Offerings To The Gods

      Offerings to the gods 

·         Explores the traditions of spiritual, taste. Variety   and cultural aspect of foods prepared as offerings to the divine in the holy places of worship. Festival food and any food cooked as an offering to the divine.

·         The rituals around food selection, preparation, presentation and the history of the ingredients used form the central core of the project.

·         It also identifies the historical and geographical influences on the food in all these places,.

·         Predominant spices , method of cooking, people involved in the cooking, especially in holy places.

    CONCEPT    OF  THE THEME

·         Introducing the dishes served at major religious and spiritual places of worship in India.

·         List of century old TEMPES, CHURCHES, MOSQUES, which have influenced the Prasad or naivedyam, influenced the festivals of that state and the reasons for the particular food served there.

·         Influences of FOREIGN INVADERS like the British, Portuguese, Dutch, MOGHULS, Greek, Turks, and many others who first traded and then looted, left their imprint on food ,spices and methodology of cooking.

·         The medicinal, spiritual, Physical and mental value of the Offerings cooked.

·         The importance of festival food and meaning behind some major dishes cooked.

·         Temple/ Holy places Cuisine" –

·         Each holy place/district has a special cuisine, known as "Prasad" associated with it.

·         This cuisine is identified, documented, and prepared.

·         We gather first-hand knowledge by participating in the preparation of the foods, interviews and observations and we supply recipes from each experience.

·         Our emphasis is on taste - that / food is regarded as the best in India because it is prepared with devotion, purity and affection.

·         Sample menu of some dishes, with photographs .sample of ingredients used and its effect on the body. 

  LIST OF THE TEMPLES/ CHURCHES/ MOSQUES/ GURUDWARAS/ASHRAMS TO BE COVERED.

·         A comprehensive list of the chosen places , which basically has to be very old, with a strong story/ myth/truth  attached to  it  for e.g  Nanak Jeera gurudwara at Bidar or Lord Guruvaurappan temple at Guruvaur Kerala or Nagur mosque at Nagipattanam S India.

·         One or 2 story samples and the Prasad served there with significance. 

    Festivals   and The Food designed around it.

·         List of Famous HINDU, Christian and Muslim festivals and the food offered to the divine on those days. GUESTS and Family are treated as the divine on those days.

·         Influence of Holy places and the Gods on the festivals.

·         Festivals revolving around the offerings and stories relating to gods. 

List of famous dishes veg/ non veg cooked in holy places and festivals.

·         We start the sojourn by dividing the country geographically into four states. NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST.

·         Start  with the south and progress west, north and east.

·         A total of 170 dishes from each division will be presented. the best of it and the holy place it represents.  

    Offerings to the gods –cookbook

·         A cook book will be released compiling all these facts and the recipes  of the most famous dishes

·         The cook book will be in a series of four books, each covering one geographical territory.

·         Famous places of worship of that area –a few of it will be featured, the rest mentioned and the Prasad famous in that place.

·         The book is the brainchild of Ms rama shanker and Dr Ashish the famous -----------s

·         Book release at the offering to gods food festival at UDAIPUR.