table Sparks Row; Puri Temple Authorities Issue Appeal

Considering local sentiments and religious beliefs, the temple authorities have also instructed hotels in Puri to caution their guests against such practices.

Puri Jagannath temple urges devotees not to consume 'Mahaprasad' on dining tables

The appeal follows reports and social media showing people eating the 'Mahaprasad' in a hotel in Puri while seated at tables and wearing shoes — an act the SJTA described as "against the age-old traditions of Sri Mandir."

Viral Video Of Priest Serving Puri Temple Food On Dining Table Sparks Row

A video of a family eating the Mahaprasad from Puri's Jagannath shrine, on the dining table, has stoked a controversy in Odisha.

Puri Jagannath Temple urges devotees not to consume 'Mahaprasad' on dining tables - OrissaPOST

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Saturday appealed to devotees to show the highest respect to ‘Mahaprasad’, the sacred cooked offering to Lord Jagannath, and to refrain from consuming it while seated at dining tables. The appeal follows reports and social media showing people eating the ‘Mahaprasad’ in a hotel in Puri while seated at tables and wearing shoes — an act the SJTA described as “against the age-old traditions of …

By Our Correspondent PURI/BHUBANESWAR: The temple administration has come to the notice of the picture of some people eating Mahaprasad at a dining table in a hotel in Puri temple that has been circulating on social media. This picture is being reacted to among the devotees of Shri Jagannath. In this context, it is being clarified by the temple that the divine Mahaprasad of Mahaprabhu is worshipped as Annabrahm. The tradition of eating Mahaprasa…