page_title: Prasāda
hierarchical_section_title: Prasāda
caption_attribution_description: English: Special Kichdi Prasadam freely served in Donnas(dried banana leaf cups) to every visitor in Iskcon Bangalore temple, Bangalore.
context_page_description: Prasāda, variantly spelled as Prasadam, Prasad and Prasada, is a material substance of vegetarian food that is a religious offering in both Hinduism and Sikhism. It is normally consumed by worshippers after worship. Mahaprasada in Hinduism, similar to the langar in Sikhism, is the consecrated food offered to the deity in the temple which is then shared and eaten by the masses without discrimination. Sometimes this vegetarian offering will exclude the prohibited items such as garlic, onion, roots, etc.
context_section_description: Prasāda ([pɽɐsaːdɐ], Sanskrit: प्रसाद), variantly spelled as Prasadam,  Prasad and Prasada, is a material substance of vegetarian food that is a religious offering in both Hinduism and Sikhism. It is normally consumed by worshippers after worship. Mahaprasada (also called Bhandara) in Hinduism, similar to the langar in Sikhism, is the consecrated food offered to the deity in the temple which is then shared and eaten by the masses without discrimination. Sometimes this vegetarian offering will exclude the prohibited items such as garlic, onion, roots, etc.
caption: Khichdi prasāda in ecofriendly Areca-leaf traditional Indian Donna at ISKCON Temple Bangalore.
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